S5689 State Road 35
Genoa, WI 54632-8836
Phone: 608-689-2605
Fax: 608-689-2644
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)
Office Facts
Established: 1932
FY 2006 Budget: $740,000
Staff: seven permanent employees
Geographic Area Covered
Six states in Region 3
Cooperate with state, tribal, and other Service hatcheries throughout the country
Hatchery Mission
Rear 23 species of fish to support high priority federal management, restoration and threatened and endangered species programs
Serve as regional isolation facility
Hatch and rear wild lake trout and coaster brook trout
Support fish recovery efforts in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi River
Supply fish/eggs for research, tribal and state cooperator programs
Provide environmental education
Culture three distinct strains of lake sturgeon for ongoing tribal restoration efforts at the White Earth and Menominee Indian reservations, and the states of Minnesota and Missouri
Culture endangered Higgins’ eye pearlymussels for recovery in the Upper Mississippi Ecosystem
Culture endangered winged maple leaf for recovery in the St. Croix River System
Fish Species and Capability
40 million eggs and fry of cool water fish such as northern pike and walleye
200,000 fingerling and subadult salmonids, cool water, and warm water fish (bass, bluegill, sturgeon) for national wildlife refuges and other high priority federal programs
Repository for threatened and endangered mussels
Public Use Opportunities
Fishery education
Self-guided hatchery tours and visitation (5,000 annually)
Guided tours and off-site presentations available
Open air ponds (17) and raceways (6) with some broodfish
Hatchery grounds are ranked in Top 10 area locations for bird watching by the La Crosse Chapter of the Audubon Society
