Genoa National Fish Hatchery was presented with the opportunity to culture lake sturgeon for restoration efforts into the Maumee River (Toledo, Ohio). As part of a multi-agency effort amongst the Toledo Zoo, USFWS, USGS, Ohio DNR, Michigan DNR, University of … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2022
We had a very successful year with the two beehives located at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery. The hives produced approximately 10 gallons of honey. A special thank you to the 3rd grade students from Southern Bluffs Elementary School who … Continue reading
Lots of great conservation stories coming out of New York and Wisconsin this year. Ongoing conservation efforts with the New York Department of Conservation and the New York Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have kept the … Continue reading
Our mussel biologists spent a few chilly days in autumnal Michigan collecting broodstock recently. Collaborating with the Michigan ES office and biologists from the USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) meant that more people could cover ground in these Lake … Continue reading
As it gets close to the end of the growing season at Genoa, we begin to be tempted to look back andevaluate the year, and review our overall conservation goals worked on. This usually involves notjust the calendar year, but … Continue reading
Schools from the Crawford County area enjoyed a beautiful day out in nature at the Sugar CreekBible Camp located near Ferryville, Wisconsin. Over 200 students in grades 5th, 6th and 7thparticipated in a series of outdoor education activities for the … Continue reading
Big Stone Lake, located on the South Dakota – Minnesota border was once home to abundantnumbers of lake sturgeon. Many factors including over harvest and poor water quality led to anextirpated population of lake sturgeon by year 1946. Currently South … Continue reading
The week of 9/12 I was able to get out with the help of La Crosse FWCO staff to help replenish ourbroodstock numbers. Periodically adding new broodstock to the mix helps on a couple of differentfronts. One, it helps to … Continue reading
Hatchery biologists joined partners from the Park Service the Minnesota-Wisconsin Ecological Services Field Office, U.S.G.S., and the University of Minnesota to search for displaying Winged Mapleleaf this year. Over the past 6 years we’ve experienced different patterns of flow and … Continue reading