Mission The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fi sh, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefi t of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fi sh and wildlife conservation, known for our scientifi c excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals and com- mitment to public service. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit http://www.fws.gov. MIDWEST REGION MICHIGAN 1 conntentstents MIDWEST REGION Introduction 4 Midwest Region Highlights 5 Midwest Regional Offi ce 6 Midwest Region Map 7 2 conntentstents MICHIGAN STATE Michigan Service Overview 8 Map of Service Facilities in Michigan 9 Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 10 Seney National Wildlife Refuge 11 Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge 12 Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs 13 Alpena Fish and Wildlife 14 Conservation Offi ce 14 Jordan River National Fish Hatchery 15 Pendills Creek / Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery Complex 16 Sea Lamprey Management Program Overview 17 Ludington Biological Station 18 Marquette Biological Station 19 Michigan Private Lands Offi ce 20 East Lansing Ecological Services Field Offi ce 21 Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Joint Venture Science Offi ce 22 Bay City Law Enforcement Field Offi ce 23 Ann Arbor Law Enforcement Field Offi ce 24 Detroit Wildlife Inspection Offi ce 25 Port Huron Wildlife Inspection Offi ce 26 Michigan Offi ce Directory 27 3 UU.. SS.. FFishish aandnd WWildlifeildlife SServiceervice Introduction to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Service manages the 150 million- An Overview acre National Wildlife Refuge System that consists of 550 national wildlife refuges, 7,000 waterfowl production areas, and other special management he U.S. Fish and Wildlife areas. The Service also carries out Service (Service) is the its mission through the 81 ecological Tprincipal federal agency services fi eld stations, 69 national responsible for conserving, fi sh hatcheries, and 63 fi sh and Quick Facts protecting, and enhancing fi sh, wildlife conservation offi ces located wildlife, and plants and their habitats nationwide. for the continuing benefi t of the American people. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, manages migratory bird The vast majority of fi sh and wildlife • 550 National Wildlife Refuges populations, restores nationally habitat is on lands not owned by signifi cant fi sheries, conserves and the federal government. Given that • 37 Wetland Management Districts restores fi sh and wildlife habitat roughly 70% of the nation is owned such as wetlands, administers the and administered by state and local • 7,000 Waterfowl Production Areas Endangered Species Act, and helps governments, tribes, corporations, foreign governments with their and families, it is clear why • 150 million acres of fi sh and conservation efforts. The Service conservation efforts on non-federal wildlife habitat also administers a number of lands are of such great importance. grant programs that promote the • 81 Ecological Services fi eld restoration of fi sh, wildlife, and their The Service could not achieve its stations habitat on tribal and private lands. mission without partnering with state and local governments, non-profi t • 69 National Fish Hatcheries The Service oversees the Wildlife organizations, businesses, and private and Sport Fish Restoration program citizens. Programs such as Partners • 63 Fish and Wildlife Conservation that distributes federal excise taxes for Fish and Wildlife, Partners in Offi ces on fi shing and hunting equipment Flight, the Coastal Program, and to state natural resource agencies. partnership activities with individuals • 7,500 employees This program is a cornerstone of the are the primary mechanisms for nation’s wildlife management efforts; assisting in voluntary habitat funding fi sh and wildlife restoration, restoration on non-Service lands boating access, hunter education, and fostering conservation practices shooting ranges and related projects throughout the Region. across America. Approximately 7,500 people are employed by the Service at facilities across the United States. It is a decentralized organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C., eight geographic regional offi ces, and nearly 700 fi eld units. 4 UU.. SS.. FFishish aandnd WWildlifeildlife SServiceervice Midwest Region Highlights he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Regional Programs and Offi ces Service established the Midwest TRegion (Region 3) in 1973. The • 54 National Wildlife Refuges region is composed of eight states – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, • 12 Wetland Management Districts Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The region is highly diverse • More than 300,000 acres in waterfowl from an ecological perspective as it production areas Quick Facts encompasses tallgrass prairie and potholes, agricultural lands, northern • 6 National Fish Hatcheries and temperate forests, a large section • Employment: Roughly 1,000 of the Mississippi River drainage basin, • 6 National Fish and Wildlife permanent employees and four of the fi ve Great Lakes. The Conservation Offi ces region is headquartered just outside of • Acres Managed: 1.3 million Minneapolis, Minnesota. • 2 Biological Stations • 1.7 million acres of wildlife habitat • 8 Private Lands Offi ces acquired by states through the Division of Wildlife and Sport Fish Regional Priorities • 9 Ecological Services Offi ces Restoration’s federal grant program • To promote partnerships offering • 18 Law Enforcement Offi ces • The Fiscal Year 2009 budget for innovative opportunities to enhance the regional Service activities totaled Region’s fi sh and wildlife resources $355.9 million (including federal grants to states and other non- • To provide healthy fi sh and wildlife federal partners) trust species populations and habitats to support them • More than 7 million people visited refuges throughout the Midwest • To provide the public with quality Region to hunt, fi sh, participate in hunting, fi shing, wildlife watching, and interpretive programs, and view other wildlife-dependent recreational wildlife in 2009 opportunities on Service lands • 47 comprehensive conservation • To provide an organization dedicated plans (CCPs) have been completed to employee excellence, refl ecting the for national wildlife refuges in the nation’s rich diversity, and providing region since 1997 quality service to and decision-making for the resources for which the Service • The Partners for Fish and Wildlife has trust responsibility (migratory Program coordinated restoration birds, threatened and endangered or enhancement of over 15,500 species, interjurisdictional fi sh) upland acres and over 5,500 acres of wetlands, removed 9 fi sh barriers, and carried out almost 70 miles of streambank/riparian restoration in Fiscal Year 2009 • Through 2009, 68 threatened and endangered species and 11 candidate species were identifi ed in the Midwest Region 5 UU.. SS.. FFishish aandnd WWildlifeildlife SServiceervice Midwest Regional Offi ce Overview of Regional Programs Regional Programs • National Wildlife Refuge System • Ecological Services • Fisheries • Migratory Birds • Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration • Law Enforcement Midwest Regional Offi ce • Budget and Administration Purpose • External Affairs The Regional Offi ce provides a central headquarters to facilitate partnership, administrative, budgetary, operational, Contact Information personnel and policy execution between the national offi ce in Washington, D.C., Tom Melius and fi eld offi ces located throughout the Regional Director region. E-mail: [email protected] Organization Charles Wooley The Region is managed by the Deputy Regional Director Regional Director with the assistance E-mail: [email protected] of a Deputy Regional Director, six Program Assistant Regional Directors (Budget and Administration, Ecological BHW Federal Building Services, External Affairs, Fisheries, 1 Federal Drive Migratory Birds and State Programs, Ft. Snelling, MN 55111 and the National Wildlife Refuge Phone: 612-713-5301 System), a Special Agent in Charge FAX 612-713-5284 of Law Enforcement and a Special Assistant to the Regional Director for http://midwest.fws.gov Science. 6 UU.. SS.. FFishish aandnd WWildlifeildlife SServiceervice Midwest Region Map 7 UU.. SS.. FFishish aandnd WWildlifeildlife SServiceervice Michigan Service Overview Habitat Types and Conservation Priorities populations are reaching Ecosystems & Successes the highest numbers in decades and with the Occupying a central Conservation priorities removal of bald eagle position in the heart are detailed in the Great and gray wolf from the of the Great Lakes, Lakes Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Act the State of Michigan Restoration Act: following their recovery. Quick Facts features two peninsulas and stretches from • Restoring and Restoration of wetlands Isle Royale in the maintaining self- and important coastal • The Service has approximately northwestern margins sustaining fi sh and areas joins the removal 164 permanent employees in of Lake Superior to wildlife resources. of fi sh barriers and other Michigan the shores of western fragmenting features of Lake Erie. With • Minimizing the the landscape to allow • The Fiscal Year 2009 Resource approximately 3,288 impacts of contaminants fi sh and wildlife to move Management budget for Service miles of shoreline and on fi sh and wildlife and occupy new habitats. activities in Michigan totaled 40,000 square miles