Come join us! The FREE annual Waterfowl Observation Day celebration hosted by the Friends of the Refuge – Mississippi River Pools 7 & 8 (FOR78), the Friends of the Upper Mississippi River (FUM), and the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2024
This year Genoa National Fish Hatchery staff collected lake sturgeon eggs from the Wolf, Wisconsin, Rainy, St. Clair and Sturgeon Rivers. Throughout the summer hatchery biologists, pathways students and youth conservation corp. enrollees have their hands full feeding and caring … Continue reading
As early fall water temperatures begin to drop in the St Croix River, female Winged Mapleleaf mussels are ready to have their glochidia attach to host fish. They display a lure that helps to attract channel catfish closer to the … Continue reading
As the lake sturgeon head out the door it’s time to see if all our hard worked paid off this summer in our ponds. Each year we raise many different species in our ponds including Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, … Continue reading