Current News Releases

The Midwest Region's news releases are organized in reverse chronological order starting with the current month. A brief synopsis of each release is included here. Click on the news release title for a full text version. For news releases issued prior to those available here, visit the national web site and use the searchable database to obtain the Region's archived releases through 1991.

November 06, 2009 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Annual List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act

November 05, 2009 - Ultralight Migration Leads 20 Endangered Whooping Cranes over the Skies of Illinois

November 05, 2009 - Building A Career through Experience

November 05, 2009 - Unveiling the Stories

November 04, 2009 - Morris Wetland Management District Going Green

November 02, 2009 - Energy Company, Migrating Birds Find Common Ground in Indiana

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Regional Newsletter

Inside Region 3 is a new quarterly newsletter that highlights the activities and people of the Service's Midwest Region. The Region includes offices in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

The Fish & Wildlife Journal

Looking for "soft news," story ideas or information about Fish and Wildlife Service activities and accomplishments in the field? Try the Fish & Wildlife Journal web site. The Fish & Wildlife Journal includes an online searchable database that contains hundreds of employee-written summaries of field activities and other accomplishments.

Media Contacts

• Jason Holm, Assistant Regional Director
  • Email: Jason_Holm@fws.gov
  • Phone: 612-713-5310
• Chuck Traxler, Outreach Coordinator
  • Email: Charles_Traxler@fws.gov
  • Phone: 612-713-5313
• Georgia Parham, Outreach Coordinator
  • Email: Georgia_Parham@fws.gov
  • Phone: 812-334-4261 x203
• Ashley Spratt, Outreach Coordinator
  • Email: Ashley_Spratt@fws.gov
  • Phone: 612-713-5314
• Ryan Aylesworth, Legislative Affairs
  • Email: Ryan_Aylesworth@fws.gov
  • Phone: 612-713-5311
• Valerie Redmond, Writer/Editor
  • Email: Valerie_Redmond@fws.gov
  • Phone: 612-713-5316
• Larry Dean, Regional Web Manager
  • Email: Larry_Dean@fws.gov
  • Phone: 612-713-5312

Midwest Region in the News

Click Play list on the video player above to see the latest video news clips and programs from around the Midwest Region. Or click the links below to see additional news coverage of FWS activities from around the Midwest

Other FWS News Coverage

Wheelchair hunters hit the woods - ABC

Michigan Tech Graduate Student Aids International Bird Rescue Effort - Michican Tech News

Animal CSI: Lab Targets Illegal Species Traffic - ABC News Nightline

Where These Fish Are Jumpin', Arrows Are Aimed - The New York Times

New Nukes & A Big, Nasty Fish - The Environment Report

Jane West: Bird Loving Legacy - Star Tribune

Director wants expanded wildlife refuges - Wisconsin Public Radio and Chuck Quirmbach

Federal official wants states to manage grey wolves - Wisconsin Public Radio and Chuck Quirmbach

$100,000 fish habitat completed in Detroit River - Chicago Tribune

Summer Hatch Dips for 2 Endangered Birds (Illinois)

President's Politics Prompt Soaring Gun Sales, help Great Lakes' Wildlife (Great Lakes Area)

Minnesota Wolves Back on Endangered Species List (Minnesota)

Legacy of Hunting, Fishing Celebrated (Wisconsin)

Outdoor Enthusiasts Asked to Look out for Marijuana Harvesting (Michigan)

Youth Hunts Gets Beginners Off to an Early Start (Minnesota)

Wetland and Waterfowl Activist Steve Bufkin Passes (Minnesota)

Feds Propose Protecting Two Sturgeon Species to Save One (Missouri)

Operation Migration Urges Winnebago Co. to Protect Whooping Crane Route (Illinois)

Fish & Wildlife Service Releases Climate Change Plan (Missouri) (Minnesota)

Wetlands loss outpacing restoration efforts (Minnesota Public Radio)

Researchers use insects to fight invasive plants (Minnesota Public Radio)

Interview with Heidi Keuler on Thinking Green with Chris Schneider

Zoo helps Illinois rattlesnake population (ABC 7 Chicago)

Endangered Piping Plovers nest in Illinois for first time in 30 years (Birders World Magazine)

Neosho National Fish Hatchery Ground Breaking Photo Slideshow (The Neosho Daily News)

After 85 years, protecting a refuge is still a challenge (MPR News)

Scientists monitor endangered Kirtland's warblers during nesting season (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)

A Cell Phone Tour of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge (Guide By Cell Inc. News)

Wisconsin Governor Announces $21.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding to Improve, Protect Resources and Create Jobs (WKOW TV Madison)

FWS, Partners Implement Two Kirtlands Warbler Habitat Projects In Michigan's Upper Peninsula
(WLUC TV Marquette)

Reward Increased for Bald Eagles Found Shot Near St. Louis, MO (KPLR TV St. Louis)

Bald Eagles Found Shot Near St. Louis, MO (KSDK TV St. Louis)

Federal Duck Stamp Contest Story -- 9 MB Windows Media Player format (courtesy of Ron Schara)

Federal Duck Stamp Contest Slide Show - 68 MB Windows Media Player format (produced by External Affairs)

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