The Midwest Region is committed to expanding partnerships, offering innovative opportunities to enhance the Region, promoting healthy fish and wildlife trust species populations and habitats to support them and providing the public with quality hunting, fishing, wildlife watching, and other wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities on Service lands.

Regional Programs and Offices:

• 54 National Wildlife Refuges
• 12 Wetland Management Districts
• More than 300,000 acres in waterfowl
  production areas
• 6 National Fish Hatcheries
• 6 Fishery Resources Offices
• 2 Sea Lamprey Control Stations
• 8 Private Lands Offices
• 9 Ecological Services offices
• 18 Law Enforcement offices

Recent News Releases

February 09, 2010 - Federal Officials Unveil Aggressive Strategy to Reduce Threat of Asian Carp in the Great Lakes

February 09, 2010 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Wind Farm Owners Work Together

February 08, 2010 - Humbug Marsh Will Become Michigan's First Wetland of International Importance Under the Ramsar Convention

February 05, 2010 - USFWS to Hold Public Meeting to Solicit Comments on Proposed Tree Stand Regulation Change at Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

February 02, 2010 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Begins Environmental Review of Proposed Ohio Wind Energy Facility and Habitat Conservation Plan

January 29, 2010 - $1.09 million contract awarded to Jordan River National Fish Hatchery for building construction

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