As manager, Hultman will oversee one of the largest refuges in the nation. The Upper Mississippi refuge complex extends 261 miles along the Mississippi River from Wabasha, Minn., to just north of Rock Island, Ill., and includes district offices at Winona, Minn., and LaCrosse, Wis. He will also supervise activities at four refuge district offices at Winona, Minn., La Crosse, Wis., McGregor, Iowa and Savanna, Ill. Parts of 19 counties and two Army Corps of Engineers districts are included in the refuge.
In addition to the Upper Mississippi refuge, Hultman will be responsible for assisting other important Service programs on the Upper Mississippi including Fisheries and Ecological Services, and will be a main spokesman for the Service on all aspects of fish and wildlife conservation on the river.
"Its a great opportunity at this point in my career to return to the field at one of our most magnificent refuges," he said. "I think the things Ive learned in my years as a field manager and in the Regional and Washington, D.C. offices will help me work with a variety of interests on the river including the States, Corps or Engineers and the multitude of recreational interests."
Prior to his present position as a refuge area supervisor, Hultman served two years as deputy chief, Division of Refuges in Washington, D.C. from 1998 to 1999. He has also served in numerous staff and management positions at the Midwest Regional Office and spent 11 years in the field at several refuges and wetland management districts in Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota and Montana. Hultman holds bachelors degree in wildlife and communications and a masters degree in natural resource education from the University of Minnesota. He served in United States Marine Corps from 1972 to 1974.
Hultman and his wife, Lauri, plan to make their home near Trempealeau, Wis. They enjoy a multitude of outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, canoeing, bird watching, hiking, backpacking and photography.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95 million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses nearly 540 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 70 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, visit our website at " facehttp://midwest.fws.gov
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