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Winged Mapleleaf takeoff for the fall

Posted on October 1, 2022 by KenVisger

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 →

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Summer Activities at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery

Posted on August 9, 2022 by KenVisger

Interested in volunteering? The Great River Road Interpretive Center at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery is looking for volunteers to help in our gift shop. Please call Erica 608-689-2605 if you are interested! Thank you! Photo: pictures of water, grass, … Continue reading →

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Snuffbox Drop off for Wolf River Restoration

Posted on August 9, 2022 by KenVisger

In collaboration with the WI DNR, GNFH is planning to restore Snuffbox populations in the Wolf River basin. Last fall, WI DNR biologists spent some chilly dive days aggregating males and females to ensure that brooding females could be found … Continue reading →

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Streamside Mussel Culture Trailer Up and Running for the Summer Growing Season

Posted on August 8, 2022 by KenVisger

Every spring, as the early flood waters on the Mississippi River recede, we eagerly await time to launch the MARS (Mobile Aquatic Rearing System) mussel culture trailer. Placement of the trailer at Blackhawk Park, a USA Corps of Engineers facility … Continue reading →

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Genoa National Fish Hatchery Biologist is Recovery Champion

Posted on August 8, 2022 by KenVisger

      Megan Bradley, a mussel conservation biologist at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Genoa, Wisconsin, recently received news that she will receive the coveted 2022 FWS Midwest Region Recovery Champion Award for her work with federally endangered … Continue reading →

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Kid’s Fishing Day at Genoa NFH: A Great Community Event

Posted on May 31, 2022 by KenVisger

BY DOUG ALOISI, GENOA NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY Kids and their parents from all over the tri-state area of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota gathered at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery for our 19th annual Kids Fishing Day on May 14th this … Continue reading →

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Spring 2022 Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Hatch Complete 

Posted on May 31, 2022 by KenVisger

  BY BETH GLIDEWELL, GENOA NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY The Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly (HED) eggs that were housed at Genoa National Fish Hatchery over the winter began hatching in late March and by late May, 445 eggs had successfully hatched. These eggs … Continue reading →

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Genoa National Fish Hatchery Biologist is Recovery Champion

Posted on May 31, 2022 by KenVisger

BY MIDWEST REGION 3 Megan Bradley, a mussel propagation specialist at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Genoa, Wisconsin, received the Midwest Region recovery champion award for her work with endangered freshwater mussels in the Upper Mississippi River. Megan worked … Continue reading →

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KIDS SPRING FISHING DAY

Posted on April 30, 2022 by KenVisger

KIDS SPRING FISHING DAYSATURDAY, MAY 14, 20228:30 AM—12:00 PMGenoa National Fish HatcheryJoin staff from the 3 La Crosse area U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries Offices and our Friends Group, the Friends of the Upper Mississippi for a day of … Continue reading →

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Banner Year for Walleye Spawning

Posted on April 29, 2022 by KenVisger

After spending a week out looking for Northern Pike, it was time to get back to our bread and butter: Walleye spawning. 2020 and 2021 were both strange years for different reasons. In 2020, we weren’t allowed to set nets … Continue reading →

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