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Continued Efforts to Restore Historic Populations

Posted on December 10, 2019 by KenVisger

By Orey Eckes, Genoa NFH A cooperative effort among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – New York Field Office (USFWS-NYFO), Genoa National Fish Hatchery (NFH), USFWS – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the St. Regis Mohawk … Continue reading →

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Restoring an Ancient Legacy Continues

Posted on November 25, 2019 by KenVisger

In June 2019 hatchery staff, Doug Aloisi and Orey Eckes, aided with the collection of lake sturgeon eggs from wild caught spawning fish below the NYPA dam in Massena, NY. After fertilization, eggs were transported to GNFH and DEC Oneida … Continue reading →

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Visitors from Yellowstone are Making Themselves at Home

Posted on November 25, 2019 by KenVisger

    The Genoa National Fish Hatchery (NFH) have some visitors that are making themselves right at home. In fact, they like southwest Wisconsin so much that they don’t plan to leave for at least 16-18 months. That is if … Continue reading →

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The Great Exchange

Posted on November 25, 2019 by KenVisger

Dragonfly eggs in a cup (above right). Photos by Angela Baran Dagendesh/USFWS. As the leaves begin to fall, the ponds at Genoa National Fish Hatchery begin to drain and the dragonfly larvae lose their summer home! During the summer months, … Continue reading →

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A Biologist Goes West!

Posted on October 22, 2019 by KenVisger

This summer a call for help went out from Region 6 for the Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery in Vernal, Utah. The station had experienced a couple of retirements and their biological technician stepped up as a biologist at a … Continue reading →

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Pond Research Yields Bountiful Harvest

Posted on October 22, 2019 by KenVisger

                                As fall is upon us, the growing season for fish and mussels are quickly coming to a close. This is when ponds at Genoa … Continue reading →

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Pond Harvest in Full Swing

Posted on October 22, 2019 by KenVisger

  Pond Harvest is in full swing at Genoa NFH. We had 18 ponds involved in production this season to fulfill our distribution and mussel host goals. Species raised in the pond program include Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, … Continue reading →

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Pond Research Yields Bountiful Harvest

Posted on October 4, 2019 by KenVisger

By Doug Aloisi, Genoa NFH As fall is upon us, the growing season for fish and mussels is quickly coming to a close. This is when ponds at Genoa National Fish Hatchery (NFH) are drained and fish and mussels are … Continue reading →

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Genoa NFH Incorporates Archery into Outdoor Classroom

Posted on September 9, 2019 by KenVisger

By Orey Eckes, Genoa NFH Genoa National Fish Hatchery (NFH) welcomed students from the local YMCA for a tour of the hatchery and a day of archery. Hatchery staff members have partnered with the National Archery in the Schools Program … Continue reading →

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Raena Parsons receives regional Sense of Wonder award

Posted on September 8, 2019 by KenVisger

  Raena Parsons, an environmental education specialist stationed at Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin, is the 2019 recipient of the regional Sense of Wonder award. We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service use the Sense of Wonder award … Continue reading →

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