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Winter Fun also Means Fixing Stuff at Genoa NFH

Posted on March 9, 2020 by KenVisger

By Doug Aloisi, Genoa NFH Winter is typically a time where the hatchery staff can begin to repair the damage to our buildings and equipment, as well as add improvements that our maintenance staff would not be able to do … Continue reading →

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Rainbows Depart for Warmer Pastures

Posted on January 31, 2020 by KenVisger

  You don’t see too many rainbows in Southwest Wisconsin in the middle of winter. That view is usually saved for thunderstorm season in the heat of the summer time. And if you were looking for a Rainbow this winter, … Continue reading →

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Tracking Lake Sturgeon Release in Maumee River

Posted on January 31, 2020 by KenVisger

          As part of a multi-agency effort (Toledo Zoo, USFWS, USGS, Ohio DNR, Michigan DNR, University of Toledo and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) lake sturgeon have been released for two consecutive years (as … Continue reading →

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Logperch Rolled In to Genoa

Posted on January 31, 2020 by KenVisger

          Freshwater mussels are host specific, not just any fish will do. Snuffbox, a federally endangered species of mussel, depend on Logperch, a large darter that can grow up to approximately six inches and is found … Continue reading →

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Volunteers Answer the Call to Prepare Minnow Broodstock

Posted on January 31, 2020 by KenVisger

  We were able to finish up harvest of the Fathead Minnow pond in December. We brought in over 2.6 million minnows! Many of these went into overwintering ponds to sustain broodstock and future mussel host fish over the winter. … Continue reading →

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ICE FISHING DAY POSTPONED

Posted on January 29, 2020 by KenVisger

Due to unsafe ice conditions on our ice fishing pond, we are going to have to postpone and possibly cancel the Kids Ice Fishing Day. We were hoping colder temperatures this week would have created enough ice, but we still … Continue reading →

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Kids Ice Fishing Clinic

Posted on January 24, 2020 by KenVisger

  Friends of the Upper Mississippi River andU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service(608) 689-2605   The following is the itinerary for our Annual Ice Fishing Day f or children 5 to 12 years old, which will be held at the Genoa … Continue reading →

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Friends of the Upper Mississippi Pollinator Garden

Posted on June 17, 2019 by KenVisger

Our monarchs have returned to our pollinator garden! Check out this young caterpillar on our milkweed plant in our front lawn garden. Thank you to the Friends of the Upper Mississippi River for the pollinator garden. Stay tuned for more … Continue reading →

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Thanks for your help at 2019 Kids Fishing Day!

Posted on May 23, 2019 by KenVisger

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 →

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FWCO Project Leader, Rebecca Neeley.

Posted on April 12, 2019 by KenVisger

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 →

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