All, Thanks very much for volunteering your time, resources and passion for the outdoors this past weekend at the 2019 Kids Fishing Day at the Genoa hatchery. Even with all of the activities ongoing in the area and the threat … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2019
BY OREY ECKES, GENOA NFH Over the last few months, hatchery staff members have been finalizing additional renovations of the holding house from the 2018 walleye production season. Due to increased demand for more walleye eggs from state, tribal and … Continue reading
DOUG ALOISI, GENOA NFH Since Genoa National Fish Hatchery (NFH) is centrally located, many Midwestern aquariums periodically contact us for fish for their exhibits to engage the public with. Through these exhibits, our conservation message is also relayed to the … Continue reading
Our new FWCO Project Leader, Rebecca Neely, has been with the Service for almost 19 years and is excited about starting her new position at La Crosse . She has been the station lead of the Carterville FWCO Wilmington Substation … Continue reading
The Genoa hatchery staff is happy to announce that we are now able to staff the Great River Road Interpretive Center this November with former National Park Service Park Ranger Raena … Continue reading
Genoa National Fish Hatchery (NFH) has been committed since 1993 to the goal of restoring lake sturgeon to its native range. In order to do this in the most effective and economic manner, the hatchery initiated a multi-year study to … Continue reading
Every fall tens of thousands of lake sturgeon depart their temporary home at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery (NFH) and begin their lives out in the wild, beginning the long process of maturing into 20 plus year old fish that … Continue reading
All, Thanks so much for all of your hard work in the preparation and execution of the Kids Ice Fishing Day at Genoa NFH on Sunday February 9th this year. This year was extremely challenging to pull off, due to 2 postponements of … Continue reading
Kids Ice Fishing Day is back at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery. The event will be held Feb. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The event, which draws roughly 200 local area youth, ages 5 through 12, and their families, … Continue reading
BY ANGELA BARAN-DAGENDESH, GENOA NFH A Hine’s emerald dragonfly in the cage during a monthly health check. Credit: Angela Baran Dagendesh, USFWS After working with the Hine’s emerald dragonfly for almost 20 years, both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service … Continue reading