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Hooked on a Hatchery: Discover the Great River Road

BY MONICA BLASER, REGIONAL OFFICE - EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Three miles south of the small village of Genoa, Wisconsin straddling either side of the Great River Road Scenic Byway, otherwise known as Wisconsin State Highway 35, sits the Genoa National Fish Hatchery. Founded in 1932, the hatchery has played a major role in restoring a variety of aquatic species from imperiled mussels, to lake sturgeon and even the rare Hine’s emerald dragonfly. They’ve also been focused on educating people about the value of the Mississippi River, which flows just west of the hatchery. Now Genoa National Fish Hatchery is opening the doors of its new home to help visitors learn more about the importance of the river and the work of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Great River Road Interpretive Center will be opening its doors for the first time on June 1, 2018. Service. Credit: USFWS The Great River Road Interpretive Center’s grand opening is scheduled for June 1 at 10:00 a.m. at Genoa National Fish Hatchery. The project has been almost five years in the making and began in August 2013 with a groundbreaking ceremony on hatchery grounds. The center focuses on the history and natural resources of the Upper Mississippi River, highlighting education of aquatic wildlife and the Battle of Bad Axe, the final battle of the Black Hawk War fought in 1832, which occurred just south of the hatchery.

The project is unique in that it was partially funded by a National Scenic Byways grant, which makes Genoa the first national fish hatchery to be awarded Department of Transportation, Federal Highway - National Scenic Byways funds.

Annually, Genoa National Fish Hatchery hosts approximately 14,000 visitors and is open year round. It is one of six national fish hatcheries in the Midwest. Why not add Genoa National Fish Hatchery and the Great River Road Interpretive Center or one of our other national fish hatcheries to your list of places to visit on this summer’s family vacation?

Michigan

Jordan River National Fish Hatchery - Not far from Traverse City, Michigan, Jordan River National Fish Hatchery boasts a visitor center and multiple fish production buildings. Walk one of the hatchery’s several nature trails or take advantage of the nearby North Country Trail located adjacent to the hatchery grounds. Follow your visit at Jordan River with a trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore less than 2 hours to the west of the hatchery.

https://www.fws.gov/midwest/fisheries/fishlines/feature1.html Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery - Located along the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway, Pendills Creek is nestled in the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. From eggs to full grown broodstock, you are guaranteed to see lake trout although the size will depend on the time of year you visit. Pack a lunch and head to the pavilion and picnic area located across from the hatchery entrance. You will find parking and a public beach access to Lake Superior there as well. For more wildlife adventure consider adding Seney National Wildlife Refuge to your travel itinerary. Recognized as a Globally Important Bird Area for birds migrating between the US and Canada, it is an hour and a half west of the hatchery.

Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery - Sullivan Creek is Pendills Creek’s more remote sister hatchery. Also located in the Hiawatha National Forest, the hatchery is accessed off of gravel roads. From mid-September to November you will be able to view the sorting of brood fish for egg ripeness and the actual spawning process. The rest of the year you can view lake trout of many ages and sizes in the raceway building. Remember to pack your insect repellent and call ahead to schedule your visit. An informational kiosk just off the parking lot is available for those wishing to make an impromptu stop.

Missouri

Neosho National Fish Hatchery - Established in 1888, Neosho is the oldest operating federal fish hatchery in the United States. Catch a glimpse of endangered pallid sturgeon and learn about Ozark cavefish via an aquarium and exhibits in the hatchery visitor center. Fossil and mineral displays will peak the interests of aspiring paleontologists and geologists of any age. Other hatchery highlights include a gift store, picnic area and paved walking trails. Call ahead to reserve a tour for a behind-the- scenes look at the hatchery.

Wisconsin

Iron River National Fish Hatchery - Less than an hour from Duluth, Minnesota, Iron River gives visitors an up-close look into the process of rearing coaster brook and lake trout. The hatchery’s main building houses a small visitor center and aquariums. Discover the plants and animals around the hatchery while taking a hike on its three-mile trail system. If you are looking to add to your adventure in northwoods Wisconsin, Apostle Island National Lakeshore is just an hour away.

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Earth Day Event Reels in New Anglers

BY ANTHONY RIETH, GREEN BAY FWCO

Enthusiasm reigned high as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Employee Anthony Rieth and Learn 2 Fish With Us Founders Greg and Karen Karch set up for a casting instruction day on Earth Day, April 22nd. The location was Discovery World in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and attendance was expected to be high as the U.S. Forest Service sponsored free admission to the museum for Earth Day.

Set up was quick as the gear was designed to be simple - just 6 casting stations, a “pond” filled with 50 “fish,” several educational posters and three enthusiastic volunteers. But the mission was big – reach as many new potential anglers as possible. The doors to Discovery World opened at 10:00 am, but kids and adults started lining up and casting nearly an hour early! A slow trickle of attendants turned into a steady pour and the lines to cast and “go fishing” grew throughout the day. The instruction was simple 1) point your rod at your target 2) look behind you before you cast (safety first!) 3) practice Excited anglers prepare to cast. Credit: Learn 2 Fish With Us the “10 and 2 o clock casting” 4) push the reel button in and let go! 5) CATCH THAT FISH!

While casting demonstration was the main attraction, there was plenty of time to talk about native Wisconsin fishes, fishing tactics, aquatic invasive species prevention and management, fisheries career advice and general ecology and biology of all sorts of plants, animals, and fishes. Thanks to Learn 2 Fish With Us sponsors, every child who attended left with hooks, jigs, and line cutters to take on their next fishing adventure.

The event came to an end at 5:30 pm. After all the gear was packed up and put away, all that was left was three tired workers and a worn out casting line in the grass. The final count U.S. Fish and Wildlife Employee, Anthony Rieth removes a fish for a of attendance for the successful angler as others continue to cast excitedly. day – 5636 attendees. Credit: Learn 2 Fish With Us Over 500 children attended the casting pond and many wonderful memories were made on Earth Day. We look forward to putting on many more events like this one and growing the future generation of anglers.

Excited little girl learns how to identify native Wisconsin fishes! Credit: Learn 2 Fish With Us

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Genoa National Fish Hatchery Mudpuppies Ready for Service

BY NATHAN ECKERT, GENOA NFH

The salamander mussel is the only North American freshwater mussel that uses something other than a fish as its larval host. The mudpuppy, a large salamander, is the known host of the salamander mussel, and they can be difficult to collect for use in mussel propagation.

Through partnerships with the USGS we were able to acquire a population of adult mudpuppy to use as captive broodstock for propagation. In June 2016 we collected eggs from a successful spawn of our captive broodstock in one of the hatchery ponds. We then rolled the eggs in an egg jar as we do for walleye or trout until they hatched. From there the young continued to develop and were given a diet of brine shrimp until they were large enough to eat frozen bloodworms. Their diet has consisted solely of frozen bloodworms ever since, with the exception of a small batch of crayfish after pond harvest last fall.

For the last year they have been held in a Mudpuppy eggs laid on the under side of a piece of plywood. Credit: USFWS recirculating system in the mussel building at a constant temperature of 70° Fahrenheit. Over that time the animals have constantly gained about two grams of weight each per month. In fish culture we generally think of weight as the number of fish per pound, and using that metric our mudpuppies are currently at 10 per pound.

The reason that we’ve raised this batch of mudpuppy is for them to serve as hosts for propagation of the salamander mussel at Genoa NFH. Salamander mussel glochidia attach to the gills and skin of the mudpuppy and transform from larvae to juveniles over the course of a few weeks in the spring. Last year we felt that the young mudpuppies were too small to serve as effective hosts, but this year they will be the focal point of our restoration efforts. It took a year to gather the broodstock and ultimately two additional years to grow the animals, but now we are ready to take our salamander mussel restoration efforts to the next level. Not all mussel restoration projects take this much planning and effort, but in unique cases it is good to know that we have the ability to solve an issue like access to the suitable host.

A mudpuppy ready for use as a salamander mussel host.​ ​Credit: USFWS

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Educating Families for Great Lakes Sturgeon Day

BY JANINE LAJAVIC, ALPENA FWCO - DETROIT RIVER SUBSTATION

In early April, nearly 1500 visitors came to the Detroit Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC) to experience exciting outdoor adventures with hands-on activities, exhibits and simulators. That Saturday, special guests from different partners including Michigan Sea Grant, U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) were there to celebrate lake sturgeon and educate the public about the iconic Great Lakes fish as well as the reef restoration projects in the St. Clair and Detroit River system.

Always Popular! ​Our juvenile lake sturgeon used for outreach and education events!

Their bony scutes displayed in front of the tank.​ ​Credit: Janine Lajavic​, USFWS

Visitors encountered several learning stations to discover what makes lake sturgeon and other native fishes so special, their life cycles, sampling equipment, unique features, and what’s being done to bring back this remarkable species. Staff from the Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conversation Office Detroit River substation attended this event with their juvenile lake sturgeon and a display of sampling equipment used to study them. With the wide range of ages, came with a wide range of interests in our display. Many older children and parents were interested in how the gear functioned to capture the different life stages of lake sturgeon, while toddlers were really interested in taking our buoys home. Understandably, everyone was captivated by our tank with live juvenile lake sturgeon and fascinated by how long lived they are and how large they can grow. Other learning stations included displays of lake sturgeon life stages, a reef building activity, an acoustic telemetry activity, and a Janine Lajavic with Alpena FWCO- Detroit presentation of the lake sturgeon story in the Detroit and St. Clair rivers system. River Substation asks kids how old they think the adult lake sturgeon is in the photo. Credit: The Michigan DNR runs the Detroit OAC where you can go to discover all there is to Andrew Briggs, MDNR explore in the spectacular outdoors, parks, public lands, and waters of Michigan. It is a good place to start discovering what may spark a child’s interest before you investigate the great outdoors. Having the USFWS attend events like these helps spread the word about vital species like lake sturgeon, and the reef restoration projects happening right in their back yard, since many had not heard of the fish before the event, or did not know much about them.

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2018 U.S. Fisheries Delegation to China

BY REBECCA NEELEY, CARTERVILLE FWCO - WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS SUBSTATION

In April 2018, staff from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) traveled to China as part of a United States (U.S.) Delegation to fulfill the legally binding obligation under the U.S.-China Nature Conservation Protocol (1986). The delegation included Charlie Wooley the Service’s Deputy Regional Director for the Midwest Region, David Miko, Division Chief for Fish and Aquatic Conservation at Headquarters, Rebecca Neeley, Fish Biologist with Carterville Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO) – Wilmington Substation, Damon Yeh with International Affairs at Headquarters, and Peter Sorenson from the University of Minnesota.

This trip focused on “Asian carp recovery in China and control in the U.S.”. Information gathered will help inform the Service on how to better mitigate the negative impacts of these invasive species on our waterways through improved monitoring and population control techniques. Through this exchange, we can learn from agencies that have 2018 U.S. Fisheries Delegation to China at the . been studying and monitoring these fish for decades, Credit: Damon Yeh and also shed light on their biology, which may ultimately provide us with the tools necessary to halt and reverse their expansion.

Over the 11 day trip, the delegation met with staff from the Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences (CAFS), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Fishery Bureau, Fisheries Bureau of Hubei Province, Fisheries Bureau of Province, and the Office of Fisheries Law Enforcement. The delegation visited a fish breeding and conservation center, a national fishing village near Lake, Asian carp and Sturgeon Reserve areas, and the Chinese Sturgeon Nature Reserve facility on Chongming Island. While in Wuhan, the delegation met with staff and students from the River Fisheries Institute of CAFS and had the chance to exchange research presentations. Mr. Yu Lixiong presented his work “The Resource Status of the Four Major Chinese Carps and Ecological Flow Assessment of the Spawning Habitat in the Yangtze River.” This research focused on the effects of recently built dams on the hydrodynamic conditions of the Yangtze River which the Asian carp use for habitat and spawning. In 1965, egg The ​2018 U​.​S​.​ Fisheries Delegation ​meets ​with staff from the Fisheries Bureau of Hubei Province. Credit: Damon Yeh abundance of the four carps downstream of the current Three Gorges Dam was 8.35 billion. Between 2005 and 2012, after the opening of the Three Gorges Dam (2003), egg abundance dropped to 0.25 billion.

This trip facilitated discussion between the Service and the Bureau of Fisheries within China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Both of these institutions have extensive experience in fisheries management and can learn a great deal from each other. With this reciprocal exchange, we were able to build on the discussions we had when we hosted the Chinese delegation in 2017 and seek new areas for collaboration to meet our fisheries challenges.

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Neosho National Fish Hatchery Hatchery Challenges

BY BRUCE HALLMAN, NEOSHO NFH

It was only a year ago that major changes and challenges were on our plate. Our production ponds were then in the beginning phases of getting a facelift. We had tractors and trucks scraping and digging and moving materials and removing walls and workers were all around. This created many opportunities to explain how they hadn’t been improved upon for at least 85 years and how it would make our fish culture more efficient overall. We knew it would be a big project, but we weren’t thinking it would take the seven months it did.

Visitors here lately can see another transition happening as a result of our 2018 newest challenge. While it is not unusual to have our ponds drained to get all the fish out, we are also having to empty our raceways. This is because we have a serious leak in the bottom of our mixing box. This is the structure that combines all the water from our four source springs and where it gets oxygenated it before

Historically the banks have always been crowded during Neosho's fishing events! distributing it to our raceways and ponds. For the first Credit: Photo courtesy of Neosho NFH time, we are going to have to shut down our spring flow in order to access that area, pour a new box and get everything set for the next decades of uninterrupted service.

Our pond fish were up to our ten-inch target size to be sent off to Lake Taneycomo, so once they were gone that detail was completed. Other trout that would normally be in the raceways have been shuttled off to our “Pond 20” where we have done some freshwater mussel work in the past. The rest have been housed indoors in our large sturgeon facility – utilizing tanks that were not being currently used. We tried some “test fish” in one of those large tanks just to make sure they didn’t have any problems – and they did just fine. After many hours of constructing net structures to cover the many tanks (those fish are jumpers!), the time has come to move all the rest of the fish there.

The only remaining fish to move are our derby trout. We ordinarily have a pond dedicated to our outreach fishing, and that pond will have to be drained since no water will be available to flow into it. The current plan is to still have our remaining two events (the first two Fridays of June – Kids, then seniors), but it might be a retro derby like our old photos show in the narrow spring branch. We’ve been scratching our heads over how to make this work within our limitations, but we might have to put up with plenty of crowded banks and tangled lines. But that beats cancelling!

Like SNL’s Rosanne Rosannadanna always said, “It just goes to show you, it's always something — if it ain't one thing, it's another." We are facing some interesting challenges these days, but we are still in complete operation as always. And unless our fluid situation will not allow it, we are looking ahead to our two big June events. We hope you are too!

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Alpena FWCO Supports the Optimist Club Family Fun Day

BY ADAM KOWALSKI, ALPENA FWCO

Early this spring Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO) participated in the Optimist Club of Alpena’s annual spring break free family-fun day. The event took place at Alpena High School and the Plaza Pool located inside the school. This event is totally free for the area children, their parents and include events such as face painting, meeting Smokey-the-bear, rope making, video games, wood working, obstacle course, swimming, movies, and more. Personnel from Alpena FWCO took the office’s collection of exotic species as well as live sea lamprey (obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey Hammond Bay Biological Station) for participants to view and attempt to identify. The animal’s characteristics, habitat use, special adaptations, and feeding characteristics were discussed with participants. Over the course of the day around 300 children and their parents were given an opportunity to handle the jars of exotic species and look at the sea lamprey and ask questions.

We also held a coloring contest during this event and gave away three fishing poles and a small tackle box donated by The Friends of the Lake Huron Watershed. The contest was broken up into three age groups: ages six and under, ages 7-10, and ages 11 and 12. The pictures were judged by Alpena FWCO staff. Congratulations to the winners, Ashton Hartman age 6, Haley Stenz age 7, and Vivian Provo age 12.

Preserving a Scientific and Professional Legacy

BY MARK FRITTS, LA CROSSE FWCO

The Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee (UMRCC) was founded in 1943 and represents a collaborative network of state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and academic researchers committed to the sustainable management of the natural resources of the Upper Mississippi River watershed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has been involved with the UMRCC since its inception by providing a service biologist to act as coordinator of the organization. One of the roles of the coordinator is to maintain records for the organization and collect scientific data and reports shared by partner organizations. These documents were initially organized into a library housed at the USFWS station at Rock Island, Illinois. Over time, this collection grew large enough to fill an entire room and was eventually transferred to the Midwest Fisheries Center (MFC) in Onalaska, Wisconsin after 2000.

The UMRCC has sponsored numerous studies and public outreach campaigns since its inception. Records of these efforts are currently stored in the library and access is limited to UMRCC membership. The executive board of the UMRCC has recently voted to enter into an agreement with the University of Wisconsin (UW) - La Crosse’s Murphy Library to digitize and archive the library in an attempt to increase visibility and access to these valuable, historic data resources. These reports and datasets will be made available online in an effort to support future scientific advances using historic data analyses. Staff of the UW-La Crosse Library plan to use the open-source ResCarta digitization service to take historic UMRCC documents and books, convert them to .pdf format files that are ADA compliant, and make these files available in the library’s online catalog within the next two - three years.

Before the library’s resources could be shipped to the Murphy Library, staff of the USFWS and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, as well as retired UMRCC members volunteered their time to inventory and box up those materials. Volunteers gathered at the MFC over three days during February 2018 and worked to organize the materials into subject- oriented classes and priority for archival and digitization.

The preservation and dispersal of the UMRCC Library resources represents a unique effort to meet the recently updated Department of Interior Data Resource Management Policy. We hope that this effort to organize and share these materials will benefit numerous partners throughout UMR watershed and, perhaps, river scientists and managers throughout the world.

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Midwest Region Fisheries Divisions National Fish Hatcheries The Region’s National Fish Hatcheries (NFH) focus on native species recovery and restoration. Primary species include: lake trout, endangered pallid sturgeon, and endangered, threatened, and native mussels. Other major programs include coaster brook trout and lake sturgeon restoration, fulfilling tribal trust responsibilities for native aquatic species, and cost reimbursed rainbow trout production for recreational fishing. Hatcheries also provide technical assistance to other agencies, provide fish and eggs for research, and develop and maintain brood stocks of various species and strains.

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices (FWCO) conduct assessments of fish populations to guide management decisions, play a key role in targeting and implementing native fish and habitat restoration programs; perform key monitoring and control activities related to aquatic invasive species; survey and evaluate aquatic habitats to identify restoration/rehabilitation opportunities; work with private land owners, states, local governments and watershed organizations to complete aquatic habitat restoration projects under the Service’s National Fish Passage Program, National Fish Habitat Partnerships, Partners for Fish and Wildlife and the Great Lakes Coastal Programs; provide coordination and technical assistance toward the management of interjurisdictional fisheries; maintain and operate several key interagency fisheries databases; provide technical expertise to other Service programs addressing contaminants, endangered species, federal project review and hydro-power operation and relicensing; evaluate and manage fisheries on Service lands; and, provide technical support to 38 Native American tribal governments and treaty authorities.

Sea Lamprey Biological Stations The Fish and Wildlife Service is the United States Agent for sea lamprey control, with two Biological Stations assessing and managing sea lamprey populations throughout the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission administers the Sea Lamprey Management Program, with funding provided through the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of the Interior, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Fish Health Center The Fish Health Center provides specialized fish health evaluation and diagnostic services to federal, state and tribal hatcheries in the region; conducts extensive monitoring and evaluation of wild fish health; examines and certifies the health of captive hatchery stocks; and, performs a wide range of special services helping to coordinate fishery program offices and partner organizations. The Whitney Genetics Lab serves as a leading edge genetics laboratory and conducts environmental DNA (eDNA) sample processing for early detection of invasive species.

Whitney Genetics Lab The Whitney Genetics lab provides environmental DNA (eDNA) surveillance for the early detection of invasive Silver and Bighead carp as part of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee’s plans to detect, monitor, and respond to the threat of invasive carp in the Great Lakes. The lab also provides analysis for determining the ploidy of wild-caught Black and Grass carp, two more invasive carp species.

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Midwest Region Fisheries Contacts Regional Office Alpena Fish & Wildlife 5600 American Blvd West Conservation Office Bloomington, MN 55437 480 W. Fletcher Street Todd Turner [email protected] Alpena, MI 49707 612-713-5111 Scott Koproski [email protected] 989-356-5102 Iron River National Fish Hatchery Area of Responsibility (MI, OH) 10325 Fairview Road Iron River, WI 54847 Ashland Fish & Wildlife Carey Edwards [email protected] Conservation Office 715-372-8510 2800 Lake Shore Drive East Ashland, WI 54806 Genoa National Fish Hatchery Mark Brouder [email protected] S 5689 State Road 35 715-682-6185 Genoa, WI 54632 Area of Responsibility (MI, MN, WI) Doug Aloisi [email protected] 608-689-2605 Carterville Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office Jordan River National Fish 9053 Route 148, Suite A Hatchery Marion, Illinois 62959 6623 Turner Road Acting Mark Brouder [email protected] Elmira, MI 49730 618-997-6869 Roger Gordon [email protected] Area of Responsibility (IL, IN, OH) 231-584-2461 Columbia Fish & Wildlife Neosho National Fish Hatchery Conservation Office 520 E Park Street 101 Park Deville Drive, Suite A Neosho, MO 64850 Columbia, MO 65203 [email protected] Roderick May Jason Goeckler [email protected] 417-451-0554 ext: 102 573-234-2132 Area of Responsibility (IA, MO) Pendills/Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery Green Bay Fish & Wildlife 21990 W. Trout Lane Conservation Office Brimley, MI 49715 2661 Scott Tower Road Curt Friez [email protected] New Franken, WI 54229 906-437-5231 Acting Lori Criger [email protected] 920-866-1717 Midwest Fisheries Center Area of Responsibility (IL, IN, MI, WI) 555 Lester Avenue Onalaska, WI 54650 Ludington Biological Station Teresa Lewis [email protected] 200 River Street 608-783-8420 Manistee, MI 49660 Scott Grunder [email protected] LaCrosse FWCO 231-398-4222 Sam Finney [email protected] 608-783-8434 Marquette Biological Station LaCrosse Fish Health Center 3090 Wright Street Ken Phillips [email protected] Marquette, MI 49855 608-783-8447 Kasia Mullett [email protected] Whitney Genetics Lab 906-226-6571 Emy Monroe [email protected] 608-783-8402

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