November 5, 2012: Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge Replacement within Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
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November 5, 2012: FWS Conservation Planning Assistance Program Protects Wetlands through Changes in Tollway Design
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November 5, 2012: The USFWS's Conservation Planning Assistance Program Protects the Federally Endangered Hine's Emerald Dragonfly from Increased Road Runoff
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Silent Spring - 50th Anniversary
An Essay Series
Dr. George Wallace, an ornithologist at Michigan State University, was one of the first researchers to connect large numbers of dead and dying robins on campus with DDT use. Rachel Carson chronicled the events in Silent Spring.
September 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring, which warned of the dangers of DDT and launched the environmental movement.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is commemorating the work of Rachel Carson, an employee of the Service for 16 years, with a series of articles on environmental contaminant issues in the Midwest.
Rachel Carson worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1936 to 1952 and is recognized as one of the world’s foremost leaders in conservation. Her work as an educator, scientist and writer revolutionized America’s interest in environmental issues. In addition to sounding the warning about DDT in “Silent Spring,” she is remembered for her passion for the oceans and coasts, her inspiration as one of the first female scientists and government leaders, and her overall footprint on the history of conservation.
To learn more, visit Silent Spring 50th Anniversary- An Essay Series
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October 31, 2012: Chicago Illinois Field Office Partners with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage Count to Restore Habitat of the Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid
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October 30, 2012: Enbridge Oil Spill in 2010 Used as a Case Study in the National Response Team's Newly Released "Use of Volunteer's Guidelines for Oil Spills"
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October 25, 2012: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals from States for Annual Endangered Species Grants
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October 22, 2012: The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Conservation Planning Assistance Program Assists Railroad in Mitigating Noise Impacts to Migratory Birds
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October 6, 2012: Abbott Laboratories Continues its 21-Year Partnership with the USFWS Chicago Illinois Field Office in Recovery of the Federally Threatened Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid
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October 3, 2012: Comment Period Reopened for Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for Midwest Wind Energy Facilities
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September 20, 2012: Water Quality Investigation of Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota
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September 15, 2012: Chicago Field Office Participates in Organic Farm Bioblitz
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September 10, 2012: Chicago Office Helps Organize Restoration of Grassland and Wetland Bird Habitat
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August 24, 2012: Ohio Field Office and Partner Agencies Begin Development of Stream Mitigation Banking Guidelines
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August 7, 2012: Long-term Research on Rattlesnake Life History Will Help Managers Plan Habitat Restoration
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July 31, 2012: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Signs Charter to Participate in the State Transportation Innovation Leadership Team in Illinois: Aims to Improve Transportation Projects
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July 12, 2012: Species Spotlight: the Service Partners to Understand the Declining Golden-winged Warbler
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June 4, 2012: FWS Starts Restoration of Southwest Missouri
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May 4, 2012: Connecting People and Nature through Restoration with Natural Resource Damage Assessments and Brownfield Improvements: Midwest - Great Lakes Society of Ecological Restoration Meeting
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May 3, 2012: U.S. and State of Ohio Reach $5.5 Million Settlement for Damages from Hazardous Releases in Lower Ashtabula River and Harbor
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May 1, 2012: Restoration Projects Proposed for Portage Creek and Kalamazoo River Areas
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April 10, 2012: Early Warning Program to Detect and Identify Contaminants of Emerging Concern and Their Effects to Fish and Wildlife
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March 22, 2012: Service Examines Eagles for Lead Poisoning
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March 1, 2012: Trustees to Begin Restoration Planning for 2010 Oil Spill Near Marshall, Michigan
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February 23, 2012: Piping Plover Habitat Protection Along the Shores of Lake Michigan
News Release
Piping Plover Information
Recovery Report to Congress: 2009 to 2010 (PDF 3.1MB)
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February 8, 2012: Service Announces Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest
Bulletin
Learn More
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February 06, 2012: Minnesota School Kids Invited to Enter 2012 Minnesota Endangered Species Youth Art Contest
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February 03, 2012: Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes will head to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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Jan. 9, 2012: Reward Fund Started for Indiana Whooping Crane Case
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Jan. 6, 2012: Spill Response Contingency Planning Protects National Wildlife Refuge Resources
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Dec. 21, 2011: Salazar Announces Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes, Removal from threatened and Endangered Species List
News Release
Western Great Lakes Wolf Delisting
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