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Links to Offices and Services in Michigan
National Wildlife Refuges Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 989-777-5930 Grassy Island National Wildlife Refuge 419-898-0014 Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge 920-387-2658 Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge 906-586-9851 Huron National Wildlife Refuge 906-586-9851 Kirtland's Warbler National Wildlife Refuge 906-586-9851 Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge 906-586-9851 Seney National Wildlife Refuge 906-586-9851 Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge 517-777-5930 Whitefish Point National Wildlife Refuge 906-586-9851
Ecological Services East Lansing Ecological Services Office 517-351-2555
National Fish Hatcheries Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery 906-437-5231 Jordan River National Fish Hatchery 231-584-2461 Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery 906-437-5231 Fishery Resources Offices Alpena Fishery Resources Office 517-356-3052 Biological Stations Ludington Biological Station 231-845-6205 Marquette Biological Station 906-226-1206
Law Enforcement Offices Ann Arbor Law Enforcement Office 734-971-9755 Bay City Law Enforcement Office 989-686-4578 Grand Rapids Law Enforcement Office 616-942-2381 Detroit Metro Airport Wildlife Inspection Office 734-247-6800
Other Programs
Federal Aid
Great Lakes Coordination Office
Migratory Bird Conservation
North American Waterfowl Management Plan
Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Realty
Other Information
State Capital
Travel Information
Facts
• The Service employs more than 150 people in Michigan
• The Fiscal Year 2002 Resource Management budget for Service activities in Michigan totals $6.1 million
National Wildlife Refuge Facts
• Seven National Wildlife Refuges and one Wetland Management District in Michigan total 113,639 acres
• In 2002, more than 91,000 people visited refuges in Michigan to hunt, fish, participate in interpretive programs and view wildlife
• 3,900 school children participated in Service educational programs
National Fish Hatcheries
Three National Fish Hatcheries devoted to restoring lake trout to the Great Lakes stocked over four million fish in Lakes Michigan, Superior, and Huron
Sea Lamprey Control Stations
Staff at two Biological Stations work to eradicate sea lamprey from the Great Lakes
Federal Aid to State Fish and Wildlife Programs
Sport Fish Restoration Act funds were used to develop one of the most extensive “harbors of refuge” programs in the world. The intent of this program is to ensure that, in case of an emergency, no boater is more than 15 shoreline miles from a safe port while boating on the Great Lakes. The Act has played a major role in helping Michigan construct, expand and upgrade this harbor system.
A Record Year for the Great Lakes Piping Plover
Piping plovers returned to the Great Lakes in record numbers in 2002, with a total of 51 breeding pairs recorded, the highest number since monitoring began in the 1970s. Piping plovers in the Great Lakes also expanded their breeding range, with several pairs selecting nest sites at locations previously unoccupied for decades–nearly all of them within the state of Michigan. Successful partnership with state, federal and tribal interests on piping plover recovery continued with increased participation from the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Following the 2001 establishment of North America's first international wildlife refuge, the Service announced in 2002 that it will operate an on-site planning and management office at the new Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in southeast Michigan. The office will allow the Service to oversee its comprehensive conservation planning for the new refuge, which will conserve, protect and restore habitat for 29 species of waterfowl, 65 kinds of fish and 300 species of migratory birds on more than 5,000 acres along the lower Detroit River in Michigan and Canada. The refuge is a result of an unprecedented partnership of government agencies, businesses, conservation groups, landowners and private citizens on both sides of the border.
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Phone: 612/713-5360
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Great Lakes - Big River Region
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1 Federal Drive
BHW Federal Building
Fort Snelling, MN 55111