Division of Realty
Midwest Region

  

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Division of Realty Branch
Land Acquisition Branch
Realty Management Branch
Survey Mapping Branch

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Contact Us

Phone: 612-713-5410
V/TTY: 800-657-3775
Address: 1 Federal Drive
BHW Federal Building
Fort Snelling, MN 55111

Division of Realty
in Missouri

Coordinator:

Chief: Patrick Carroll
e-mail: Patrick_Ccarroll@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov

BHW Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056
Phone: 612-713-5410
Fax: 612-713-5290
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)

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Land Acquisition Branch

The Land Acquisition staff works with landowners who have indicated an interest in selling their property, or property interests, to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

  • Staff is responsible for working with Appraisers from the Appraisal Services Directorate branch of the National Business Center who determine the fair market value for the property.

  • Staff realty specialists make the fee-title or easement purchases from the willing landowners.

  • Lands are acquired using funds from:

  • The Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (from the sale of Federal Duck Stamps)

  • The Congressionally appropriated Land and Water Conservation Fund

  • Natural Resource Damage Assessments

    Surveys and Maps Branch

    When surveys are required, the survey staff is responsible for surveying, writing legal descriptions, recording and mapping properties for purchased.

  • Provide surveys and capabilities for land acquisition and boundary retracement.

  • Produces cartographic products for use by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Realty Management

    Once properties are acquired, the staff is responsible for managing real estate records for over one million acres of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service owned lands throughout the Midwest Region.

    • Works to assure that counties receive revenue sharing payments.

    • Processes non-funded land acquisitions such as exchanges, donations, transfers and withdrawals.

    • Process right-of-way permits across U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service owned land.


    Last updated: May 19, 2008