NewsroomCurrent News ReleasesThe Midwest Region's news releases are organized in reverse chronological order starting with the current month. A brief synopsis of each release is included here. Click on the news release title for a full text version. For news releases issued prior to those available here, visit the national web site and use the searchable database to obtain the Region's archived releases through 1991. May 07, 2009 - Genoa NFH and Fisheries Friends Sponsor Kids Fishing Event May 16 May 07, 2009 - Secretary Salazar Presents Operation Migration with Partners Award April 29, 2009 - Salazar, Locke Restore Scientific Consultations Under ESA April 28, 2009 - Amended Hunting Regulations Proposed for Upper Miss NW&FR April 27, 2009 - President's Economic Recovery Plan Brings 78 FWS Projects To Midwest April 24, 2009 - Interior Secretary Awards $900,000 Grant for Imperiled Species in MI, IN RSS FeedsRegional NewsletterInside Region 3 is a new quarterly newsletter that highlights the activities and people of the Service's Midwest Region. The Region includes offices in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. The Fish & Wildlife JournalLooking for "soft news," story ideas or information about Fish and Wildlife Service activities and accomplishments in the field? Try the Fish & Wildlife Journal web site. The Fish & Wildlife Journal includes an online searchable database that contains hundreds of employee-written summaries of field activities and other accomplishments. Media Contacts
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Click Play list on the video player above to see the latest video news clips and programs from around the Midwest Region. Or click the links below to see additional news coverage of FWS activities from around the Midwest Other FWS News CoverageReward Increased for Bald Eagles Found Shot Near St. Louis, MO (KPLR TV St. Louis) Bald Eagles Found Shot Near St. Louis, MO (KSDK TV St. Louis) Federal Duck Stamp Contest Story -- 9 MB Windows Media Player format (courtesy of Ron Schara) Federal Duck Stamp Contest Slide Show - 68 MB Windows Media Player format (produced by External Affairs) Crews Search Illinois River for Invasive Fish (ABC Chicago site) Locals Unhappy About Closed Road for Endangered Bird (KFVS Channel 12 Chicago) Midwest Region on the Web |
Last updated: March 27, 2009
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