Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery Station Facts Who We Are The National Fish Hatchery System (NFHS) is comprised of a network of 71 Garrison Dam NFH has released National Fish Hatcheries which propagate nearly 275,000 juvenile pallid imperiled species for restoration and sturgeon since 2002 recovery programs, provide emergency Pallid sturgeon have been stocked refugia for species whose habitat is from Missouri to Montana threatened, provide fish to benefit Tribes, Garrison Dam NFH has provided and mitigate for federal water projects. over 60% of all pallid sturgeon Rob Holm 1/18/2007 stockings nationwide Spawning Burbot Garrison Dam NFH is providing How We Help shovelnose sturgeon and sauger for Our Nation's fishery resources are Native Species restoration in Wyoming contantly challenged by habitat impacts. Restoration and recovery of native species in Garrison Dam NFH was successful Water use, drought, dam construction, the Missouri River watershed encompasses a in pioneering propagation for the pollution and fishing pressure have taken a variety of unique species such as globally threatened burbot toll on many of our fish species. Garrison the sturgeon, paddlefish and burbot. But Paddlefish from Garrison Dam Dam NFH is uniquely positioned in the restoration also includes the more familiar NFH are periodically released in upper Missouri River Basin to help species such as sauger, walleye and the Missouri River threatened and endangered aquatic pike. The responsibility the National Fish species overcome those threats. Hatchery System is to be stewards to all aquatic resources. As such you will find Contact Information Pallid Sturgeon Recovery us developing propagation methods for mussels, toads and turtles as well as a whole Station Manager: Rob Holm Pallid sturgeon recovery presented a major host of fish species that are struggling for Phone: 701/654-7451 challenge with the threat of local extirpation survival. Re-establishing a species through expected to occur by 2010. In response, stocking or maintaining a temporary refuge Fax: 701/654-7683 Garrison Dam NFH in concert with its for threatened species are ways we can Email: [email protected] many partners, developed spawning and ensure species survival. It will however propagation techniques and implemented a take more than hatchery propagation or Web: stocking strategy to prevent short term refugia to ensure that future generations http://www.fws.gov/garrisondam/ extirpation. The strategy appears to be will enjoy the same aquatic species left to paying off. Directions: us. We all need to be responsible stewards of our aquatic resources. One mile west of Riverdale, ND on State Hwy 200. Rob Holm Pallid Sturgeon in Hatchery Tanks.