Fishery Biologist Louise Mauldin from the LaCrosse Fishery Resources Office  teamed up with Fishery Biologist Frank Stone of the Ashland FRO to develop an informational web page focusing on the Midwest Driftless Area Restoration Effort (MDARE). 

The Driftless Area partnership was formed under the National Fish Habitat Initiative.  It is a geographically-focused, scientifically based, coordinated effort to protect, restore and enhance aquatic habitat in a 24,000 square mile unglaciated area of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois.  MDARE is a broad partnership that is working together to enhance brook trout and other conservation priority species, reduce nutrient and sediment inputs, improve water quality, increase recreational opportunities, and raise awareness as to the value and importance of the Driftless Area and its aquatic resources. 

The web page provides basic information about the Driftless Area and describes the MDARE partnership and its goals. More information about the Midwest Driftless Area Effort partnership can be found at:                              http://www.fws.gov/midwest/LaCrosseFisheries/projects/Driftless.html