Maze earned a degree in Wildlife Conservation and Management from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1977. He began his career with the Service in 1985 at the Catahoula NWR in Louisiana, having previously worked for the Army Corps of Engineers as a biological technician and Park Ranger. From 1987 until July of 2000, Maze worked as an Assistant Manager at the Upper Souris NWR near Foxholm, N.D., and at the Kulm Wetland Management District near Kulm, N.D. Maze and his family reside in the Bancroft area.
"Weve got some good programs in place at Union Slough already and a great working relationship with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources," said Maze. "Im looking forward to guiding the future development of the Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge and our Wetland Management District."
As manager of the 3,300 acre refuge, Maze will manage a staff of five and oversee the operations and biological programs at the Union Slough refuge and many Waterfowl Production Area units across northern Iowa. Union Slough is an important wood duck production area and also provides a resting area for migrating waterfowl and other migratory birds.
For more information about Union Slough NWR, contact Maze at 515-928-2523 or via e-mail at George_Maze@fws.gov">
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 93-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses more than 530 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 66 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
For further information about programs and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region, please visit our website at http://midwest.fws.gov
