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The Mountain-Prairie Region consists of 8 states in the heart of the American west including Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
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Where Wildlife Comes First
Created in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, today's National Wildlife Refuge System protects habitats and wildlife across the country, from the Alaskan tundra to subtropical wetlands. Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Refuge System's 560-plus refuges cover more than 150 million acres and protect nearly 1,400 species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
While national wildlife refuges were created to protect wildlife, they are for people too. Refuges are ideal places for people of all ages to explore and connect with the natural world. We invite you to learn more about and visit the national wildlife refuges and wetland management districts in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
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The Mountain-Prairie Region's Office of Ecological Services (ES) works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, ES personnel work with Federal, State, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to avoid, minimize, and mitigate threats to our Nation's natural resources.
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Providing leadership in the conservation of migratory bird habitat through partnerships, grants, and outreach for present and future generations. The Migratory Bird Program is responsible for maintaining healthy migratory bird populations for the benefit of the American people.
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Fish and Aquatic Conservation
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program in the Mountain-Prairie Region helps conserve, protect, and enhance aquatic resources and provides economically valuable recreational fishing to anglers across the country. The program comprises 12 National Fish Hatcheries.
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Law enforcement is essential to virtually every aspect of wildlife conservation. The Office of Law Enforcement contributes to Service efforts to manage ecosystems, save endangered species, conserve migratory birds, preserve wildlife habitat, restore fisheries, combat invasive species, and promote international wildlife conservation.
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External Affairs staff in the Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides support to the regional office and field stations to communicate and faciliate information about the Service's programs to the public, media, Congress, Tribes, partners, and other stakeholders in the 8-state region.
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Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery
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DC Booth National Fish Hatchery
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Creston National Fish Hatchery
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Ennis National Fish Hatchery
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Leadville National Fish Hatchery
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Saratoga National Fish Hatchery
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Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery
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Jackson National Fish Hatchery
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Ouray National Fish Hatchery
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Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery
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Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery
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Valley City National Fish Hatchery
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- Inspection testing services for hatchery facilities to facilitate annual health certifications.
- Diagnostic assistance for chronic or acute health problems in cultured and wild stock.
The primary purpose of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Fish and Aquatic Conservation (formerly known as Fisheries) Program in the Mountain-Prairie Region is to conserve, protect, and enhance aquatic resources throughout the Region. The Program also produces fish which provide economically valuable recreational fishing to anglers across the country. The program comprises 6 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices, 2 Colorado River Fish Project Offices, 13 National Fish Hatcheries (one is a subset of the Ouray NFH and is managed by the CRFP-Grand Junction Office), a National Fish Technology and a National Fish Health Center serving Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
The six Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices focus on managing populations and habitats for future generations by building partnerships that incorporate private landowners, tribal, local, and state governments, other federal agencies, and foreign nations to conserve fisheries and wildlife. Biologists throughout the Region support tribal fisheries and wildlife management programs; monitor and control invasive species (such as zebra mussels, and New Zealand snails); evaluate native fish stocks and their habitats; provide assistance to stakeholders on both fish and wildlife resource issues; collaborate on aquatic restoration with the National Fish Hatchery System; conduct scientific studies into fish and wildlife questions; restore habitat through the National Fish Passage Program and the National Fish Habitat Partnership ; work to prevent listing and recover species listed on the Endangered Species Act as well as other imperiled species; and collaborate with partners to conserve game species and migratory fishes that cross multiple jurisdictions such as Colorado River fishes, cutthroat trout, bull trout, pallid sturgeon, sage-grouse, wolves, and trumpeter swans especially on tribal and private lands and streams.
The Colorado River Fish Project Offices, located at Grand Junction, Colorado and vernal Utah work in assisting with recovery of four fish species native to the Colorado River that are listed under the Endangered Species Act.
The Region’s 13 National Fish Hatcheries produce millions of coldwater, coolwater, and warmwater game fish every year for stocking in public lakes, rivers, and streams. Hatchery-raised fish meet legally mandated "mitigation" requirements, compensating for fish losses caused by federal water projects and associated dams. The hatcheries also raise native fish and other aquatic wildlife to help restore populations in the wild and to support recovery of threatened and endangered species. Two of the Mountain-Prairie hatcheries – one in Ennis, Montana and the other in Saratoga, Wyoming – are part of the National Broodstock Program, providing disease-free and genetically sound eggs to dozens of states, tribes, other hatcheries, and research facilities. These eggs support production of millions of fish for recreational angling opportunities, species recovery and restoration, mitigation, tribal subsistence fishing, and other fisheries activities.
PLEASE NOTE THAT FISHING LICENSES ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE STATE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENTS. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO FIND THE URLS FOR EACH OF THE EIGHT STATES IN THE MOUNTAIN-PRAIRIE REGION:
Bozeman Fish Technology Center (BFTC) is one of six Fish Technology Centers within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program working collaboratively with government, state, university, and private partners. Fish Technology Centers provide leadership in development of new concepts, strategies, and technologies for science-based conservation and management of aquatic resources. Applied research and technical services of the BFTC are focused in the fields of Conservation Physiology and Ecology, Fish Nutrition and Diet Development, Fish Passage and Screening, and Sensitive Aquatic Species Conservation.
Bozeman Fish Health Center (BFHC) is one of nine Fish Health Centers within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program working with partners to provide state-of-the-art aquatic animal health services to protect and enhance the health of aquatic animal resources for the continuing benefit of the American Public.
The Center‘s laboratories service federal, tribal, state, and commercial fishery programs. Three major areas of responsibility include:
National Wild Fish Health Survey to determine the distribution of fish pathogens in free-ranging fish populations.
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