Employee Pocket Guide Conserving the Nature of America 2002

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Employee
Pocket Guide
Conserving the
Nature of America
2002
Director’s Message
It is truly a privilege to work with
dedicated professionals in the field I have
chosen for my career: fish and wildlife
conservation. During my first year as
Fish and Wildlife Service Director, I hope
to meet as many of you as I can. It will
take some time for me to get to know the
organization, the people, and the culture
of the Service. While I do, I ask for your
help. I value the opinions and advice of
the staff. It is all of you who make the Service strong. In all
programs, at all levels, Service employees hold a wealth of
knowledge, experience, and expertise. I hope to receive the
benefit of your input, especially during my first year.
There is much for me to learn before I finalize my goals as
Director, but one thing is clear from my own professional
experience and from the Service’s history: partnerships are
the cornerstone of fish and wildlife conservation success.
During my tenure as Director, I would like to see the Service
strengthen its existing partnerships, restore those that
have become strained, and forge new innovative ones that will
hold promise for the future of fish and wildlife conservation.
I look forward to meeting you and working with you to make
that happen.
Employee Pocket Guide
Conserving the Nature of America
January–December 2002
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Employee Pocket Guide was
prepared by the National Outreach Team as a tool for every
employee. It provides useful information to help you spread
the word about America’s natural resources and the Service’s
role in conserving them. If you would like to view and print
a larger version of The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Employee Pocket Guide, go to the Service Intranet page
<sii.fws.gov/Outreach/PocketGuide.htm> for the pdf file.
Table of Contents
Introduction to FWS 1
NEW FWS Fundamentals 3
Chronology 5
National Wildlife Refuge 9
System Centennial
Government Performance 12
and Results Act
Permits Programs 16
Organization Chart 19
Division Information 21
Regional Map 41
Regional Contacts 43
Field Locations 52
NEW State Fish & Wildlife 72
Agency Contacts
Frequently Asked 77
Questions (FAQs)
Monthly Calendar 81
Outreach 111
Guidance on Lobbying, 113
Advertising and Donations
NEW FWS Literature 115
Search Service
SII and Listservs 116
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Introduction
Past and Present
Over a hundred years ago, America’s fish and wildlife resources
were declining at an alarming rate. Concerned scientists,
hunting and angling groups, and citizens joined together to
restore and sustain our national wildlife heritage. This was
the genesis of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 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.
Today, the Service enforces Federal wildlife laws, manages
migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant
fisheries, conserves and restores vital wildlife habitat, protects
and recovers endangered species, and helps other governments
with conservation efforts. It also administers a Federal Aid
program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars
annually to States for fish and wildlife restoration, boating
access, hunter education, and related projects across America.
The funds come from Federal excise taxes on fishing, hunting
and boating equipment.
Conserving Healthy Habitats
Habitat loss is the major reason for the decline of most of the
world’s fish, wildlife, and plant species. The Service helps
conserve habitat through the National Wildlife Refuge System.
In addition, the agency partners with other public and private
landowners to help conserve plant and wildlife ecosystems
outside Service lands. To ensure the health of wildlife habitat,
employees examine the effects of Federal activities on fish
and wildlife species and their habitats, as well as monitor
environmental contaminants affecting fish and wildlife.
Restoring Declining Species
The Service seeks to restore declining species through wildlife
conservation and management, enforcing fish and wildlife laws,
control of exotic nuisance species, and informing citizens how
they can help. National wildlife refuges and national fish
hatcheries play a critical role in protecting and restoring
depleted species.
Working With Others
Sustaining our nation’s fish and wildlife resources is a task
that can be accomplished only through the combined efforts
of governments, businesses, and private citizens. The Service
works with State and Federal agencies and Tribal governments,
helps corporate and private landowners conserve habitat,
cooperates with other nations to halt illegal wildlife trade, and
partners with volunteers at national wildlife refuges and other
locations across the country.
Education and Training
A highly trained workforce and an informed public are critical
to the future of America’s fish and wildlife. The Service conducts
conservation training for its employees and natural resource
organizations both in the United States and around the world.
The Service provides scientific, policy and education information
to the public.
Places for Wildlife and People
People and nature are linked through spiritual, recreational,
and cultural ties. Wildlife and wild places give people special
opportunities to have fun, relax and appreciate our natural
world. Whether through birdwatching, fishing, hunting,
photography, or other wildlife pursuits, wildlife recreation
contributes millions of dollars to local economies. Our fish and
wildlife heritage contributes to the quality of our lives and is an
integral part of our nation’s greatness. As citizens of our global
community, we can all work together to conserve the nature of
our world.
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FWS Fundamentals
Mission Statement
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working
with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife,
and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the
American people.
Customer Service Standards*
In fulfilling the Service’s mission, we will provide you with the
best possible service so you can enjoy these natural resources
now and in the future.
We are committed to the following standards of service:
n Treating you with courtesy.
n Responding to you in a timely and professional manner.
n Maintaining a professional appearance and positive attitude.
n Helping you understand who we are and what we do.
n Keeping public facilities safe, clean and accessible.
n Working in partnership with you to conserve fish and
wildlife resources.
*(National Policy Issuance #96-02 8/6/96)
Diversity Statement
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strives for a work force that
reflects the cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity of the Nation,
including people with disabilities.
Principles of Performance
(Strategic Plan, 2000–2005)
n Sound fish and wildlife biology.
n Collaborative approaches in stewardship.
n Build and strengthen conservation partnerships.
n Education, information and communication.
n Workforce excellence.
n Stakeholder participation.
n Maintaining fish and wildlife laws.
n Ecosystem health.Chronology of the U.S. Fish &
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Chronology of the U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service
<training.fws.gov/history/index.html>
The Service traces its origins to the U.S. Commission on Fish and
Fisheries in the Department of Commerce and the Division of
Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy in the Department
of Agriculture. Both programs were created to help stem the
dramatic decline of the nation’s fish and wildlife resources during
the last quarter of the 19th century. The Service’s history has
closely mirrored the American public’s growing concern with
conservation and environmental issues for over 125 years.
1871 The U.S. Commission on Fish and Fisheries is created
by Congress and charged with studying and recommending
solutions to the decline in food fishes and to promote fish culture.
Spencer Fullerton Baird is appointed as the first Commissioner.
A year later, the Commission’s Baird Station in northern
California is used to collect, fertilize and ship salmon eggs by rail
to the East Coast.
1885 The Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy
is established in the Department of Agriculture. With Clinton
Hart Merriam appointed as its first Chief, much of the Division’s
early work focuses on studying the positive effects of birds in
controlling agricultural pests and defining the geographical
distribution of animals and plants throughout the country.
The Division later expands and is renamed the Bureau of
Biological Survey.
1900 The Lacey Act becomes the first Federal law protecting
wildlife, prohibiting the interstate shipment of illegally taken
game and importation of injurious species.
1903 The first Federal Bird Reservation is established by
President Theodore Roosevelt on Pelican Island, Florida,
and placed under the jurisdiction of the Biological Survey.
Pelican Island and other early Federal wildlife reservations are
re-designated as “National Wildlife Refuges” in 1942.
1918 The Migratory Bird Treaty Act is passed implementing the
Convention Between the U.S. and Great Britain (for Canada)
for the Protection of Migratory Birds. The Act, a landmark in
wildlife legislation, provides for the regulation of migratory
bird hunting.
1933–41 Thousands of workers employed by the Civilian
Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration improve
habitat and build the infrastructure of over 50 wildlife refuges and
fish hatcheries.
1934 The Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, popularly known as
the “Duck Stamp Act,” is passed by Congress. The Act requires
the purchase of a stamp by waterfowl hunters. Revenue
generated by the stamp is used to acquire important wetlands.
Since its inception, the program has helped protect approximately
4.5 million acres of waterfowl habitat.
1934 Jay Norwood (“Ding”) Darling is appointed Chief of the
Bureau of Biological Survey. Darling’s brief tenure results in
a new ambitious course for the agency to acquire and protect vital
wetlands and other habitat throughout the country.
1937 The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (a.k.a. Pittman-
Robertson Act) is passed by Congress to provide funding to State
to help restore and manage wild birds and mammals and their
habitat, and to educate hunters in safe, ethical hunting practices.
1939 The Bureaus of Fisheries and Biological Survey are moved
to the Department of the Interior and the following year
combined to create the Service.
1946 In response to amendments to the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act, the Service establishes a River Basins Study
program to help minimize and prevent damage to fish and wildlife
resulting from Federal water projects.
1947 The Service officially establishes a program recognizing
North America’s four migratory bird flyways in an effort to
improve the management of migratory waterfowl hunting.
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Chronology continued
1950 The Service’s Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act
(a.k.a. Dingell-Johnson Act) is passed to create a program
for helping States restore and improve America’s fishery
resources. It is patterned after the 1937 Federal Aid in Wildlife
Restoration Act.
1966 The first piece of comprehensive legislation addressing the
management of refuges, the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act, is passed. The Act provides new guidance
for administering the System and requires that proposed uses
on refuges must be “compatible” with refuge purposes.
1970 The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, an arm of the Service,
is transferred to the Department of Commerce and renamed the
National Marine Fisheries Service.
1973 The Endangered Species Act is passed by Congress to
protect endangered plants and animals. Building upon legislation
passed in 1966 and 1969, the new law expands and strengthens
efforts to protect species domestically and internationally. The
Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (Commerce)
assume responsibility for administering the Act.
1980 Passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act dramatically expands the size of the National Wildlife Refuge
System, adding nine new refuges, expanding seven existing
refuges, adding over 53 million acres of land and designating
numerous wilderness areas.
1997 Passage of the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act provides the first “organic” legislation for
the management of the Refuge System. The Act amends the 1966
Act and strengthens the mission of the Refuge System, clarifies
the compatibility standard for public uses of refuges, and requires
the completion of comprehensive plans for every refuge.
2000 On November 21 the National Wildlife Refuge Centennial
Act was passed to recognize a century of wildlife conservation
on our nation’s refuges. The act calls for improved public use
programs and facilities on refuges long-term planning to meet
priority needs, and the creation of a Centennial Commission to
promote public awareness of the mission of the National Wildlife
Refuge System.
Service Emblems—Past and Present
c. 1946 c. 1950
1963–1974 1978–present
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The National Wildlife Refuge System 1903–2003
President Theodore Roosevelt established the first refuge,
3-acre Pelican Island Bird Reservation in Florida’s Indian River
Lagoon, in 1903. Roosevelt went on to create 55 more refuges
before he left office in 1909.
The refuge system continued to expand and today it
encompasses more than 530 units spread over nearly 94 million
acres. The system’s upcoming 100th anniversary in 2003
represents an opportunity to build upon growing interest and
support from Congress, partners and the American people,
making the National Wildlife Refuge System stronger that it
has ever been.
Momentum for the Centennial really got rolling when the
National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000 was
signed, paving the way for the Service’s efforts to increase
awareness and understanding of the refuge system and bolster
stewardship and visitor programs and facilities.
The act also called for a Centennial Commission, a group of
distinguished private-sector individuals, to oversee special
Centennial activities. The group will hold its first meeting in
early 2002 and begin planning an international refuge system
conference for 2003, and initiating corporate partnerships.
The Centennial Campaign, an extensive national campaign
of special projects, partnerships and events, is the cornerstone
of the centennial outreach effort. Activities already
underway include:
n The Service and numerous partners are working together to
make significant habitat and visitor facilities improvements at
Pelican Island NWR.
n The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural
History in Washington, D.C., will host a major exhibit on the
National Wildlife Refuge System. Design of this interactive
exhibit is already underway.
n More than 20 “focus refuges”—3 in each region for 2001,
2002 and 2003—will serve as showcase sites for the refuge
system, holding special events involving community partners
and the public.
n History will be preserved as all refuges gather materials
of local significance and place ceremonial time capsules on a
specified day in 2003.
n The refuge system has launched a significant partnership
with the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, which
includes nearly 200 member organizations and reaches 150
million visitors each year. Refuges nationwide will work with
local zoos and aquaria, and a special exhibit at the National
Zoo in Washington, D.C., is being planned.
These are just a few of the special events and projects that will
happen between now and 2003...and beyond. The Centennial
Web site is full of information on these activities and more...
Point your browser to <refuges.fws.gov/centennial> to find
out more.
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For regional Centennial information, contact:
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3
503/231 6121 505/248 6635 612/713 5313
Region 4 Region 5 Region 6
404/679 7287 413/253 8527 303/236 8145 x649
Region 7 Washington Office
907/786 3351 Dennis Prichard, Centennial Projects
Coordinator
703/358 1744
Notes
The Government Performance and Results Act
<www.fws.gov/r9gpra/>
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA),
enacted in 1993, requires Federal agencies to establish
standards measuring their performance and effectiveness.
The law requires Federal agencies to develop strategic
plans describing their overall goals and objectives, annual
performance plans containing quantifiable measures of their
progress, and performance reports describing their success in
meeting those standards and measures.
The Service is guided by four principal mission goals and 14
long-term goals that will conserve America’s fish, wildlife
and plant populations, ensure habitats for these populations,
increase opportunities for the public to enjoy these resources,
and support and strengthen partnerships with Tribal
Governments, states, and local governments. We are committed
to the accomplishment of the 14 long-term goals by 2005,
and will report annually to the American people on our success
in meeting these goals.
Goal 1. Sustainability of Fish and Wildlife Populations
Conserve, protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plant
populations entrusted to our care. Through 2005:
1.1 Migratory Bird Populations 20% (5) of migratory bird
populations demonstrate improvements in their population
status.
1.2 Imperiled Species 371 species listed under the Endangered
Species Act as endangered or threatened a decade or more
are either stable or improving, 15 species are delisted due to
recovery, and listing of 12 species at risk is made unnecessary
due to conservation agreements.
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1.3 Interjurisdictional Fish 12 depressed interjurisdictional native
fish populations are restored to self-sustaining or, where
appropriate, harvestable levels.
1.4 Marine Mammals Three marine mammal stocks will have
current censuses available to maintain populations at optimum
sustainable levels; harvest guidelines for all marine mammal
stocks will be in place, through cooperative management
agreements, for continued subsistence uses.
1.5 Species of International Concern 40 priority species of
international concern will be conserved.
1.6 Invasive Species The Service will prevent importation
and expansion, or reduce the range (or population density)
of aquatic and terrestrial invasive species on and off Service
lands by controlling them on 13,450 acres off Service lands and
on 850,000 acres within the National Wildlife Refuge System,
conducting risk assessments on 20 high risk invasive species
for possible amendment of the injurious wildlife list, and
developing 5 additional cooperative prevention and/or control
programs for aquatic invasive species (coordinated through
the ANS Task Force).
Goal 2. Habitat Conservation: A Network of
Lands & Waters
Cooperating with others, we will conserve an ecologically
diverse network of lands and waters—of various ownerships—
providing habitat for fish, wildlife and resources. Through 2005:
2.1 Habitat Conservation On-Service Lands Meet the identified
habitat needs of Service lands by supporting fish and wildlife
species population objectives through the restoration of 600,000
acres, and annual management/enhancement of 3.2 million
acres of habitats, and the addition of 1.275 million acres within
Refuge boundaries.
2.2 Infrastructure Stewardship On Service Lands 23% of mission
critical water management and public use facilities will be in fair
or good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index.
2.3 Habitat Conservation Off Service Lands Improve fish and
wildlife populations focusing on trust resources, threatened
and endangered species, and species of special concern by
enhancing, restoring and establishing 280,000 acres of
wetlands habitat; restoring 524,000 acres of upland habitats;
and enhancing and/or restoring 4,150 riparian or stream miles
of habitat off Service land through partnerships and other
identified conservation strategies.
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Goal 3. Public Use and Enjoyment
Provide opportunities to the public to enjoy, understand, and
participate in the use and conservation of fish and wildlife
resources. Through 2005:
3.1 Public Use On Service Lands Compatible, wildlife- dependent
recreational visits to National Wildlife Refuges and National
Fish Hatcheries have increased by 20 % from the 1997 levels.
3.2 Opportunities for Participating in Conservation On Service Lands
Volunteer participation hours in Service programs increased by
7% and refuges and hatcheries have 155 new friends groups
from the 1997 levels.
Goal 4. Partnerships in Natural Resources
Support and strengthen partnerships with Tribal, state, and
local governments and others in their efforts to conserve and
enjoy fish, wildlife, and plants and habitats. Through 2005:
4.1 Tribal Governments Improve fish and wildlife populations
and their habitats by increasing the annual Service fish and
wildlife assistance to Native American tribes in furtherance
of the Native American policy to 8 training sessions, 75 tribal
participants, 20 technical assistance projects, 10 new
cooperative agreements, and 20 tribal consultations.
4.2 Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Grants Management Service
will improve grants management through automation for 80%
of the states’ and territories’ grant proposals.
4.3 Partnerships in Accountability Service will have in place
processes and procedures to assure accuracy, consistency,
and integrity in all its Federal Aid internal and external
financial programs.
Permits Programs
<permits.fws.gov>
Leaving a Lasting Legacy: The mission of the Permits
Programs is to administer programs that promote long term
conservation of animals, plants, and their habitats and that
encourage joint stewardship with others.
During the past one hundred years, the United States has
enacted numerous wildlife laws to protect our heritage of
wild animals and plants and their habitats. Four Service
divisions—Endangered Species, Law Enforcement, Migratory
Bird Management and Management Authority���issue permits
under these laws at the national, regional and wildlife port
levels. The Permits Programs is a cross-program initiative to
help the public receive clear, consistent permit information. The
following laws use permits to help conserve these protected
resources.
Conservation Laws
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act Permits issued to take,
possess, and transport bald and golden eagles for scientific,
educational, and Indian religious purposes, depredation, and
falconry. Contact: Migratory Bird Management.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Permits issued to import, export,
and re-export listed species for commercial and noncommercial
purposes. Contact: Management Authority and Law
Enforcement (Contact LE for export of certain fur species
and re-export of Appendix-II or -III wildlife).
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Endangered Species Act Permits issued for take, interstate and
foreign commerce, import, and export of listed species for
scientific research and enhancement activities, incidental take,
and conservation activities on private lands. Also for zoological,
horticultural, or botanical exhibition purposes for threatened
species. Contact: Endangered Species (for native species, except
for import or export) or Management Authority (for foreign
species and for import/export of domestic and foreign species).
Lacey Act Permits issued to import, transport, and acquire
injurious wildlife for zoological, educational, medical, or
scientific purposes. Contact: Management Authority.
Marine Mammal Protection Act Permits issued to take and
import marine mammals for scientific research, public display,
enhancing the survival or recovery of a species or stock,
educational or commercial photography, and import of personal
sport-hunted polar bears. Contact: Management Authority.
Migratory Bird Treaty Act Permits issued to take, possess,
transport, sell, purchase, barter, import, and export migratory
birds for scientific collecting, banding and marking, falconry,
raptor propagation, depredation, taxidermy, waterfowl sale
and disposal, and special purposes. Contact: Migratory
Bird Management.
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act Special use
permits issued when uses of NWRs are compatible with the
purpose(s) for which the refuge was established, and the mission
of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Contact: Each National
Wildlife Refuge.
Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA) Permits issued to import
exotic bird species for scientific research, zoological breeding
or display, cooperative breeding, and personal pet purposes.
Contact: Management Authority.
All wildlife Import/export licenses and designated port
exception permits. Contact: Law Enforcement.
Permits Programs Contact Offices
Region 1 Telephone Fax
Endangered Species 503/231 2063 503/231 6243
Law Enforcement 503/231 6125 503/231 6197
Migratory Bird 503/872 2715 503/231 2364
Region 2
Endangered Species 505/248 6649 505/248 6922
Law Enforcement 505/248 6663 505/248 7901
Migratory Bird 505/248 7882 505/248 7885
Region 3
Endangered Species 612/713 5343 612/713 5292
Law Enforcement 612/713 5320 612/713 5283
Migratory Bird 612/713 5436 612/713 5286
Region 4
Endangered Species 404/679 4176 404/679 7081
Law Enforcement 404/679 7195 404/679 7065
Migratory Bird 404/679 7070 404/679 4180
Region 5
Endangered Species 413/253 8628 413/253 8482
Law Enforcement 516/825 3950 516/825 1929
Migratory Bird 413/253 8646 413/253 8424
Region 6
Endangered Species 303/236 7400 x 227 303/236 0027
Law Enforcement 303/286 7540 303/287 1570
Migratory Bird 303/236 8171 303/236 8680
Region 7
Endangered Species 907/786 3868 907/786 3350
Law Enforcement 907/786 3311 907/786 3313
Migratory Bird 907/786 3693 907/786 3641
Region 9
Management Authority 800/358 2104 703/358 2281
MA Fax Retrieval System 800/770 0150
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Organization Chart Organization Chart
Division of
Partnership &
Outreach
Director
Deputy Director(s)
Chief, National
Wildlife Refuge
System
Division of Fish &
Wildlife
Management
Assistance and
Habitat Restoration
Assistant Director
Migratory Birds &
State Programs
Assistant Director
Fisheries & Habitat
Conservation
Assistant Director
Endangered Species
Assistant Director
International Affairs
Division of
Natural
Resources
Division of
Migratory Bird
Management
Division of
Conservation &
Classification
Division of
Management
Authority
Division of Realty
Division of
Bird Habitat
Conservation
Division of the
National Fish
Hatchery System
Division of
Scientific
Authority
Division of Federal
Program Activities
Division of
International
Conservation
Division of
Federal Aid
Division of Visitor
Services &
Communication
Division of
Conservation,
Planning & Policy
Division of
Environmental
Quality
Regional Director
Region 4
Atlanta, GA
Regional Director
Region 3
Ft. Snelling, MN
Regional Director
Region 2
Albuquerque, NM
Regional Director
Region 1
Portland, OR
Division of
Consultation,
Habitat Conservation
Plans, Recovery &
State Grants
Assistant Director
Law Enforcement
Assistant Director
External Affairs
Assistant Director
Budget, Planning &
Human Resources
Assistant Director
Business
Management &
Operations
Division of Law
Enforcement
Operations
Division of
Congressional &
Legislative Affairs
Division of
Human Resources
Division of
Engineering
Division of Special
Operations
Division of
Public Affairs
Division of
Contracting &
General Services
Clark R. Bavin
National Forensics
Laboratory
National
Conservation
Training Center
Division of Budget
Division of
Information
Resources
Management
Native American
Liaison
Division of Policy
& Directives
Management
Planning & Division of Finance
Evaluation Staff
Division of
Economics
Division of Safety,
Health & Aviation
Regional Director
Region 5
Hadley, MA
Regional Director
Region 6
Denver, CO
Regional Director
Region 7
Anchorage, AK
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Division Information
Bird Habitat Conservation
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 1784
Mail Stop 110 Fax: 703/358 2282
Arlington, VA 22203 <birdhabitat.fws.gov>
Background (formerly North American Waterfowl and Wetlands
Office) By the mid-1980s, waterfowl populations had plummeted
to record lows because of drought and habitat loss. Canadian and
U.S. governments took active steps and in 1986 signed the North
American Waterfowl Management Plan (Plan). Mexico signed in
1994, when the Plan was updated. The goal is to restore waterfowl
populations to 1970s levels through public-private partnerships
that conserve wetland habitats. To ensure funding, Congress passed
the North American Wetlands Conservation Act in 1989. The
Act established a grants program which, from FY1991 to 2001,
has matched $411 million in grants with $1.1 billion in partner
contributions to conserve over 8 million acres of wetlands and
associated habitats in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.
Roles & Responsibilities Located within Migratory Birds and
State Programs, the Division of Bird Habitat Conservation supports
partnerships that deliver national and international management
plans to conserve habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife. In
particular, it:
n administers the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
grants program ($79.3 million in FY 2002) in the United States,
Canada, and Mexico, and supports the North American Wetlands
Conservation Council;
n administers the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act
grants program ($3 million in FY 2002) in Latin America and the
Caribbean, and supports the Act’s Advisory Council;
n supports 11 North American Waterfowl Management Plan (Plan)
habitat joint ventures and their coordinators, regional staff, and
management boards;
n supports the Plan’s Science Support Team;
n supports habitat conservation of other national and international
bird plans, such as Partners in Flight, U.S. Shorebird Conservation
Plan, and North American Waterbird Plan, and supports the North
American Bird Conservation Initiative; and
n supports the Adaptive Management and Assessment Team.
Budget, Planning and Human Resources
1849 C Street, NW Phone: 202/208 3736
Mail Stop 3242 Fax: 202/208 3143
Washington, DC 20240
Background (formerly Planning and Budget) Budget, Planning
and Human Resources has the authority and responsibility to
develop policy directives; budget formulation and execution; and
resource allocation and analyses, as well as forecasting workforce
requirements and ensuring that legal, regulatory, and Departmental
policies are adhered to in all functional areas.
Roles & Responsibilities (of Divisions)
Human Resources Develops and administers human resources
policies and programs, workforce and strategic planning, and
automation for the most effective management of human resources
for the Washington Office. Additionally, develops and administers
equal opportunity and civil rights policies and programs. DCR is
responsible for Affirmative Employment and Diversity; alternative
dispute resolution and discrimination complaints; educational
partnerships; accessibility for individuals with disabilities.
<hr.fws.gov/>
Budget Directs and manages the budget formulation process
prescribing policies, procedures, and controls, and ensures
compliance with Administration objectives and conformance to
statutory authorities. Budget maintains control of the budget
process and the limitation of funds imposed by Congress and OMB.
<budget.fws.gov/>
Policy and Directives Management Develops, administers and reviews
Servicewide policies, systems and procedures for a diverse group
of activities, such as directives; information collection; advisory
committees; records, reports and forms management; patents and
inventions; FOIA/Privacy Acts; and OIG and GAO audits.
<pdm.fws.gov/>
Planning and Evaluation Staff Administers GPRA, coordinating
the development and maintenance of the Service’s Strategic Plan,
annual performance plans, and program performance reports.
<www.fws.gov/r9gpra/>
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Business Management and Operations
1849 C Street, NW Phone: 202/208 4888
Mail Stop 3022-MIB Fax: 202/208 3143
Washington, DC 20240
Background (formerly Administration) Business Management
and Operations is an integral part of the Service’s day-to-day
operations providing a foundation and the necessary tools for
all natural resource programs to accomplish their mission.
Functional areas include: financial management, engineering,
contracting and general services, information resources
management, Servicewide occupational safety, health, aircraft
management, and economic analysis.
Roles & Responsibilities of Divisions
Finance Directs accounting and financial operations focusing on
accounting policies, fund control, travel, cash management, debt
collection, cost recovery activities, investment program and
internal/external financial reporting. <www.fws.gov/r9financ/>
Engineering Directs the Service’s engineering, construction, dam
safety, bridge safety, seismic safety, energy management, and
facilities maintenance activities. <sii.fws.gov/r9eng/>
Contracting & General Services Develops policy and manages
programs for Federal acquisition and assistance, personal property,
Government quarters, and the motor vehicle fleet. Also manages
office facilities at the Washington Headquarters and at most
Regional Offices. <www.fws.gov/r9cgs/>
Information Resources Management Directs the Service’s information
system activities, including voice/data systems, telecommunications
operations and systems security. <sii.fws.gov/r9irm/>
Safety, Health and Aviation Develops and administers safety and
occupational health and aviation policies and procedures to prevent
and reduce employee injuries and work related illnesses.
<www.fws.gov/r9osh/>
Economics Conducts economic analyses to meet legislative
requirements and Executive Orders. Provides programs with
technical assistance during the decision-making process on critical
habitat designations and natural resource valuations.
Congressional and Legislative Affairs
1849 C Street, NW Phone: 202/208 5403
Mail Stop 3038 Fax: 202/208 7059
Washington, DC 20240 <laws.fws.gov/>
Background The Division of Congressional and Legislative
Affairs serves as liaison between the Service and Congress, and is
responsible for the Service’s legislative and congressional relations
activities. Located within External Affairs, Congressional and
Legislative Affairs also coordinates Congressional and Legislative
activities with the region’s Congressional Liaisons.
Through November 2001, the Congressional and Legislative Affairs
conducted 167 meetings and briefings to educate Members of
Congress, Senators and their staffs about USFWS programs.
Staff also assisted in preparing for 13 Congressional hearings and
assisted in 228 meetings and briefings held by Service regional
staff in Washington, D.C. Approximately 25,000 Congressional and
legislative inquiries are handled by Congressional and Legislative
Affairs. In 2002, inquiries are predicted to increase to nearly 28,000.
Roles & Responsibilities Congressional and Legislative
Affairs staff:
n is responsible for the Service’s legislative and congressional
relations activities, and for making recommendations for initiatives
to the Assistant Director-External Affairs;
n prepare legislative programs and reviews, and reports on
legislation referred by the Department of the Interior, coordinating
the Service view with other bureaus and offices to achieve
Service objectives;
n serve as central contact for the Office of Congressional and
Intergovernmental Affairs and individual Members and Committees
of the Congress; and
n provide information and material in response to congressional
inquiries and other assistance as required by Members of Congress.
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Conservation Partnerships Liaison
4040 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 1711
Mail Stop 132A Fax: 703/358 2548
Arlington, VA 22203
<www.fws.gov/r9sfbpc/>
Background Located within Migratory Birds and State
Programs, the Conservation Partnerships Liaison Division manages
Service support for the federally chartered Sport Fishing and
Boating Partnership Council (SFBPC) and for the Recreational
Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF). The SPFBC was
established in 1993 to advise the Director and the Secretary of the
Interior on sport fishing and boating issues. The RBFF, a non-profit
organization created in 1998 works under a cooperative agreement
with the Service to carry out a Congressionally mandated five-year,
$36 million communication effort to increase boating and fishing
participation and promote conservation and the responsible use
of aquatic resources.
Roles & Responsibilities The Conservation Partnerships
Liaison Division works on national, regional and local levels to forge
new conservation partnerships.
Endangered Species Program
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 2171
Mail Stop 420 Fax: 703/358 1735
Arlington, VA 22203 <endangered.fws.gov/>
Background The Endangered Species Act of 1973 recognizes
that fish, wildlife, and plants “are of esthetic, ecological, educational,
historical, recreational, and scientific value to the nation and its
people.” The Endangered Species Program, consisting of the
divisions of Conservation and Classification; Consultation, Habitat
Conservation Plans, Recovery and State Grants and; Partnerships
and Outreach, helps protect and recover our country’s threatened
or endangered species, including Key deer, whooping cranes, and
grizzly bears, and has prevented most listed species from becoming
extinct. Endangered Species has reintroduced species to their
former ranges, including the gray wolf, the black-footed ferret,
and the California condor.
Roles & Responsibilities Protecting endangered and
threatened species and restoring them to a secure status in the
wild is the main objective of the Endangered Species Program.
Responsibilities include:
n listing, reclassifying, or delisting species;
n implementing actions for candidate species and other species
at risk;
n consulting with Federal agencies whose activities may affect
listed species, and issuing biological opinions;
n overseeing recovery activities for listed species; and
n funding State endangered species conservation efforts.
Only seven of the more than 1,700 listed U.S. and foreign species,
subspecies and populations have gone extinct in the past 25 years;
nearly half of the currently listed species are either stable or
improving in number. ES works to conserve species at risk in order
to make listing them under the ESA unnecessary.
ES strives to make the Act work better and increase the flexibility
and certainty for private landowners with endangered species on
their property through use of Candidate Conservation Agreements
with Assurances, Safe Harbor Agreements and Habitat
Conservation Plans.
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Environmental Quality
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 2148
Mail Stop 322 Fax: 703/358 1800
Arlington, VA 22203 <contaminants.fws.gov/>
Background (formerly Environmental Contaminants)
Concerns for pollution impacts on fish and wildlife began in the
early 1900s, when water quality was studied as part of the fisheries
research program. In the late 1940s, Service researchers made
important strides by studying the effects of pesticides, such as DDT,
on fish and wildlife.
National attention focused on the ecological effects of toxic chemicals
after Service employee Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring”
in 1962. Today, the Division of Environmental Quality is the only
Federal program that investigates the effects of pollution, pesticides
and other contaminants on fish and wildlife.
Each year, more than 7 billion pounds of toxic substances are
released into the land, air, water and underground and more than 4.5
billion pounds of pesticides are used in the U.S. alone. The division’s
goal is to prevent further degradation and to correct the effects of
contaminants.
Roles & Responsibilities Located within Fisheries and Habitat
Conservation, the Division of Environmental Quality works with
other agencies and the private sector to prevent, investigate, and
mitigate the adverse impacts of environmental contaminants on fish
and wildlife by:
Prevention Reviewing pending environmental legislation, consulting
with other Federal agencies on their construction projects and
reviewing Clean Water permits and pesticide use permits;
Investigations Evaluating contaminant exposure and effects on fish
and wildlife resources, as well as evaluating contaminant impacts on
the National Wildlife Refuge System; and through
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Where
specialists determine the effects of oil spills and hazardous
substances releases on fish and wildlife, and ensure damages
to those resources are restored.
Federal Aid
4401 North Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 2156
Mail Stop 140 Fax: 703/358 1837
Arlington, Virginia 22203 <fa.r9.fws.gov/>
Background The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act passed
in 1937, creating a partnership between State and Federal
governments, hunters, shooters, and their industries. The Act
directed a Federal excise tax on firearms and ammunition to fund
State wildlife projects, enabling States to actively restore wildlife.
Today, more than $3.7 billion has been used to restore whitetail deer,
wild turkey, habitat and other wildlife, and provide hunter education.
The Sport Fish Restoration Act brought government, anglers and
boaters together to increase sportfishing and boating opportunities.
States have received almost $3.4 billion in the past fifty years to
restore aquatic habitat, conduct fisheries research, create access
to our waterways, and provide aquatic education. The Sport
Fish Restoration Program has restored striped bass populations,
funded research to prevent whirling disease in trout species, and
taught more than 4.7 million Americans about fishing and our
aquatic environment.
Roles & Responsibilities Located within Migratory Birds and
State Programs, the Division of Federal Aid manages the following
initiatives;
Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Funds bird, mammal, and habitat
restoration and management, and hunter education providing
opportunities to hunt and shoot nationwide.
Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Funds sport fish management,
boating access, and aquatic education.
Clean Vessel Act Funds construction of pumpout and dump stations
to keep boater sewage from our waters.
Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Funds tie-up facilities for
transient boaters, connecting them to important destinations.
Coastal Wetlands Funds coastal wetland conservation projects.
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Federal Duck Stamp
1849 C Street, NW Phone: 202/208 4354
Mail Stop 2058 Fax: 202/208 6296
Washington, DC 20240 <duckstamps.fws.gov/>
Background On March 16, 1934, Congress passed and President
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp
Act. Popularly known as the Duck Stamp Act, it required all
waterfowl hunters 16 years or older to buy a stamp annually. The
revenue generated is earmarked for the Service to buy or lease
waterfowl sanctuaries.
Over the years, the Federal Duck Stamp has evolved into a
successful conservation program. Approximately 98% of Federal
Duck Stamp dollars purchase wetlands and other areas for the
National Wildlife Refuge System, saving habitat for various kinds
of birds and animals. Federal Duck Stamps provide a permanent
source of money to buy and preserve waterfowl habitat. This
innovative idea has been adopted by every State in the United
States and 16 countries around the world.
Some 635,000 hunters paid $1 each for the first stamps, which went
on sale August 22, 1934. The price has gradually risen to the current
$15. Today, close to 1.7 million stamps are sold each year. Duck
Stamps are also popular with stamp collectors. A collector who
bought each stamp the year it was issued would have paid a total
of $394 by 2002. That investment would now be worth over $5,000.
Roles & Responsibilities Located within Migratory Birds and
State Programs under the Division of Bird Habitat Conservation,
the Federal Duck Stamp program promotes the stamp and licenses
related stamp products to increase revenue for the Migratory Bird
Conservation Fund.
The Federal Duck Stamp program is an effective outreach arm of
the Service, whether it is educating children through the Junior
Duck Stamp Program, impressing customers with collectible
licensed products or captivating audiences with the duck stamp
original art tour.
Federal Program Activities
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 2161
Mail Stop 400 Fax: 703/358 1869
Arlington, VA 22203 <habitat.fws.gov/>
Background (formerly Habitat Conservation) The Division of
Federal Program Activities, located within Fisheries and Habitat
Conservation, plays a key role in preventing adverse impacts to
wetlands and other sensitive habitats. This is accomplished primarily
by recommending habitat enhancement, protection, and/or
conservation measures during the planning and implementation
of development projects that are Federally funded, permitted,
or licensed.
The division is also responsible for updating wetlands maps,
evaluating wetlands status and trends, and providing habitat
assessment information for Service trust species throughout the U. S.
Roles & Responsibilities
Project Planning Assists Federal agencies and other parties needing
permits and approval to develop land and water resources projects in
an environmentally sensitive manner. These projects may include
navigation, flood control, hydroelectric power, highways, irrigation
projects, etc. Project Planning advocates environmental approaches
which balances natural resource concerns while considering project
goals. Project Planning plays a pivotal ecological role in conserving
our Nation’s resources.
Coastal Barrier Program Administers provisions of the Coastal Barrier
Resources Act and works with Congress to maintain the official
Coastal Barrier Resources System maps.
Habitat Assessment Develops and provides ecological information and
habitat assessments to address the operational needs of the Service.
These products support habitat status and trends reporting and
natural resource decision-making by the Service and others to better
protect and restore fish and wildlife.
National Wetlands Inventory Produces resource maps, digital data, and
reports on characteristics, extent, and status of the nation’s wetlands,
riparian, and deepwater habitats.
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Fish and Wildlife Management and
Habitat Restoration
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 1718
Mail Stop 810 Fax: 703/358 2044
Arlington, VA 22203 <fisheries.fws.gov/>
<fws.gov/cepcoastweb.html/> <partners.fws.gov/>
Background (formerly Fish and Wildlife Management )
The Division of Fish and Wildlife Management and Habitat
Restoration is located under Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
and supports a wide array of activities, programs, and cooperative
ventures, involving States, tribes, other Federal agencies, private
and international interests to help curb further loss.
Roles & Responsibilities
Fish and Wildlife Management Provides scientific leadership and
technical assistance in the management and restoration of the
Nation’s fishery resources and habitats, working in partnership
with states, tribes, and others. Priorities include conservation of
interjurisdictional and imperiled fishes, management assistance on
tribal and federal lands, restoring fish passage, and conservation of
polar bears, walruses, and sea otters under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act. The program maintains 62 Fishery Resources
Offices, 2 Sea Lamprey Control Offices, a Marine Mammals
Management Office and a state-of-the-art Fish Genetics Laboratory.
The Coastal Program Identifies coastal resource problems and
solutions, seeks partnerships for habitat restoration and protection
projects, and encourages public action in 15 of the nation���s highest
priority coastal areas. Since 1994 the Program has restored 78,000
acres of coastal wetlands; 22,850 acres of coastal uplands; 825 miles
of coastal streamside habitat; and opened 3,300 miles of stream for
spawning fish.
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Offers technical and
financial assistance to private landowners for voluntary habitat
restoration—emphasizing wetland, stream and riparian restoration,
the reestablishment of native grasslands and prairie and other
important native habitats. Selected projects meet both landowner
and fish and wildlife needs. From 1987 the Partners Program worked
with 27,000 private landowners to restore 1.4 million acres of wetland
and native grasslands, 4,190 miles of riparian and in-stream habitat,
and to remove 170 fish passage barriers.
International Affairs
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 2093
Mail Stop 700 Fax: 703/358 1855
Arlington, VA 22203 CITES Permits: 800/358 2104
<international.fws.gov>
Background The Service has various international responsibilities
under some 40 conventions, treaties and agreements. Located within
International Affairs, the Divisions of International Conservation,
Management Authority and Scientific Authority implement these
authorities for the benefit of wildlife. International Affairs provides
leadership and assistance to other nations for wildlife management,
conservation and protection of global biodiversity. The divisions
works with other governments and a variety of NGOs, scientific and
conservation organizations, industry groups and hobbyists to ensure
the effective implementation of treaties, laws and the global
conservation of species.
Roles & Responsibilities of Divisions Working with partners
around the world to conserve species and their ecosystems,
International Affairs:
n provides technical assistance to fish and wildlife managers in
other countries;
n conserves species at risk by regulating trade and implements
policies with a broad impact on conservation;
n works closely with States and Native American tribes to help
ensure conservation of U.S. species in trade;
n helps conserve wildlife that Americans care about through
matching grants that support research and conservation for such
species as African and Asian elephants, tigers, great apes,
neotropical migratory birds and rhinos;
n works with the scientific community to assess the conservation
status of foreign species and ensure the conservation of species in
trade; and
n regulates imports and exports to ensure species protection
and sustainability.
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Law Enforcement
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 1949
Mail Stop 520 Fax: 703/358 2271
Arlington, VA 22203 <www.le.fws.gov/>
<www.lab.fws.gov/>
Background In 1900, Congress passed the Lacey Act, the first
Federal law to protect wildlife. Additional wildlife conservation laws
followed, including the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Bald Eagle
Protection Act, and the Endangered Species Act. All are upheld by
Service law enforcement professionals.
Law Enforcement consists of the Divisions of Law Enforcement
Operations and Special Operations, the Clark R. Bavin National
Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, and the National Eagle and
Wildlife Property Repositories. Today, Service Law Enforcement
contributes to virtually every aspect of wildlife conservation, from
protecting endangered species and ecosystems to preserving
opportunities for wildlife-related recreation. Service efforts target
potentially devastating threats—illegal trade and commercialization,
habitat destruction, and environmental contaminants. Innovative
enforcement partnerships with industry groups are eliminating
hazards to wildlife caused by oil pits, power lines, and pesticides.
Roles & Responsibilities Law Enforcement investigates
wildlife crimes; monitors a $1 billion annual trade in wildlife and
wildlife products, providing a frontline defense against illegal
trafficking and helps Americans obey wildlife protection laws. This
work includes:
n infiltrating international smuggling rings that target
imperiled animals;
n preventing the commercial exploitation of protected U.S. species;
n protecting wildlife from environmental hazards and safeguarding
critical habitat;
n inspecting wildlife shipments to ensure compliance with laws and
treaties and detect illegal trade; and
n using forensic science to analyze evidence and solve
wildlife crimes.
Migratory Bird Management
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 1714
Mail Stop 634 Fax: 703/35 2217
Arlington, Virginia 22203 <migratorybirds.fws.gov/>
Background Migratory birds cross the boundaries of nations,
watersheds and ecosystems. The first law calling for international
cooperation to conserve migratory birds was passed in 1918.
Far-reaching for its time, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act guides the
work of the Division of Migratory Bird Management today.
Through the Partners in Flight network and other consortiums, this
division develops many projects to conserve and monitor a variety
of species throughout the Western Hemisphere. Located within
Migratory Bird and State Programs, Migratory Bird Management
also works closely with the Division of Bird Habitat Conservation to
support the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, the most
important initiative to conserve waterfowl in the second half of the
20th century.
Roles & Responsibilities The Division of Migratory Bird
Management works to:
n conserve migratory bird populations and their habitats to prevent
them from being considered as threatened or endangered; and
n ensure continued opportunities for Americans to enjoy both
consumptive and non-consumptive uses of migratory birds and their
habitats. It is estimated that 63 million Americans are bird watchers,
generating more than $20 billion annually for the economy.
To accomplish these goals, the program supports activities such as
monitoring. Only through knowledge of the status and trends of a
species, and the habitats in which it occurs, can wildlife managers
take appropriate actions to conserve birds and their habitat.
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National Conservation Training Center
Route 1, Box 166 Phone: 304/876 1600
Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Fax: 304/876 7218
<nctc.fws.gov/> Lodging Reservations:
304/876-7900
Background The National Conservation Training Center was
established in 1997 as a “home” for the Service to provide training
and education services to our employees, ensuring they have the
skills and tools to accomplish our mission. Because the Service
mission begins with the words, “working with others”, the NCTC
encourages the participation of professionals from other government
agencies, the business community and other non-government
organizations as instructors and students in NCTC courses. At the
NCTC campus, people from all sectors come together to learn skills,
share perspectives, establish networks, and build bridges for
conservation based on respect and mutual interest.
In addition to training programs, NCTC works with Service offices
to develop education/ outreach materials designed to reach out to
the public as partners in resource conservation. NCTC provides
Servicewide coordination for the Shorebird Sister School Program,
Scouting programs, 4-H, and extension education. NCTC also has
the ability to develop video, print, computer and broadcast-based
materials for training and education purposes.
NCTC dedicates itself to preserving the heritage of the Service
and its predecessor agencies by collecting, interpreting, and
disseminating the history of the Service and American conservation.
Here, you will find everything from Rachel Carson’s magnifying
glass to the original surveys for Pelican Island—America’s first
national wildlife refuge.
Roles & Responsibilities To advance conservation of fish,
wildlife, and plants and their habitats through leadership in:
n training for the Service and the conservation and resource
management community;
n conservation education for the public; and
n fostering alliances among diverse interests.
National Fish Hatcheries
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 1715
Mail Stop 810 Fax: 703/358 2210
Arlington, VA 22203 <fisheries.fws.gov/>
Background Fish have long been important to our nation, so
much so that in 1871, Congress established an agency to study the
decline of fish stocks. This agency, the predecessor of today’s U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and its fisheries program, also propagated
fish and built hatcheries to improve dwindling stocks.
Today, the National Fish Hatchery System, composed of 70 Fish
Hatcheries, 7 Fish Technology Centers, 9 Fish Health Centers and
1 Historic National Fish Hatchery, conserves and protects fish and
other aquatic species, and protects and restores the habitats these
species need. The NFHS, located within Fisheries and Habitat
Conservation, has a unique responsibility in helping to recover
species listed under the Endangered Species Act, restoring native
aquatic populations, mitigating for fisheries lost as a result of federal
water projects, and providing fish to benefit Tribes and national
wildlife refuges.
Roles & Responsibilities Through its nationwide network,
the NFHS addresses;
Migratory Fish When fish cross domestic and international
boundaries, the Service and other fishery managers work together
to monitor populations, set sustainable harvest levels, and boost
troubled stocks. Hatcheries propagate and release fish for
restoration and recovery.
The Threat of Extinction There are 216 threatened or endangered
aquatic species in the U.S.. Hatcheries, as well as genetic and health
protection, contribute to the recovery of fishes, mussels, and toads
through propagation and refugia technology and health centers.
Federal Fishery Obligations When Federal dams and other projects
disturb fisheries, this program steps in to ensure angling
opportunities. Hatcheries support angling on National Wildlife
Refuges, provide support for fishery and wildlife management to
Native American tribes, and work to control exotic and aquatic
nuisance species.
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National Wildlife Refuge System
4401 N. Fairfax Drive Phone: 703/358 1744
Mail Stop 670 Fax: 703/358 2248
Arlington, VA 22203 <refuges.fws.gov>
Background The National Wildlife Refuge System began when
President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island, a 3-acre
island off Florida’s coast, as the first national wildlife refuge in
1903. The Refuge System, supported by the Divisions of Natural
Resources; Realty; Visitor Services & Communication; and
Conservation Planning & Policy, under the Chief, National Wildlife
Refuge System, has grown to over 94 million acres of strategically
located habitats in all 50 States and U.S. territories, including more
than 530 refuges and thousands of small prairie wetlands.
The Refuge System stretches from the volcanic cliffs of the
Hawaiian islands to the vast deserts of the Southwest, from the rich
prairie heartland to Florida’s peaceful coastal backwaters. Refuges
teem with millions of migratory birds, serve as a haven to hundreds
of endangered species, support premier fisheries, and host a
tremendous array of other plants and animals.
Roles & Responsibilities Made up of more than 500 refuges
and thousands of waterfowl production areas, the Refuge System is
the only network of Federal lands devotedly specifically to wildlife.
Refuges and waterfowl production areas are managed by experts in
wildlife and habitat management and restoration.
The National Wildlife Refuge System provides habitat for
threatened and endangered species, millions of migratory birds,
and some of the nation’s most important fishery resources.
About 60 refuges have been established specifically to protect
endangered species.
The National Wildlife Refuge System offers outstanding wildlife-dependent
recreational opportunities, including fishing, hunting,
wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education
and interpretation. More than 35 million people visit the Refuge
System annually.
The Division of Natural Resources comprises three branches: Wildlife
Resources, Air Quality and Fire Management. The Branch of
Wildlife Resources oversees wilderness policy and refuge-specific
issues such as invasive species and pest management; biological
support; water rights, management and use; marine resources;
contaminants; migratory bird and endangered species; and
comprehensive conservation planning. The Branch of Air Quality
supports air quality monitoring, regulation development and
initiatives; and training and planning. The Fire Management Branch
is responsible for fire preparedness; suppression and emergency fire
rehabilitation; policy, procedures and standards development; and
coordination of the Service’s interagency fire involvement.
The Division of Realty acquires land interests for the National
Wildlife Refuge System and the National Fish Hatchery System
using primarily the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the
Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. Nationally, Realty develops
policy guidance, performs management oversight and issues annual
reports on the acquisition, utilization and disposition of the
Service’s land interests. Overall responsibilities include Acquisition
Management; Real Estate Operations; Appraisal; Cartography;
and Land Surveying. <realty.fws.gov/>
The Division of Visitors Services & Communications is responsible for
leading national programs to ensure public safety for visitors to
national wildlife refuges, enforce federal wildlife laws and refuge
regulations, promote the highest quality visitor experiences on
refuges, foster the Refuge Support Group Program nationwide,
provide vocational training and exposure to natural resource
conservation through participation in the Job Corps program,
and lead a strategic, coordinated, and integrated communications
program that builds long-term relationships and support for the
National Wildlife Refuge System.
The Division of Conservation Planning & Policy provides leadership
in National Wildlife Refuge System policy development and
implementation; overseeing the development and codification of
refuge-specific information; providing technical assistance and
oversight in the development of Comprehensive Conservation Plans;
providing products, materials, and courses to facilitate the consistent
implementation and application of policy; and providing budgetary
information on refuge planning and policy issues.
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Native American Liaison
1849 C Street, NW Phone: 202/208 4133
Mail Stop 3359 Fax: 202/208 7407
Washington, DC 20240 <nativeamerican.fws.gov/>
Background Working together with Regional Native American
Liaison Officials and leaders from 557 Federally recognized tribes
nationwide, the Native American Liaison, located under External
Affairs, identifies areas where both Federal and conservation efforts
can most effectively conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.
The Regional Native American Desks and the Native American
Liaison combine their backgrounds in wildlife biology, conservation,
and Indian law and policy to achieve the best possible conservation
scenario in Indian Country.
Roles & Responsibilities Responsibilities of the Native
American Liaison include:
n providing counsel to the Directorate concerning Native American
issues that impact Service operations;
n serving as point-of-contact for tribal conservation issues;
n serving as liaison to tribal governments for wildlife conservation
issues that impact Federal and tribal resources; and
n developing guidance materials, such as handbooks, Director’s and
Secretarial Orders, as well as legal and policy memoranda regarding
tribal/Service issues.
Native American Liaisons
Washington Office Pat Durham 202/208 4133
Region 1 Scott Aikin 503/231 6123
Region 2 John Antonio 505/248 6911
Region 3 John Leonard 612/713 5108
Region 4 James Brown 404/679 7125
Region 5 D.J. Monette 609/236 7905 ext. 36
Region 6 David Redhorse 303/236 7905
Region 7 Fred Armstrong 907/786 3887
Public Affairs
1849 C Street, NW Phone: 202/208 5634
Mail Stop 3359 Fax: 202/208 2428
Washington, DC 20240 <www.fws.gov/r9extaff/>
<news.fws.gov/>
Background The Public Affairs Office works to ensure that
information about Service activities is provided to the public in
a timely way and in formats that the public can easily access,
understand, and use. The office works with the news media,
publishes the agency newsletter, Fish & Wildlife News, and the
Employee Pocket Guide, leads the national outreach team, provides
technical and policy assistance on printing and publishing, maintains
the Service home page on the world wide web, manages a library
of Service still photos and provides video footage to the news
media. In addition, the office plays a major role in assisting with
constituent relations and communications and in developing
speeches and other written material for the Director’s use. Public
Affairs is also responsible for ensuring that Service activities comply
with Departmental and other Federal requirements for public
information, printing, and audiovisual production.
Roles & Responsibilities Public Affairs consists of three
branches, Media Services, Broadcasting and Audio Visual and
Printing and Publications. Public Affairs staff:
n respond to inquiries from the news media, constituent groups and
the public;
n keep other programs areas aware of developments with the media
and stakeholder groups;
n help develop communications and outreach strategies for
emerging issues and crisis events;
n work with Service divisions to continually enhance
communications techniques and improve methods of outreach;
n promote and facilitate outreach by all Service employees
and volunteers; and
n develop news releases, publications, videos and displays
that inform others how the Service is “Conserving the Nature
of America.”
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Region Boundaries Region Boundaries
4 Washington, DC
Office
R9
CST EST
3 5 Hadley, MA
R5
Fort Snelling, MN
R3
Atlanta, GA
R4 Puerto Rico
(Region 4)
Regional Offices: R1-R9
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2
PST MST
1
Hawaiian Islands
(Region 1)
Lakewood, CO
R6
Albuquerque, NM
R2
Portland, OR
R1
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Anchorage, AK
R7
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HST
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Office
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Regional Contacts
USFWS Region 1—Pacific
911 NE 11th Avenue CA, HI, ID, NV,
Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 OR, WA, GU,
<pacific.fws.gov/> AS, CM
Office Telephone Fax
Regional Director (RD) 503/231 6118 503/872 2716
Deputy RD 503/231 6122 503/872 2716
Columbia River Basin 503/872 2761 503/231 6863
F&W Pacific Islands 808/541 2749 808/541 2756
Special Asst/Ecosystems 503/872 2761 503/231 6863
Budget/Admin. 503/231 6115 503/872 2821
Ecological Services 503/231 6151 503/231 2240
External Affairs 503/231 6120 503/231 2122
Fisheries 503/872 2763 503/231 2062
Law Enforcement 503/231 6125 503/231 6197
Migratory Birds/State 503/231 6159 503/231 2019
NWRS 503/231 6214 503/231 2364
California/Nevada Operations Office
2800 Cottage Way <sacramento.fws.gov/>
Suite W 2606
Sacramento, California 95825-1846
Office Telephone Fax
Manager 916/414 6464 916/414 6486
Deputy Manager
Nevada Supervisor/Refuge Supervisor: So. California
Refuge Supervisor: Klamath/Central Valley/San Francisco Bay
Supervisor: Klamath Fish and Wildlife Offices
Fisheries Supervisor
So. California Fish and Wildlife Offices Liaison
External Affairs
Administrative Officer
USFWS Region 2—Southwest
500 Gold Avenue, SW. Rm 8210 AZ, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 OK, TX
<southwest.fws.gov/>
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1306
Albuquerque, NM 87103 1306
Office Telephone Fax
Regional Director (RD) 505/248 6282 505/248 6910
Deputy RD 505/248 6283 505/248 6287
Exec Dir. SWS 505/248 6914 505/248 6910
Assoc. Regional Director 505/248 6281 505/248 6287
Budget/Admin 505/248 6925 505/248 6459
Ecological Services 505/248 6920 505/248 6788
External Affairs 505/248 6911 505/248 6915
Fisheries 505/248 6865 505/248 6845
Law Enforcement 505/248 7889 505/248 7899
Migratory Birds/State 505/248 6453 505/248 6621
NWRS 505/248 6804 505/248 6803
Notes
*TTY users may use the Federal Relay Service at 800/877 8339
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USFWS Region 3—Great Lakes Big Rivers
Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive IL, IN, IA, MI,
Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056 MN, MO, OH,
<midwest.fws.gov/> WI
Office Telephone Fax
Regional Director (RD) 612/713 5301 612/713 5284
Deputy RD 612/713 5201 612/713 5284
Special Asst/Ecosystems 612/713 5423 612/713 5284
Budget/Admin. 612/713 5306 612/713 5308
Ecological Services 612/713 5350 612/713 5292
External Affairs 612/713 5360 612/713 5280
Fisheries 612/713 5111 612/713 5289
Law Enforcement 612/713 5320 612/713 5283
Migratory Birds/State 612/713 5354 612/713 5183
NWRS 612/713 5400 612/713 5288
Notes
*TTY users may use the Federal Relay Service at 800/877 8339
USFWS Region 4—Southeast
1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 400 AL, AR, FL, GA,
Atlanta, Georgia 30345 KY, LA, MS, NC,
<southeast.fws.gov/> SC, TN, PR, VI
Office Telephone Fax
Regional Director (RD) 404/679 4000 404/679 4006
Deputy RD 404/679 4000 404/679 4006
Special Asst/Fisheries 404/679 4143 404/679 7194
Councils & Commission
Budget/Admin 404/679 4086 404/679 4102
Ecological Services 404/679 7106 404/679 7081
External Affairs 404/679 7289 404/679 7286
Fisheries 404/679 4157 404/679 4141
Law Enforcement 404/679 7057 404/679 7065
Migratory Birds/State 404/679 7206 404/679 4180
NWRS 404/679 7154 404/679 7285
Notes
*TTY users may use the Federal Relay Service at 800/877 8339
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USFWS Region 5—Northeast
300 Westgate Center Drive CT, DE, DC, ME, MD,
Hadley, Massachusetts 01035-9589 MA, NH, NJ, NY,
<northeast.fws.gov/> PA, RI, VT, VA, WV
Office Telephone Fax
Regional Director (RD) 413/253 8300 413/253 8308
Deputy RD 413/253 8300 413/253 8308
Special Asst/Atlantic 603/528 8750 603/528 8729
Salmon & Other Issues
Special Asst/Ecosystems 413/253 8305 413/253 8293
Budget/Admin. 413/253 8306 413/253 8293
Ecological Services 413/253 8304 413/253 8293
External Affairs 413/253 8328 413/253 8456
Fisheries 413/253 8304 413/253 8293
Law Enforcement 413/253 8274 413/253 8459
Migratory Birds/State 413/253 8273 413/253 8293
NWRS 413/253 8302 413/253 8293
Notes
*TTY users may use the Federal Relay Service at 800/877 8339
USFWS Region 6—Mountain Prairie
*134 Union Boulevard CO, KS, MT,
Lakewood, Colorado 80228 NE, ND,
<mountain prairie.fws.gov/> SD, UT, WY
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25486 DFC
Denver, Colorado 80225
Office Telephone Fax
Regional Director (RD) 303/236 7920 303/236 8295
Deputy RD 303/236 7920 303/236 8295
Special Asst/Ecosystems 303/236 8155 303/236 8295
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Budget/Admin. 303/236 7917 303/236 6958
Ecological Services 303/236 7400 303/236 0027
External Affairs 303/236 7905 303/236 3815
Fisheries 303/236 7862 303/236 8163
Law Enforcement 303/236 7890 303/236 7901
Migratory Birds/State 303/236 8155 303/236 8680
NWRS 303/236 8145 303/236 4792
Notes
*TTY users may use the Federal Relay Service at 800/877 8339
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USFWS Region 7—Alaska
1011 East Tudor Road AK
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
<alaska.fws.gov/>
Office Telephone Fax
Regional Director (RD) 907/786 3542 907/786 3306
Deputy RD 907/786 3536 907/786 3306
Native Issues Advisor 907/786 3887 907/786 3306
Special Asst/Ecosystems 907/786 3492 907/786 3306
Budget/Admin. 907/786 3543 907/786 3306
External Affairs 907/786 3309 907/786 3495
Fisheries & Ecological Svs 907/786 3544 907/786 3848
International Affairs 907/786 3444 907/786 3640
Law Enforcement 907/786 3311 907/786 3313
Migratory Birds/State 907/786 3545 907/786 3640
NWRS 907/786 3354 907/786 3976
Subsistence Management 907/786 3403 907/786 3898
Notes
*TTY users may use the Federal Relay Service at 800/877 8339
USFWS Region 9—HQ
DOI Locator 202/208 3100
1849 C Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20240
<www.fws.gov/>
Service Internal Internet (SII) <sii.fws.gov/>
Office Telephone Fax
Director 202/208 4717 202/208 6965
Special Assistant 202/208 4540 202/208 6965
Deputy Director 202/208 4545 202/208 6965
Special Assistant 202/208 3843 202/208 6965
Chief NWRS 202/208 5333 202/208 3082
AD Business Management 202/208 4888 202/208 3143
AD Budget/Planning/HR 202/208 3736 202/208 3143
AD Endangered Species 202/208 4646 202/208 6916
AD External Affairs 202/208 6541 202/501 6589
AD Fisheries/Hab. Consv. 202/208 6394 202/208 4674
AD International Affairs 202/208 6393 202/208 4674
AD Law Enforcement 202/208 3809 202/208 6965
AD Mig. Birds/State Prog 202/208 6541 202/501 6589
Bird Habitat Conservation 703/358 1784 703/358 2282
Budget 202/208 4596 202/208 3694
Cong. & Legis. Affairs 202/208 5403 202/208 7059
Conservation Partnership 703/358 1711 703/358 2548
Conservation Plan. & Pol. 703/358 2043 703/358 2154
Contracting & Gen. Svs. 703/358 1901 703/358 2264
Diversity & Civil Rights 703/358 1724 703/358 2030
Economics 703/358 2082 703/358 2319
Endangered Species 703/358 2171 703/358 1735
Engineering 303/984 6870 303/969 5444
Environmental Quality 703/358 2148 703/358 1800
Federal Aid 703/358 2156 703/358 1837
Federal Duck Stamp 202/208 4354 202/208 6296
Federal Program Activities 703/358 2161 703/358 1869
Finance 703/358 1742 703/358 2265
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USFWS Region 9—HQ continued
Fish/Wildlife Mgmt Assist. 703/358 1718 703/358 2044
and Habitat Restoration
Human Resources Ops. 703/358 1743 703/358 2525
Human Resources Policy 202/208 6104 202/219 2071
Info. Resources Mgmt 703/358 1729 703/358 2251
International Conservation 703/358 1754 703/358 2849
Law Enforcement Ops. 703/358 1949 703/358 2271
Management Authority 703/358 2093 703/358 2280
Migratory Birds 703/358 1714 703/358 2272
National Fish Hatcheries 703/358 1715 703/358 2210
National Comm. Center 303/275 2400 303/275 2417
National Forensics Lab 541/482 4191 541/482 4989
NCTC 304/876 7263 304/876 7227
NWRS 703/358 1744 703/358 2248
Natural Resources 703/358 2043 703/358 1929
Plan & Evaluation/GPRA 202/208 2549 202/208 4584
Policy Directives Mgmt 703/358 1730 703/358 2269
Public Affairs 202/208 5634 202/219 2428
Realty 703/358 1713 703/358 2223
Safety 703/358 2253 703/358 2227
Scientific Authority 703/358 1708 703/358 2276
Visitor Services & Comm. 703/358 2029 703/358 2248
Notes
Field Locations
Name City Phone
Alabama
Auburn WHM Auburn 334/844 4796
Bon Secour Gulf Shores 251/540 7720
Choctaw Jackson 334/246 3583
Daphne ES Daphne 251/441 5181
Eufaula Eufaula 334/687 4065
Wheeler Decatur 256/353 7243
Alaska
Alaska Maritime Homer 907/235 6546
Anchorage ES Anchorage 907/271 2888
Arctic Fairbanks 907/456 0250
Becharof King Salmon 907/246 3339
Fairbanks ES Fairbanks 907/456 0203
Fairbanks FRO* Fairbanks 907/456 0219
Fisheries Genetic Lab* Anchorage 907/786 3858
Innoko McGrath 907/524 3251
Izembek Cold Bay 907/532 2445
Juneau ES & FWO* Juneau 907/586 7240
Kanuti Fairbanks 907/456 0329
Kenai Soldotna 907/262 7021
Kenai FRO* Kenai 907/262 9863
Ketchikan ES Ketchikan 907/225 9691
King Salmon FRO* King Salmon 907/246 3442
Kodiak Kodiak 907/487 2600
Koyukuk/Nowitna NWRC Galena 907/656 1231
Marine Mammals Anchorage 907/786 3800
Mgmt Office*
Selawik Kotzebue 907/442 3799
Key
* = Fishery Locations
Italic = ES Field Offices
Bold = SRAs
Partial List of Refuges, Fishery Locations,
Ecological Services (ES) Field Offices and Law
Enforcement Senior Resident Agents (SRA).
All locations not on key at right are Refuges,
Refuge Complexes or Wetlands Management
Districts (WMD).
53 54
Name City Phone
Mammoth Spring NFH* Mammoth Spring 870/625 3912
Norfork NFH* Mountain Home 870/499 5255
Wapanocca Turrell 870/343 2595
White River DeWitt 870/946 1468
California
Arcata ES & FWO* Arcata 707/822 7201
California/Nevada FHC* Anderson 530/365 4271
Carlsbad ES Carlsbad 760/431 9440
Castle Rock Loleta 707/733 5406
Coleman NFH* Anderson 530/365 8622
Guadalope Nipomo Dunes Guadalupe 805/343 9151
Havasu Needles 760/326 3853
Hopper Mountain NWRC Ventura 805/644 5185
Humboldt Bay Loleta 707/733 5406
Kern Delano 661/725 2767
Klamath Basin NWRC Tulelake 530/667 2231
Livingston Stone NFH* Shasta Lake 530/275 0549
Marin Islands Mare Island 707/562 3000
Modoc Alturas 530/233 3572
Red Bluff FWO* Red Bluff 530/527 3043
Sacramento ES Sacramento 916/414 6600
Sacramento NWRC Willows 530/934 2801
Sacramento/San Joaquin Stockton 209/946 6400
Estuary FWO*
Salton Sea NWRC Calipatria 760/348 5278
San Diego NWRC Carlsbad 760/930 0168
San Diego Jamul 619/669 7295
San Francisco Bay NWRC Fremont 510/792 0222
San Luis NWRC Los Banos 209/826 3508
Sweetwater Marsh Imperial Beach 619/575 2704
SRA Torrance 310/328 1516
SRA Sacramento 916/414 6660
Stone Lakes Elk Grove 916/979 4421
Tehama Colusa FF* Red Bluff 530/527 3043
Ventura ES Ventura 805/644 1766
Yreka ES Yreka 530/842 5763
Yreka FWO* Yreka 530/842 5763
Name City Phone
Alaska continued
SRA Anchorage 907/271 2828
SRA Fairbanks 907/456 0255
Tetlin Tok 907/883 5312
Togiak Dillingham 907/842 1063
Yukon Delta Bethel 907/543 3151
Yukon Flats Fairbanks 907/456 0440
Arizona
Alchesay NFH* Whiteriver 928/338 4901
Arizona ES Phoenix 602/640 2720
Arizona FRO* Flagstaff 928/556 7456
Arizona FRO* Pinetop 928/367 1953
Arizona FRO* Parker 928/667 4785
Arizona FRO* San Carlos 928/475 2554
Bill Williams River Parker 928/667 4144
Buenos Aires NWRC Sasabe 520/823 4251
Cabeza Prieta Ajo 520/387 6483
Cibola Ehrenberg 928/857 3253
Havasu Needles 760/326 3853
Imperial Yuma 928/783 3371
Kofa Yuma 928/783 7861
Lower CO River NWRC Yuma 928/343 8112
Pinetop FHC* Pinetop 928/367 1902
San Bernardino Douglas 520/364 2104
SRA Mesa 480/835 8289
Williams Creek NFH* Whiteriver 928/338 4901
Willow Beach NFH* Willow Beach 928/767 3456
Arkansas
Arkansas ES Conway 501/513 4470
Cache River Augusta 501/347 2614
Big Lake Manila 870/564 2429
Felsenthal Crossett 870/364 3167
Greers Ferry NFH* Heber Springs 501/362 3615
Hazen WHM Hazen 870/255 3812
Holla Bend Dardanelle 501/229 4300
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Name City Phone
Colorado
Alamosa/Monte Vista Alamosa 719/589 4021
Arapaho Walden 970/723 8202
Colorado FWMAO* Golden 303/275 2392
Colorado River Fishery Project* Grand
Junction 970/245 9319
Browns Park Maybell 970/365 3613
Colorado ES Lakewood 303/275 2370
Colorado River ES Denver 303/236 2985
Hotchkiss NFH* Hotchkiss 970/872 3170
Leadville NFH* Leadville 719/486 0189
Nat’l Eagle & Wildlife Repos. Commerce City 303/287 2100
Rocky Mt. Arsenal Commerce City 303/289 0232
SRA Lakewood 303/274 3560
Western CO ES Grand Junction 970/243 2778
Connecticut
Stewart B. McKinney Westbrook 860/399 2513
Delaware
Bombay Hook Smyrna 302/653 9345
Delaware Bay ES* Smyrna 302/653 9152
Prime Hook Milton 302/684 8419
Florida
A.R.M. Loxahatchee Boynton Beach 561/732 3684
Chassahowitzka Crystal River 352/563 2088
FL Panther/10,000 Islands Naples 941/353 8442
Jacksonville ES Jacksonville 904/232 2580
J.N. Ding Darling Sanibel 941/472 1100
Lake Woodruff DeLeon Springs 904/985 4673
Lower Suwannee Chiefland 352/493 0238
Merritt Island Titusville 321/861 0667
National Key Deer Big Pine Key 305/872 2239
Panama City ES & FRO* Panama City 850/769 0552
Pelican Island & Archie Carr Vero Beach 561/562 3909
Name City Phone
S. FL ES & Vero Beach FRO* Vero Beach 561/562 3909
St. Marks St. Marks 850/925 6121
St. Vincent Apalachicola 850/653 8808
SRA Miami 305/526 2610
SRA St. Petersburg 727/570 5398
Welaka NFH* Welaka 904/467 2374
Georgia
Chattahoochee Forest NFH* Suches 706/838 4723
Coastal GA Suboffice Brunswick 912/265 9336
Georgia ES Athens 706/613 9493
Okefenokee Folkston 912/496 7366
Piedmont Round Oak 912/986 5441
Savannah Coastal Savannah 912/652 4415
SRA Atlanta 404/763 7959
Warm Springs NFH & TC* Warm Springs 706/655 3382
West Georgia Suboffice Fort Benning 706/544 6422
Hawaii and the Pacific Islands
Guam Yigo 671/355 5096
Guam ES Yigo 671/355 4037
Hakalau Forest Hilo 808/933 6915
Hawaii & Pacific I. NWRC Honolulu 808/541 1201
Hawaii ES Honolulu 808/541 3441
Oahu/Maui/Molokai NWRC Haleiwa 808/637 6330
Johnston Atoll Honolulu 808/421 0011
Kealia Pond Kihei 808/875 1582
Kauai NWRC Kilauea 808/828 1413
Midway Atoll Honolulu 808/599 3914
Pacific Remote Isl. NWRC Honolulu 808/541 1202
Rota ES Rota MP 670/532 0489
SRA Honolulu 808/541 2681
Idaho
Bear Lake Montpelier 208/847 1757
Camas Hamer 208/662 5423
Deer Flat Nampa 208/467 9278
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Name City Phone
Idaho continued
Dworshak NFH* Ahsahka 208/476 4591
E. Idaho sub off ES Pocatello 208/237 6975
Grays Lake Wayan 208/574 2755
Hagerman NFH* Hagerman 208/837 4896
Idaho FWO/FRO* Ahsahka 208/476 7242
Idaho FHC* Ahsahka 208/476 9500
Kooskia NFH* Kooskia 208/926 4272
Kootenai Bonners Ferry 208/267 3888
Lower Snake River Boise 208/378 5321
Compensation Plan*
Minidoka Rupert 208/436 3589
SE Idaho NWRC Chubbuck 208/237 6615
Snake River Basin ES Boise 208/378 5243
SRA Boise 208/378 5333
Illinois
Chicago ES Barrington 847/381 2253
Clarence Cannon Annada 573/847 2333
Crab Orchard Marion 618/997 3344
Cypress Creek Ullin 618/634 2231
Illinois River NWRC Havana 309/535 2290
Large Rivers Fisheries Rock Island 309/793 5811
Coordination Office*
Marion ES Marion 618/997 3344
Mark Twain Quincy 217/224 8580
Rock Island ES Rock Island 309/793 5800
Carterville FRO* Marion 618/997 6869
Upper Miss. River NW&FR Thompson 815/273 2732
SRA Springfield 217/793 9554
Indiana
Bloomington ES Bloomington 812/334 4261
Muscatatuck Seymour 812/522 4352
N. Indiana ES Warsaw 219/269 7640
Patoka River Oakland City 812/749 3199
Name City Phone
Iowa
DeSoto Missouri Valley 712/642 4121
Iowa WMD Titonka 515/928 2523
Neal Smith Prairie City 515/994 3400
Union Slough Titonka 515/928 2523
Upper Miss. River NW&FR McGregor 319/873 3423
Kansas
Flint Hills Hartford 316/392 5553
Great Plains Nature Center Wichita 316/683 5499
Kansas ES Manhattan 785/539 3474
Kirwin Kirwin 785/543 6673
Marais des Cygnes Pleasanton 913/352 8956
Quivira Stafford 620/486 2393
SRA Derby 316/788 4474
Kentucky
Clarks River Benton 270/527 5770
Wolf Creek NFH* Jamestown 270/343 3797
Louisiana
Baton Rouge FRO* Baton Rouge 225/388 4243
Bayou Cocodrie Ferriday 318/336 7119
Cameron Prairie Bell City 337/598 2216
Catahoula Rhinehart 318/992 5261
Lacassine Lake Arthur 337/774 5923
Lafayette ES Lafayette 337/291 3100
Lake Ophelia NWRC Marksville 318/253 4238
Mandalay Houma 985/853 1078
N. Louisiana NWRC Farmerville 318/726 4222
Natchitoches NFH* Natchitoches 318/352 5324
Sabine Hackberry 337/762 3816
Southeast LA NWRC Slidell 504/646 7555
SRA Slidell 504/641 6209
SRA Denham Springs 225/664 9663
Tensas River Tallulah 318/574 2664
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Name City Phone
Maine
Anadromous Fish Coordr* East Orland 207/469 6701
Aroostook Limestone 207/328 4634
Craig Brook NFH* & MFC East Orland 207/469 7300
Green Lake NFH* Ellsworth 207/667 9531
Gulf of Maine ES Falmouth 207/781 8364
Maine Coastal Islands NWRC Milbridge 207/546 2124
Maine ES Old Town 207/827 5938
Moosehorn Baring 207/454 7161
Rachel Carson Wells 207/646 9226
Sunkhaze Meadows Old Town 207/827 6138
Maryland
Chesapeake Marshlands Cambridge 410/228 2692
NWRC
Chesapeake Bay ES Annapolis 410/573 4500
Eastern Neck Rock Hall 410/639 7056
Maryland FRO* Annapolis 410/263 2604
Patuxent Research Laurel 301/497 5580
SRA Baltimore 410/962 7980
Massachusetts
Connecticut River* Sunderland 413/548 9138
E. Massachusetts NWRC Sudbury 978/443 4661
Monomoy Chatham 508/945 0594
North Attleboro NFH* North Attleboro 598/695 5002
Sunderland OFA* Sunderland 413/548 8002
Parker River Newburyport 978/465 5753
Richard Cronin Nat’l Sunderland 413/548 9010
Salmon Sta.*
Silvio O. Conte Turners Falls 413/863 0209
SRA Charlestown 617/242 7874
Name City Phone
Michigan
Alpena FRO* Alpena 517/356 5102
E. Lansing ES E. Lansing 517/351 2555
Great Lakes* East Lansing 517/351 2555
Hiawatha Forest NFH* Brimley 906/437 5231
Jordan River NFH* Elmira 616/584 2461
Ludington Biol. Station* Ludington 616/845 6205
Marquette Biol. Station* Marquette 906/226 6571
Pendills Creek NFH* Brimley 906/437 5231
Seney Seney 906/586 9851
Michigan
Shiawassee Saginaw 517/777 5930
SRA Ann Arbor 734/971 9755
Minnesota
Agassiz Middle River 218/449 4115
Big Stone Odessa 320/273 2191
Crane Meadows Little Falls 320/632 1575
Detroit Lakes WMD Detroit Lakes 218/847 4431
Fergus Falls WMD Fergus Falls 218/739 2291
Hamden Slough Audubon 218/439 6319
Litchfield WMD Litchfield 320/693 2849
Minnesota Valley Bloomington 612/854 5900
Morris WMD Morris 320/589 1011
Rice Lake McGregor 218/768 2402
Rydell Erskine 218/687 2229
Sherburne Zimmerman 612/389 3323
Tamarac Rochert 218/847 2641
Twin Cities ES Bloomington 612/725 3548
Upper Mississippi River Winona 507/452 4232
SRA St. Paul 651/778 8360
Windom WMD Windom 507/831 2220
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Name City Phone
Mississippi
Gulf Coast FCO* Ocean Springs 228/875 9387
Hillside Cruger 662/235 4989
Lower Mississippi R* Vicksburg 601/629 6602
Mississippi FO Jackson 601/965 4900
Miss. Sandhill Crane Gautier 228/497 6322
N. Mississippi NWRC Grenada 662/226 8286
Noxubee Brooksville 662/323 5548
Panther Swamp Yazoo City 662/746 5060
Private John Allen NFH* Tupelo 662/842 1341
SRA Jackson 601/965 4699
St. Catherine Creek Sibley 601/442 6696
Yazoo Hollandale 662/839 2638
Missouri
Big Muddy Columbia 573/876 1826
Columbia ES Columbia 573/876 1911
Columbia FRO* Columbia 573/876 1909
Jackson WHM Jackson 601/965 4903
Mark Twain Annada 573/847 2333
Mingo Puxico 573/222 3589
Neosho NFH* Neosho 417/451 0554
SRA Jefferson City 573/636 7815
Squaw Creek Mound City 660/442 3187
Swan Lake Sumner 660/856 3323
Montana
Benton Lake & WMD Great Falls 406/727 7400
Billings ES Billings 406/247 7366
Bozeman FTC* Bozeman 406/587 9265
Bozeman FHC* Bozeman 406/582 8656
Bowdoin &WMD Malta 406/654 2863
Charles M. Russell & WMD Lewistown 406/538 8706
Creston NFH* Kalispell 406/755 7870
Ennis NFH* Ennis 406/682 4847
Grizzly Bear Rec. ES Missoula 406/243 4903
Name City Phone
Kalispell ES Kalispell 406/758 6868
Lee Metcalf Stevensville 406/777 5552
Medicine Lake Medicine Lake 406/789 2305
Montana ES Helena 406/449 5225
Montana FWMAO* Bozeman 406/585 9010
National Bison Range Moiese 406/644 2211
NE Montana WMD Medicine Lake 406/789 2305
NW Montana WMD Moiese 406/644 2211
Red Rock Lakes Lima 406/276 3536
Swan River Marion 406/858 2216
SRA Billings 406/247 7355
Nebraska
Crescent Lake Ellsworth 308/762 4893
Fort Niobrara Valentine 402/376 3789
Nebraska ES Grand Island 308/382 6468
North Platte Scottsbluff 308/635 7851
Rainwater Basin WMD Kearney 308/236 5015
Nevada
Ash Meadows Amaragosa Valley 775/372 5435
Desert NWRC Las Vegas 702/646 3401
Lahontan NFH* Gardnerville 775/265 2425
Marble Bluff Fish* Nixon 775/574 0187
Nevada ES Reno 775/861 6300
Ruby Lake Ruby Valley 775/779 2237
Southern Nevada ES Las Vegas 702/647 5230
SRA Reno 775/861 6360
Stillwater Fallon 775/423 5128
New Hampshire
Central New England FRO* Nashua 603/595 0957
Great Bay Newington 603/431 7511
Lake Umbagog Errol 603/482 3415
Nashua NFH* Nashua 603/595 0891
New England ES Concord 603/223 2541
Laconia OFA* Laconia 603/528 8750
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Name City Phone
New Jersey
Cape May Cape May 609/463 0994
Edwin B Forsythe Brigantine Oceanville 609/652 1665
Edwin B Forsythe Barnegat Barnegat 609/698 1387
Great Swamp Basking Ridge 973/425 1222
New Jersey ES Pleasantville 609/646 9310
SRA Newark 973/645 5910
Supawna Meadows Pennsville 856/935 1487
Wallkill River Sussex 973/702 7266
New Mexico
Bitter Lake Roswell 505/622 6755
Bosque del Apache Socorro 505/835 1828
Dexter NFH & TC* Dexter 505/734 5910
Las Vegas Las Vegas 505/425 3581
Maxwell Maxwell 505/375 2331
Mescalero NFH* Mescalero 505/671 4401
Mora NFH & TC* Mora 505/387 6022
New Mexico FRO* Albuquerque 505/761 4538
New Mexico ES Albuquerque 505/346 2525
Sevilleta Socorro 505/864 4021
San Andres Las Cruces 505/382 5047
SRA Albuquerque 505/883 7828
New York
Iroquois Alabama 716/948 5445
Long Island NWRC Shirley 631/286 0485
Long Island ES Islip 631/581 2941
Lower Great Lakes FRO* Amherst 716/691 5456
Montezuma Seneca Falls 315/568 5987
New York ES Cortland 607/753 9334
SRA Valley Stream 516/825 3950
St. Lawrence WMD Richville 315/287 9093
Name City Phone
North Carolina
Alligator River Manteo 252/473 1131
Asheville ES Asheville 828/258 3939
Cedar Island Swanquarter 252/225 2511
Edenton NFH* Edenton 252/482 4118
Mackay Island & Currituck Knotts Island 252/429 3100
Manteo WHM Manteo 252/473 6983
Mattamuskeet Swanquarter 252/926 4021
Pea Island Hatteras 252/473 1131
Pee Dee Wadesboro 704/694 4424
Pocosin Lakes Creswell 252/797 4431
Raleigh ES & WMD Raleigh 919/856 4520
Roanoke River Windsor 252/794 3808
SRA Raleigh 919/856 4786
S. Atlantic Fisheries* Morehead City 252/726 7021
North Dakota
Arrowwood &WMD Pingree 701/285 3341
Audubon & WMD Coleharbor 701/442 5474
Bismark WHO Bismark 701/852 0318
Chase Lake Woodworth 701/752 4218
Crosby WMD Crosby 701/965 6488
Des Lacs Kenmare 701/385 4046
Devils Lake WMD Devils Lake 701/662 8611
Garrison Dam NFH* Riverdale 701/654 7451
J. Clark Salyer & WMD Upham 701/768 2548
Kulm Lake WMD Kulm 701/647 2866
Lake Alice Devils Lake 701/662 8611
Lake Ilo Dunn Center 701/548 8110
Lake Zahl Crosby 701/965 6488
Long Lake & WMD Moffit 701/387 4397
Lostwood Kenmare 701/848 2722
Missouri R. FWMAO* Bismarck 701/250 4419
N. Dakota ES Bismarck 701/250 4481
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Name City Phone
North Dakota continued
Tewaukon & WMD Cayuga 701/724 3598
Upper Souris Berthold 701/468 5467
Valley City NFH* Valley City 701/845 3464
Valley City WMD Valley City 701/845 3466
Ohio
Ottawa Oak Harbor 419/898 0014
Reynoldsburg ES Reynoldsburg 614/469 6923
Oklahoma
Deep Fork Okmulgee 918/756 0815
Little River Broken Bow 580/584 6211
Oklahoma ES Tulsa 918/581 7458
Salt Plains Jet 580/626 4794
SRA Oklahoma City 405/608 5251
Sequoyah Vian 918/773 5251
Tishomingo NFH* Tishomingo 580/384 5463
Tishomingo Tishomingo 580/371 2402
Washita Butler 580/664 2205
Wichita Mountains Indiahoma 580/429 3221
Oklahoma FRO* Tishomingo 580/384 5710
Oregon
Ankeny Jefferson 503/588 2701
Baskett Slough Dallas 503/623 2749
Central Oregon ES Bend 541/383 7146
Eagle Creek NFH* Estacada 503/630 6270
Forensics Lab Ashland 541/482 4191
Klamath Falls FWO Klamath Falls 541/885 8481
Klamath Marsh Chiloquin 541/783 3380
Malheur Princeton 541/493 2612
Mid Columbia River Umatilla 541/922 3232
Name City Phone
Oregon ES Portland 503/231 6179
Oregon Coast NWRC Newport 541/867 4550
Sheldon/Hart Mtn NWRC Lakeview 541/947 3315
SRA Wilsonville 503/682 6131
SW Oregon ES Roseburg 541/957 3474
Tualatin River Sherwood 503/590 5811
Warm Springs NFH* Warm Springs 541/553 1692
Willamette Valley NWRC Corvallis 541/757 7236
Pennsylvania
Allegheny* Warren 814/726 0890
E. Pennsylvania ES Tobyhanna 570/894 1275
Erie Guys Mills 814/789 3585
John Heinz at Tinicum Philadelphia 610/521 0662
Lamar FHU* Lamar 570/726 6611
Lamar NFH & TC* Lamar 570/726 4247
Pennsylvania ES State College 814/234 4090
Susquehanna River* Harrisburg 717/238 6425
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Boqueron ES Boqueron, PR 787/851 7297
Buck Island Christiansted, VI 340/773 4554
Culebra Culebra, PR 787/742 0115
Caribbean Islands Boqueron, PR 787/851 7258
Rio Grande ES Rio Grande, PR 787/887 8769
Rhode Island
Rhode Island NWRC Charlestown 401/364 9124
S. New England ES Charlestown 401/364 9124
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Name City Phone
South Carolina
ACE Basin Hollywood 803/889 3084
Bears Bluff NFH* Wadmalaw Island 843/559 2315
Cape Romain Awendaw 843/928 3264
Carolina Sandhills McBee 843/335 8401
Charleston ES Charleston 843/727 4707
Clemson ES Clemson 864/656 2432
Orangeburg NFH* Orangeburg 803/534 4828
Santee Summerton 803/478 2217
Waccamaw Awendaw 843/928 3264
South Dakota
D.C. Booth HNFH* Spearfish 605/642 7730
Gavins Point NFH* Yankton 605/665 3352
Huron WMD Huron 605/352 5894
Lacreek Martin 605/685 6508
Lake Andes & WMD Lake Andes 605/487 7603
Madison WMD Madison 605/256 2974
S. Dakota ES & Great Pierre 605/224 8693
Plains FWMAO*
Sand Lake & WMD Columbia 605/885 6320
SRA Pierre 605/224 1001
Waubay & WMD Waubay 605/947 4521
Tennessee
Cookeville ES Cookeville 931/528 6481
Cross Creeks Dover 931/232 7477
Dale Hollow NFH* Celina 931/243 2443
Erwin NFH* Erwin 423/743 4712
Hatchie Brownsville 731/772 0501
Memphis WHM Memphis 901/327 7631
Reelfoot NWRC Dyersburg 731/287 0650
SRA Nashville 615/736 5532
Tennessee Paris 901/642 2091
Name City Phone
Texas
Aransas/Matagorda Austwell 361/286 3559
Island NWRC
Arlington ES & FRO* Arlington 817/277 1100
Attwater Pr. Chicken Eagle Lake 979/234 3021
Austin ES Austin 512/490 0057
Balcones Canyonlands Austin 512/339 9432
Brazoria NWRC Angleton 409/849 7771
Buffalo Lake Umbarger 806/499 3382
Clearlake ES Houston 281/286 8282
Texas
Corpus Christi ES Corpus Christi 361/994 9005
Hagerman Sherman 903/786 2826
Inks Dam NFH* Burnet 512/793 2474
Laguna Atascosa Rio Hondo 956/748 3607
Lower Rio Grande Valley/ Alamo 956/784 7500
Santa Ana NWRC
McFaddin Sabine Pass 409/971 2909
Muleshoe Muleshoe 806/946 3341
San Bernard Angleton 979/964 3639
San Marcos NFH & TC* San Marcos 512/353 0011
SRA Fort Worth 817/334 5202
SRA Houston 281/442 4066
Texas Chenier Plain Anahuac 409/267 3337
Anahuac NWRC
Trinity River Liberty 936/336 9786
Uvalde NFH* Uvalde 830/278 2419
Utah
Bear River Brigham City 435/723 5887
CO River Fish Inv. FRO* Vernal 435/789 0354
Fish Springs Ibapah 435/831 5353
Jones Hole NFH* Vernal 435/789 0360
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Name City Phone
Utah continued
Ouray NFH* Vernal 435/789 4078
Ouray Randlett 435/545 2522
Roosevelt FWMAO* Roosevelt 801/722 3321
SRA Ogden 801/625 5570
Utah ES Salt Lake City 801/524 5009
Vermont
Lake Champlain FWRO* Essex Junction 802/872 0629
Missisquoi Swanton 802/868 4781
Pittsford NFH* N. Chittendon 802/483 6618
White River NFH* Bethel 802/234 5400
Virginia
Back Bay Virginia Beach 757/721 2412
Chincoteague Chincoteague 757/336 6122
Eastern Shore of VA Cape Charles 757/331 2760
Eastern VA Rivers NWRC Warsaw 804/333 1470
Gloucester OFA* Gloucester 804/693 7118
Great Dismal Swamp Suffolk 757/986 3705
Harrison Lake NHF* Charles City 804/829 2421
Potomac River NWRC Woodbridge 703/490 4979
SRA Richmond 804/771 2883
SW Virginia ES Abingdon 540/623 1233
Virginia ES Gloucester 804/693 6694
Washington
Abernathy Salmon FTC* Longview 360/425 6072
Carson NFH* Carson 509/427 5905
Columbia Othello 509/488 2668
Columbia River FPO* Vancouver 360/696 7605
Conboy Lake Glenwood 509/364 3410
E. Washington sub off ES Moses Lake 509/454 5715
Name City Phone
Entiat NFH* Entiat 509/784 1131
Hanford Reach NWRC Richland 509/371 1801
Julia Butler Hansen Cathlamet 360/795 3915
Leavenworth NFH* Leavenworth 509/548 7641
Little Pend Oreille Colville 509/684 8384
Little White Salmon NFH* Cook 509/538 2755
Lower Columbia River FHC* Underwood 509/493 3156
Makah NFH* Neah Bay 360/645 2521
Maritime NWRC Port Angeles 360/457 8451
Mid Columbia River FRO* Leavenworth 509/548 7573
Mid Columbia River NWRC Pasco 509/545 8588
Nisqually Olympia 360/753 9467
Quilcene NFH* Quilcene 360/765 3334
Quinault* Humptulips 360/288 2508
Olympia FHC* Olympia 360/753 9440
Pierce Stevenson 509/427 5208
Ridgefield Ridgefield 360/887 4106
Spring Creek NFH* Underwood 509/493 1730
Steigerwald Stevenson 360/887 4106
SRA Redmond 425/883 8122
Turnbull Cheney 509/235 4723
Upper Columbia River ES Spokane 509/891 6839
Wenatchee ES Wenatchee 509/665 3507
W. Washington FWO* Lacey 360/753 9440
Willapa Ilwaco 360/484 3482
Willard NFH* Cook 509/538 2755
Winthrop NFH* Winthrop 509/996 2424
Yakima Suboffice* Yakima 509/575 5848
West Virginia
Canaan Valley Davis 304/866 3858
Ohio River Islands Parkersburg 304/422 0752
W. Virginia ES Elkins 304/636 6586
White Sulphur White Sulphur Spr. 304/536 1361
Springs NFH*
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Name City Phone
Wisconsin
Ashland FRO* Ashland 715/682 6185
Genoa NFH* Genoa 608/689 2605
Green Bay ES & FRO* Green Bay 920/465 7440
Horicon Mayville 920/387 2658
Iron River NFH* Iron River 715/372 8510
LaCrosse FHC* Onalaska 608/783 8444
LaCrosse FRO* Onalaska 608/783 8431
Leopold WMD Mayville 920/387 0336
Wisconsin
Necedah Necedah 608/565 2551
St. Croix WMD New Richmond 715/246 7784
Trempealeau Trempealeau 608/539 2311
Upper Mississippi River Onalaska 608/783 8405
Wyoming
Arapaho Complex Walden (CO) 970/723 8202
Cheyenne ES Cheyenne 307/772 2374
Jackson NFH* Jackson 307/733 2510
Lander FWMAO* Lander 307/332 2159
Nat’l. Black Footed Laramie 307/721 8805
Ferret ES
National Elk Refuge Jackson 307/733 9212
Saratoga NFH* Saratoga 307/326 5662
Seedskadee Green River 307/875 2187
SRA Casper 307/261 6365
State Fish and Wildlife Agencies
(IAFWA Members List)
<www.IAFWA.org> or <offices.fws.gov>
Alabama
Division of Wildlife and
Freshwater Fisheries
Montgomery: 334/242 3465
Alaska
Department of Fish and Game
Juneau: 907/465 4100
Arizona
Game and Fish Department
Phoenix: 602/789 3278
Arkansas
Game and Fish Commission
Little Rock: 501/223 6305
California
Department of Fish and Game
Sacramento: 916/653 7667
Colorado
Division of Wildlife
Denver: 303/291 7208
Connecticut
Department of Environmental
Protection
Hartford: 860/424 3010
Delaware
Division of Fish and Wildlife
Dover: 302/739 5295
District of Columbia
Fisheries and Wildlife
Division
Washington, DC: 202/535 2266
Florida
Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission
Tallahassee: 850/488 2975
Georgia
Dept. of Natural Res.,
Wildlife Resources Division
Social Circle: 770/918 6401
Hawaii
Department of Land and
Natural Resources
Honolulu: 808/587 0400
Idaho
Fish and Game Department
Boise: 208/334 5159
Illinois
Department of Natural
Resources
Springfield: 208/334 5159
Indiana
Department of Natural
Resources
Indianapolis: 317/232 4080
Iowa
Department of Natural
Resources
Des Moines: 515/281 5385
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North Carolina
Wildlife Resources
Commission
Raleigh: 919/733 3391
North Dakota
Game and Fish Department
Bismark: 701/328 6300
Ohio
Division of Wildlife
Columbus: 614/265 6300
Oklahoma
Department of Wildlife
Conservation
Oklahoma City: 405/521 3851
Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife
Portland: 503/872 5310
Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission
& Pennsylvania Game
Commission
Harrisburg: 717/787 3633
Rhode Island
Division of Fish and Wildlife
Wakefield: 401/222 3075
South Carolina
Department of Natural
Resources
Columbia: 803/734 4007
South Dakota
Game Fish and Parks
Department
Pierre: 605/773 3387
Tennessee
Wildlife Resources Agency
Nashville: 615/781 6552
Texas
Parks and Wildlife
Department
Austin: 512/389 4802
Utah
Division of Wildlife Resources
Salt Lake City: 801/538 4703
Vermont
Department of Fish and
Wildlife
Waterbury: 802/241 3730
Virginia
Department of Game and
Inland Fisheries
Richmond: 804/367 9231
Washington
Department of Fish and
Wildlife
Olympia: 360/902 2225
West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources
Charleston: 304/558 2771
Wisconsin
Department of Natural
Resources
Madison: 608/266 2121
Wyoming
Game and Fish Department
Cheyenne: 307/777 4600
Kansas
Department of Wildlife and
Parks
Topeka: 785/296 2281
Kentucky
Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources
Frankfort: 502/564 3400
Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries
Baton Rouge: 225/765 2623
Maine
Department of Inland
Fisheries and Wildlife
Augusta: 207/287 5202
Maryland
Department of Natural
Resources
Annapolis: 410/260 8281
Massachusetts
Division of Fisheries and
Wildlife
Boston: 617/626 2590
Michigan
Department of Natural
Resources
Lansing: 517/373 2329
Minnesota
Department of Natural
Resources
St Paul: 651/297 4960
Mississippi
Department of Wildlife,
Fisheries and Parks
Jackson: 601/432 2001
Missouri
Department of Conservation
Jefferson City: 573/751 4115
Montana
Department of Fish,
Wildlife and Parks
Helena: 406/444 3186
Nebraska
Game and Parks Commission
Lincoln: 402/471 5539
Nevada
Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
Reno: 775/688 1599
New Hampshire
Fish and Game Department
Concord: 603/271 3422
New Jersey
Division of Fish and Wildlife
Trenton: 609/292 9410
New Mexico
Game and Fish Department
Santa Fe: 505/476 8000
New York
Department of Environmental
Conservation
Albany: 518/402 8924
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Territorial Fish and Wildlife Agency Members
Guam
Dept of Agriculture/Aquatic &
Wildlife Resources
Mangilao: 671/724 3984
Mariana Islands
Department of Lands &
Natural Resources
Saipan: 670/322 9834
Puerto Rico
Department of Natural
Resources
San Juan: 787/723 3090
Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
About the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
How can I get Service publications or information on fish,
wildlife and plant species?
To obtain a publication or information on wildlife species,
employees should call the Service’s National Publications
Unit at 304/876 7203, or fax a request to 304/876 7689. The
general public should be advised to use 800/344WILD.
Electronic files of many publications are available on the Web
at <library.fws.gov/>. USFWS also has individual fact sheets
on many species at <species.fws.gov/>.
Where can I get visitor information about Refuges?
You can get visitor information directly from the individual
refuges. For information about the Refuge System call
800/344WILD or 703/358 1744, or on the Web at
<refuges.fws.gov/>.
Where can I get visitor information about Fish Hatcheries?
You can get visitor information directly from individual
hatcheries. The “Federal & State Listing of Fishery Offices” has
hatchery addresses and phone numbers, and can be obtained by
calling 304/876 7203 or 703/358 1715. Hatchery addresses are
also available at <fisheries.fws.gov/> or <offices.fws.gov/>.
Where can I get information about bird houses and feeders?
Receive information about bird houses and feeders by calling
800/344WILD, Division of Migratory Bird Management at
703/358 1714, or on the Web at <birds.fws.gov/>.
Where can I find a listing of the laws governing the Service?
Look on the Web at <laws.fws.gov/>.
Where do I go for hunting and fishing licenses?
Hunting and fishing regulations and licenses are issued by the
STATE fish & wildlife or natural resources agencies and are
available at most places where hunting and fishing gear are sold.
If you want to hunt migratory birds (ducks, geese, etc.), you will
also need a Federal Duck Stamp. For state contacts see State
Fish & Wildlife Agencies in this guide or <offices.fws.gov/>.
Where can I purchase a Federal Duck Stamp?
Duck stamps are available at U.S. Post Offices, WalMarts,
Kmarts, sporting goods stores, and many national wildlife
refuges. Stamps can be ordered and sent overnight by calling
either 800/DUCK499, 800/BASSPRO or 800/STAMP24.
How do I report bird bands?
Call 800/327BAND (2263) or visit USGS’ Bird Banding Lab on
the Web at <www.pwrc.nbs.gov/bbl/default.htm/>.
Where do I get information about Invasive Species?
Visit the Web at <invasives.fws.gov/> for specific information.
What kind of financial aid is available from the Service?
n For information about wetlands conservation grants through
the Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, contact 703/358 1784.
n For information about assistance to restore a variety of
habitat on private land through the Partners for Fish and
Wildlife Program, contact Division Fish and Wildlife
Management and Habitat Restoration at 703/358 1718.
n For information about coastal wetlands conservation grants,
contact the Division of Federal Aid at 703/358 2156.
n For information about grants available through the Division of
International Conservation, call 703/358 1754 or visit
<grants.fws.gov/>.
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How do I get a job with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
Service jobs can be found at <www.usajobs.opm.gov/
a9fws.htm>. This will display the vacancies we currently
have open. New vacancies appear frequently, so check
periodically. For career and other employment information,
visit <hr.fws.gov/>.
Are there opportunities to volunteer with the Service?
Yes. You can receive volunteer information by calling
800/344 WILD, or on the Web at <volunteers.fws.gov/>.
How do I find Golden Eagle & Golden Age Passports?
Call 1 888/GOPARKS or go to website <www.recreation.gov/>.
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New Years Day
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Martin
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King Jr. Day
22/343 23/342
28/337 29/336 30/335
81
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February 2002 African-American History Month
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March 2002 41/324
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March 2002 Women’s History Month
31
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National
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Refuge
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Birthday
74/291
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Duck Stamp
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April 2002 Asian-American/Pacific Islander Month
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106/259 107/258
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113/252 114/251
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97/268
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April 2002
S M T W T F S
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July 2002
S M T W T F S
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
August 2002
S M T W T F S
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Sunday Monday Tuesday
91
June 2002 Gay Pride Month
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
29 30 31 1
5 6 7 8
12 13 14 15
19 20 21 22
26 27 28 29
92
June 2002
30
May 2002
S M T W T F S
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2002
S M T W T F S
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30
July 2002
S M T W T F S
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
August 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
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11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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September 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
152/213
National
Fishing and
Boating
Week
06/01–9
157/208 158/207
160/205 164/201 165/200 166/199
End PP12
171/194 172/193
First Day of
Summer
174/191 178/187 179/186 180/185
End PP13
Outdoor
Writers
06/22–26
154/211 155/210 156/209
161/204 162/203 163/202
168/197 169/196 170/195
175/190 176/189 177/188
181/184
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Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
3 5 6
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31 1 2 3
94
July 2002
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Sunday Monday Tuesday
June 2002
S M T W T F S
1
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30
August 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
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September 2002
S M T W T F S
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29 30
October 2002
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July 2002
185/180
Independence
Day
186/179 187/178
188/177 192/173 193/172 194/171
199/166 200/165
202/163 206/159 207/158 208/157
ACI
Conference
07/27–31
End PP15
182/183
Federal Duck
Stamp First
Day of Sale
183/182 184/181
189/176 190/175 191/174
196/169 197/168 198/167
203/162 204/161 205/160
209/154 210/155 211/154 212/153
195/170
July 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
31 1 2 3
7 8 9 10
14 15 16 17
21 22 23 24
28 29 30 31
96
August 2002
12
28 29
4
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30
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Sunday Monday Tuesday
95
August 2002
September 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
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13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
November 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
August 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
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220/145 221/144 222/143
End PP16
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End PP17
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224/141 225/140 226/139
231/134 233/132
238/127 239/126 240/125
223/142
237/126 End PP18
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Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
4 5 6 7
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25 26 27 28
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98
September 2002
16
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1
Sunday Monday Tuesday
97
September 2002 Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15)
October 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
November 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
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September 2002
S M T W T F S
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244/121 248/117 249/116 250/115
255/110 256/109 End PP19
258/107 262/103 263/102 264/101
End PP20
National Public
Lands Day
National
Hunting and
Fishing Day
269/96 270/95
272/93 273/92
245/120
Labor Day
246/119 247/118
252/113 253/112 254/111
259/106 260/105 261/104
266/99
First Day of
Autumn
267/98 268/97
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Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
100
October 2002
Sunday Monday Tuesday
99
October 2002 Disability Employment Awareness Month
November 2002
S M T W T F S
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
January 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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29 30
October 2002
S M T W T F S
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6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
276/89 277/88 278/87
283/82 284/81 End PP21
286/79
National
Wildlife Refuge
Week 10/13–19
290/75 291/74 292/73
297/68 298/67 End PP22
304/61
274/91 275/90
280/85 281/84 282/83
287/78
Columbus Day
288/77
Federal Duck
Stamp Contest
10/15–17
289/76
294/71 295/70
Reminder...
Schedule
Annual Leave.
Subject to
Forfiture.
296/69
300/65
Daylight
Savings Time
Ends
301/64 302/63 303/62
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279/86
28 29
18 19
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Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
334/31
Last Day to
Schedule
Annual Leave.
Subject to
Forfeiture.
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November 2002
Sunday Monday Tuesday
101
November 2002 American Indian Heritage Month
December 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
January 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2003
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
October 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
November 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2
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305/60 306/59
311/54 312/53 End PP23
314/51 318/47 319/46 320/45
325/40 326/39 End PP24
328/37 332/33
Thanksgiving
Day
333/32
308/57 309/56 310/55
316/49 317/48
322/43 323/42 324/41
329/36 330/35 331/34
321/44
315/50
Health
Benefits
Open Season
Begins
Veterans Day
307/58
22
4 5 6 7
11 12 13 14
18 19 20 21
25 26 27 28
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8
15
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9
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30
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17
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31
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
104
December 2002
Sunday Monday Tuesday
103
December 2002
January 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2003
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2003
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
November 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
339/26 340/25 End PP25
342/23 346/19 347/18 348/17
End PP26
First Day of
Winter
353/12 354/11
356/9 360/5 361/4 362/3
End PP1
336/29 337/28 338/27
343/22
Health
Benefits
Open Season
Ends
344/21 345/20
350/15 351/14 352/13
357/8 358/7 359/6
Christmas Day
364/1 365/0
335/30
349/16
363/2
29 30 31
27
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8 9 10 11
15 16 17 18
22 23 24 25
29 30 31 1
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12
19
26
6
20
7
14
21
28
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
3/362 4/361
5/360 6/359 10/355 End PP2
17/348 18/347
19/346 20/345
Martin Luther
King Jr. Day
24/341 End PP3
31/334
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January 2003
Sunday Monday Tuesday
1/364
New Years Day
2/363
7/358 8/357 9/356
14/351 15/350 16/349
21/344 22/343 23/342
28/337 29/336 30/335
105
January 2003
February 2003
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2003
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
April 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
December 2002
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
January 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
26/339 27/338
12/353 13/352
26 27 28 29 30 31
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18
25
1
5 6 7 8
12 13 14 15
19 20 21 22
26 27 28 1
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
108
February 2003
Sunday Monday Tuesday
107
February 2003 African-American History Month
March 2003
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
April 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
January 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2003
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
May 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
32/333
33/332 34/331 38/327 End PP4
45/320 46/319
47/318 48/317
President’s
Day
52/313 End PP5
55/310 59/306
35/330 36/329 37/328
42/323 43/322 44/321
49/316 50/315 51/314
56/309 57/308 58/307
41/324
54/310
40/325
24 25 26 27 28
26 29
30 31
25 85/280
Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
110
March 2003
Sunday Monday Tuesday
109
March 2003 Women’s History Month
10
2
9
16
23
3
17
24
4
11
18
1
5 6 7 8
12 13 14 15
19 20 21 22
27 28
End PP6
End PP7
60/305
61/304 62/303 66/299 67/298
68/297 69/296 73/292
National
Wildlife
Refuge
System
100th Birthday
80/285
First Day of
Spring
81/284
82/283 87/278
90/275
63/302 64/301 65/300
70/295 71/294 72/293
77/288 78/287 79/286
83/282 84/281 86/279
76/289
April 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
February 2003
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
May 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
March 2003
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
June 2003
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
89/276
75/290
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Outreach Basics
n You need to plan for your communication needs just as you
plan fish and wildlife management activities. The National
Outreach Strategy has basics to help you do that.
n Outreach plans are now required for all significant Service
actions. Check the back of the National Outreach Strategy for
tips on doing an outreach plan.
Outreach Message Statements
Building outreach activities and products around consistent and
simple themes will ensure the information presented to the
public is relevant and comprehensive.
A concise message that describes the Service is, “Conserving
the Nature of America.” We suggest you use this message in
appropriate outreach material.
All Service programs and activities can be explained by
incorporating one or more of the following themes.
n The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a Federal agency whose
mission, working with others, is to conserve fish, wildlife and
plants and their habitats.
n The Service helps protect a healthy environment for people,
fish and wildlife.
n The Service helps Americans conserve and enjoy the outdoors.
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Outreach
Major Outreach Event Dates
National Wildlife Refuge System Birthday 03/14/2002
National Wildlife Week 04/15–21/2002
Earth Day 04/22/2002
Junior Duck Stamp Contest 04/27/2002
International Migratory Bird Day 05/11/2002
National Fishing and Boating Week 06/01–09/2002
Federal Duck Stamp—1st Day of Sale 07/01/2002
National Hunting & Fishing Day 09/28/2002
National Public Lands Day 09/28/2002
National Wildlife Refuge Week 10/13–19/2002
Federal Duck Stamp Contest 10/15–17/2002
Outreach Definition (from the National Outreach Strategy)
Outreach is two-way communication between the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and the public to establish mutual
understanding, promote involvement, and influence attitudes
and actions, with the goal of improving joint stewardship of our
natural resources.
To see the complete version of the National Outreach Strategy
document, go to the Intranet at <sii.fws.gov/Outreach/
Strategy.htm/>.
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Donation Activity Guidelines
Congress has authorized the Service to accept donations that
further the mission of the agency or for more limited purposes,
but has not provided the Service with authority to solicit such
donations. Your role with respect to potential donations is
restricted to educating the public about the existence of our
authority to accept gifts and the specific gift needs of the
Service, and you should avoid any action that the public would
construe as a serious request for money or in-kind goods
and services.
To assist the Service with its mission, Congress has chartered
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to not only accept,
but also to solicit donations, and Service employees may
facilitate the Foundation’s efforts to solicit donations.
The Department of the Interior’s Ethics Office has posted
guidance on donation activities, including dos & don’ts of
partnerships, at <www.doi.gov/ethics/ethics4.html/>.
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Guidance on Lobbying, Advertising & Donations
Lobbying
The Service has encouraged all employees to initiate contacts
with Members of Congress or their staffs to provide information
about the Service’s programs or to answer questions. This
is particularly important following elections, when many
Congressional offices will experience staff turnover even if the
member is reelected. There are two principles governing these
contacts—always alert your regional Congressional Affairs
Specialist and never lobby. Go to the Service Intranet for more
information at <sii.fws.gov/r9cla/>.
Paid Advertising
Paying for print, broadcast, or online advertising is not
allowed with the exception of notices to encourage participation
in the development of Environmental Impact Statements,
Comprehensive Conservation Plans, and other formal public
processes. You need prior written approval from the Service’s
Office of Public Affairs and from the Department of the
Interior’s Office of Communications before paying for
advertising space. Go to the Service Intranet for more
information at <sii.fws.gov/outreach/Advertising.htm/>.
Media
The media offers an important tool for the Service to meet
continuing responsibility to keep the public informed of its
various programs and activities. Go to <sii.fws.gov/r9extaff/
mediaser.htm/> for more information.
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What is the SII?
On the Internet, you can reach anywhere in the world, gather
information, make a purchase, send images, or do a hundred
other things. The SII ( also referred to as the Intranet) is just
like the Internet, but its scope is internal to the Service, helping
to make Service data readily accessible to all employees so they
can work together on draft proposals without prematurely
exposing the work-in-progress to the public or forcing the public
to navigate through internal administrative information.
Here are just a few practical uses for the SII...
n Post a document draft on the SII and select Service
colleagues to comment and offer suggestions before releasing
the final version.
n Coordinate a meeting with Service folks across the nation.
Give employees from the other side of the country an advance
view of what the meeting will be about so they can offer changes
as needed.
n Provide a consistent central reference and stor