Contacting the Coordination Office:
Greg Conover (Coordinator)
Email: LargeRiversCoordinator@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov
9053 Route 148
Marion, Illinois 62959
Phone: (618) 997-6869 x-18
Fax: (618) 997-9185
Cell: (618) 889-9600
Office Facts
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Established: 1992
Geographic Area Covered
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Region 2: Oklahoma and Texas
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Region 3: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio
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Region 4: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and Georgia
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Region 5: Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York
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Region 6: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana
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Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Illinois rivers in Region 3
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Ninety-three interjurisdictional rivers in the Mississippi River Basin
Office Goals
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Improve basin wide networking and coordinating mechanisms
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Develop an information management program based on standardized methods
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Determine and document the socioeconomic value of interjurisdictional fishery resources and related recreation
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Improve communication and coordination among entities responsible for fisheries resource management
Services Provided To
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Project leader serves as Coordinator/Executive Secretary for the Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA).
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Other federal, state, tribal and private entities
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Other Fish and Wildlife Service program offices
Activity Highlights
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Basinwide coordination of a paddlefish study documenting population levels, habitat use, and life history
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Publication of River Crossings, a national newsletter on riverine ecology, conservation and management
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Establishment of programs to address basinwide interjurisdictional rivers fisheries management issues
