Current List of WNS Research Projects (PDF)
October 26, 2011: Lake Erie Watersnake Recovery Project Declared a Great Lakes Success Story
Oct. 26, 2011: Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2012 Endangered Species Grants
News Release
Learn More
Fact sheet
Blog Feature Section 6 Projects
Oct. 25, 2011: Service Releases Annual List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act Protection - one midwestern species added.
News Release
Federal Register: Candidate Notice of Review (PDF)
Poweshiek Skipperling Information
Oct. 24, 2011: Alternative to Filling a Missouri Natural Area
Oct. 13, 2011: Restoration Challenges Shared at Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting
Oct. 6, 2011: Five-Year Survey Shows Wetlands Losses are Slowing - - Marking Conservation Gains and Need for Continued Investment in Habitat
Oct. 6, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finds 11 Aquatic-dependent Species Do Not Warrant Endangered Species Act Protection
Oct. 5, 2011: Illinois and Iowa Water Quality Workshops
Oct. 4, 2011: Tracking Imperiled Blanding's Turtles at Iowa's Nahant Marsh
Oct. 4, 2011: Endangered Species Act Protection Not Warranted for Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid
News Release
Federal Register Notice (15-page PDF)
Oct. 4, 2011: Iowa Mussel Blitz 2011!
Oct. 4, 2011: Endangered Species Act Protection Not Warranted for Oklahoma Grass Pink Orchid
News Release
Federal Register Notice (15-page PDF)
October 04, 2011: Endangered Species Act Protection for Northern Leopard Frog is Not Warranted
Sept. 30, 2011: Service Agrees that Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Lands are Not Likely to Adversely Affect Indiana Bats
Sept. 30, 2011: Close Encounters with Living Rocks
Sept. 30, 2011: Gravid winged mapleleaf mussels collected and sent to Genoa National Fish Hatchery
Sept. 29, 2011: Karner Blue Butterfly Genetic Samples Collected as Part of Global Climate Change Research Project
Sept. 29, 2011: Ohio Continues Endangered Species Conservation on Surface Coal Mines
September 22, 2011: Public Comment Period Open: Environmental Assessment for Menominee Dam Fish Passage Project
September 14, 2011: Fish and Wildlife Service Posts Supplementary Materials on Gray Wolf in the Eastern United States
July 26, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Will Not Propose Endangered Species Act Protection for Midwest Snail
News Release
Federal Register Notice of 12-Month Finding
for Frigid Ambersnail (4-page PDF)
August 25, 2011: Comment Period Reopens on Revising the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife for the Gray Wolf in the Eastern United States
August 25, 2011: Salazar Announces $53 Million in Grants to Support Habitat Acquisition and Conservation Planning for Endangered Species - Missouri, Wisconsin Among Grant Recipients
Aug. 15, 2011: Salazar Announces Successful Recovery of Lake Erie Watersnake
News Release
Background
July 26, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Will Not Propose Endangered Species Act Protection for Midwest Snail
News Release
Federal Register Notice of 12-Month Finding for Frigid Ambersnail (4-page PDF)
July 25, 2011: Trustees Continue to Assess Damage and Plan Restoration for Kalamazoo
News Release
Background
July 22, 2011: Proposal Would Return Colorful Endangered Beetle to Southwest Missouri
News Release
Background
July 18, 2011: Iowa State University to Study Topeka Shiner Habitat Restored by the Rock Island Field Office
July 15, 2011: Unique Collaboration to Preserve Indiana Bats in Indiana
July 13, 2011: Service Announces Multi-state, Multi-species Draft Habitat Conservation Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement
News Release
Background
July 12, 2011: Service Releases Revised, Draft Wind Guidelines
News Bulletin
Q and As (PDF)
Background and Guidelines
July 6, 2011: CMFO and CFWCO team up for Connect Kids with Nature Summer Camp
July 6, 2011: Biologists report to National Research Council regarding coordination with Corps of Engineers
July 5, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Contaminants Biologists Formed Team to Better Assess Environmental Contaminants on National Wildlife Refuges
June 28, 2011: Review Finds Endangered Species Protection May Be Warranted fro Two Bat Species
News Release
Eastern small-footed bat
Northern long-eared bat
June 27, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat
for the Endangered Tumbling Creek Cavesnail
News Release
Federal Register Final Rule
Information about the cavesnail
June 8: Chicago Field Office Contributes to Panel on Sustainable Resources for Community Associations
June 6: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Wisconsin DNR Collaborate On Bald Eagle Contaminants Research Along Lake Michigan Shoreline
June 15, 2011: New Release Sites for “Class of 2011” Whooping Cranes
June 2, 2011: Golden-winged warbler may warrant Endangered Species Act protection
May 26, 2011: Endangered Species Day Celebration at Hugger Elementary School
May 21, 2011: Endangered Species Day at the Minnesota Zoo
May 20, 2011: Dam Pallids: research on the Osage River
May 25, 2011: Fowler Ridge Wind Facility is preparing an EIS for an HCP and Incidental Take permit.
News Release
Background
May 21, 2011: Conservation Agencies Commit to Long-Term Management of Kirtland’s Warblers
News Release
Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
May 13, 2011: Sodalis Nature Park marks unique collaboration between airport, Hendricks County, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
May 12, 2011: Banking on Conservation - Missouri Ecological Services Biologist Receives Prestigious Award from Federal Highway Administration
May 4, 2011: USFWS Announces Proposal to Delist Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes and National Wolf Strategy
May 4, 2011: Diving to Save a Declining Species
April 18, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, American Wind Energy Association, Wind Developers Sign Agreement to Promote Endangered Species Conservation
April 6, 2011: Service Expertise Sought on Developing Strategy for Assessing Exposure to Chemicals in Great Lakes
April 1, 2011: Banquet Recognizes Orchid Monitors
March 31. 2011: Bloomington Field Office 2nd QuarterReport - FY2011
March 29, 2011: Columbia Field Office Contributes to Missouri natural Areas Procedures Manual
March 29, 2011: The Ballad of the Hairy-fruited Sedge
March 25, 2011: Fifth Annual Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival: Make a Weekend Out of It!
March 21, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species Recovery Champion Awards
March 18, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species Recovery Champion Awards - Three Midwesterners Receive Awards
March 14, 2011: Helping Wildlife During Oil and Chemical Spills: Interagency Planning Michigan
March 10: Predictive Model May Be Useful in Climate Change Assessments for Wetland Plans
March 9, 2011: Save the Dunes Conservation Fund Completes the Sebert Forks Riparian Restoration Project with Assistance from the Coastal Program - Great Lakes
February 18, 2011: Guidance on Wind Energy Development Published in federal Register Today
News Bulletin
Federal Register Links:
Draft Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance
Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines
Learn More
February 10, 2011: Pilot Eagle Reporting System Developed by Midwest Eagle Team
Report roadside eagles in Michigan
February 9, 2011: Ultralight-led Whooping Crane Found Dead in Alabama: $6,000 Reward Offered for information on the Killing of Whooping Crane 12-04
February 8, 2011: Salazar Announces Additional Steps toward Smarter Development of Renewable Energy on U.S. Public Lands
February 01, 2011: Bat tests positive for white-nosed fungus
January 19, 2011: Proposed Rule to List the Sheepnose and Spectaclecase Mussels as Endangered
News Release
Sheepnose Information
Spectaclecase Information
January 12, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reopens comment period on proposed critical habitat designation for endangered Tumbling Creek Cavensail; invites comment on draft economic analysis
News Release
Background Information
January 10, 2011: Chicago Office and Partners Develop and Implement Climate Action Plans
January 6, 2011: Region 3 Dive Team Makes A Big Splash
