U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Illinois and Iowa Ecological Services Field Office

Richard C. Nelson
Field Office Supervisor

Jody Millar

Assistant Office Supervisor

Rock Island Field Office

Ecological Services
1511 47th Avenue
Moline, IL 61265

Phone: 309-757-5800
Fax: 309-757-5807
Federal Relay: 800-877-8339

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Below: Male Topeka shiner (Notropis topeka) in breeding colors. Photograph by USFWS.

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We work with public and private entities to conserve and restore endangered species, migratory birds, wetlands, and other important fish and wildlife resources in the States of Illinois and Iowa.

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Featured Story

Iowa State University to Study Topeka Shiner Habitats
Restored by the Rock Island, IL Ecological Services Field Office

September 20, 2011

Student researchers from Iowa State University empty seine haul of minnows for identification. Photograph by USFWS; Aleshia Kenney

The Rock Island, IL Ecological Services Field Office has restored a group of floodplain wetlands known as oxbows along tributaries of the North Raccoon River in central Iowa. These wetlands are used by the Topeka shiner, a federally listed endangered minnow. Researchers from the Iowa State University is studying the use of the restored wetlands versus wetlands that have not been restored to better understand those wetland features that benefit the species. Read more about the Topeka shiner at the links below.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Species Fact Sheet

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Journal Entry

U.S. Department of the Interior - Recovery Act

Iowa State University Research Progress Report

News and Accomplishments

Oct. 4, 2011:
Tracking Imperiled Blanding's Turtles at Iowa's Nahant Marsh

Blanding's turtle