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Links to Offices and Services in Indiana
National Wildlife Refuges Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge 812-273-0783 Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge 812-522-4352 Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge 812-749-3199
Ecological Services Bloomington Ecological Services Office 812-334-4261 Northern Indiana Ecological Services Sub-Office 219-983-9753
Law Enforcement Indianapolis Law Enforcement Office 317-346-7014
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Migratory Bird Conservation
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
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2000 Indiana State Facts
• The Service employs more than 30 people in Indiana
• The Fiscal Year 2002 Resource Management budget for Service activities in Indiana totals $2.5 million
National Wildlife Refuge Facts
• Three National Wildlife Refuges in Indiana total 63,015 acres
• In 2002, more than 222,000 people visited Refuges in Indiana to hunt, fish, participate in interpretive programs and view wildlife
• In 2002, over 9,000 Indiana school children participated in Service educational programs
Federal Aid to State Fish and Wildlife Programs
In 2002 Indiana received:
$4.5 million for sport fish restoration
$3.4 million for wildlife restoration and hunter education
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge
Established in 1994, Patoka River NWR in southwest Indiana may someday encompass about 22,000 acres of bottomland hardwoods. At Patoka, the focus is on partnerships to restore habitat and clean up acid mine drainage in area waterways. The refuge works closely with the extremely effective South Fork Citizens' Committee on acid mine drainage issues in the watershed. The group works under the Clean Streams Initiative and its efforts are considered among the most effective in that arena.
Indiana Bat Conservation
Conserving the endangered Indiana bat is a high priority for the Service in Indiana. Strides are being made in cooperative efforts, including a Habitat Conservation Plan that allows expansion, development, and highway construction in and around Indianapolis International Airport in areas used by Indiana bats. The HCP calls for permanent preservation of bat habitat along with habitat restoration to ensure the species' continued survival near the airport. The state recently received a Service grant for $587,250 to begin preliminary work on a statewide Habitat Conservation Plan for the Indiana bat on 10 state forests. The proposed HCP will be the first to address Indiana bat management concerns on actively managed forests, providing a positive model for other states and forest managers.
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