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Our stations are field-based offices. Visits are generally pre-arranged with staff. Please reach out to the station to arrange a visit.

Other Facilities in the Complex

We work closely - as part of the Vermont-Massachusetts Complex - with four national fish hatcheries, an aquatic resource center and another fish and wildlife conservation office in Vermont and Massachusetts, helping to restore native fish in the Lake Champlain and Connecticut River watersheds, the Great Lakes and the northeastern United States:

We also work with the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge to conserve and restore habitat on refuge lands and in the Missisquoi River watershed.

A row of white buildings amidst a mountainous forest setting
Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery is a 35-acre U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Congress authorized our hatchery in 1906 and in 1909 it was constructed to produce brook trout, char and Atlantic salmon for stocking the waters of Vermont, New...
National Fish Hatchery
North Chittenden,VT
Front half of a fish showing their spotted silvery body.
White River National Fish Hatchery
The White River National Fish Hatchery (NFH) is in business after being closed for five years due to extensive storm damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. Much of the hatchery's infrastructure, fish pools, and raceways were underwater and buried in a foot of mud and silt after the...
National Fish Hatchery
Bethel,VT
River Herring Returning up the Merrimack River
Cronin Aquatic Resource Center
In August 2016, the Cronin Aquatic Resource Center was reopened after closing its doors in 2014. The hatchery has been renovated into a research facility that is focused on augmenting endangered freshwater mussel species, as well as floodplain conservation and climate change work. The Richard...
National Fish Hatchery
Sunderland,MA
Adult Lake Trout
Berkshire National Fish Hatchery
The Berkshire National Fish Hatchery is a cold-water aquaculture facility that lies on 148 acres in Berkshire County, in northern New Marlborough, Massachusetts. The site is located approximately six miles east of Great Barrington and roughly six miles southwest of Tyringham.  Our primary mission...
National Fish Hatchery
New Marlborough,MA
Eastern Brook trout
North Attleboro National Fish Hatchery
Congress authorized the creation of the North Attleboro National Fish Hatchery in September, 1950, for the purpose of raising freshwater fish and stocking the rivers and lakes of New England states. Our hatchery has been raising both game and non-game species, and providing recreational...
National Fish Hatchery
North Attleboro,MA
A panoramic view of trees in the background and a marsh featuring pools of water, trees, and grasses in the foreground
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
The Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1943 to provide habitat for migratory birds. It was designated as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2013.
National Wildlife Refuge
Swanton,VT

Locations

Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
(802) 662-5300
Winston Prouty Federal Building11 Lincoln StreetEssex Junction,VT05452-3151
Hours
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8am - 4pm