What We Do
The Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office has a diverse team prepared to assist with sportfish, native fish, imperiled species and invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.
Learn more about invasive species assessment and management throughout the greater Mississippi River Basin. Whether it is diving for unionid mussels in Missouri Ozark streams, trawling for native fish in the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, improving habitat and stream connectivity for imperiled species or developing novel sampling gears and modeling tools to meet new invasive species challenges, we are here to serve.