Region 3 MOCC Schedule

Contact: Joshua Schloesser (715) 682-6185 ext. 113; joshua_schloesser@fws.gov

Student spaces in USFWS-sponsored courses are filled with USFWS personnel first, collaborators and other DOI personnel second. If you work for one of the other DOI bureaus, contact your watercraft lead. Dates are subject to change.

Course attendees must be: (a) able to wear a personal flotation device (PFD) and perform manual tasks while in the water, (b) on official duty (thus covered by worker's compensation), and (c) able to legally operate a motorized vehicle.

MOCCMarquette Biological Station, Marquette, MIApril 28-30, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
MOCCIllinois & Iowa Ecological Services Field Office, Moline, ILJune 2-4, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
NMM-BLENDEDCentral Methodist University, Fayette, MOJune 3, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
NMM-BLENDEDMinnesota Valley NWR, Bloomington, MNJune 11, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
NMMTamarac NWR, Rochert, MNJune 16, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
MOCCTamarac NWR, Rochert, MN June 23-25, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
River ModuleIllinois & Iowa Ecological Services Field Office, Moline, IL July 7-8, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
Shallow DriveLaCrosse/Onalaska, WIAugust 4-5, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
MOCCAlpena FWCO, Alpena, MI August 4-6, 2026 joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
Open Water ModuleApostle Islands National Lakeshore, Bayfield, WISeptember 15-17, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
Winter AirboatLocation to be determinedTBD February, 2027 joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
NMM-BLENDEDUpper Miss. River NWFR, Savanna District, Thomson, ILTBD, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov
R/V Smith-Vessel SpecificR/V Smith dock, Kewaunee, WITBD, 2026joshua_schloesser@fws.gov

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