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A brick building (Midwest Fisheries Center) with a sign that reads, "U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Fisheries Center, 555 Lester Avenue, La Crosse Fish Health Center, La Crosse Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Whitney Genetics Laboratory, Ecological Services, Migratory Birds, Friends of the Upper Mississippi" and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service logo
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Our lobby features informational displays describing local aquatic wildlife and our scientific research and conservation efforts, a Mississippi River mural and an aquarium of local native fish. The lobby is open to the public. Our laboratories and other work areas are generally not open for tours so we encourage visitors to call to pre-arrange a tour at 608-783-8444.

Other Facilities in the Complex

The Midwest Fisheries Center houses the La Crosse Fish Health Center, La Crosse Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Whitney Genetics Lab and administrative, GIS and outreach staff, as well as the Regional Watercraft Safety Coordinator.

Person dissecting three fish on tray
La Crosse Fish Health Center
Fish health centers provide expertise in aquatic animal health through diagnostics, monitoring, investigations, certifications and training related to both wild and captive populations. Centers coordinate the Wild Fish Health Survey and address emerging pathogen issues through applied research and...
Conservation Office
Onalaska,WI
Woman on boat with fish net in hand on Mississippi river.
La Crosse Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
La Crosse Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office was established in 1981 and works to monitor and control the spread of invasive species such as invasive carp and round goby as well as restore threatened and endangered freshwater mussels and fish like the Topeka shiner and  inter-jurisdictional ...
Conservation Office
Onalaska,WI
A blue sky with clouds as the sun shines on the upper Mississippi River with green bluffs in the distance.
Midwest Fisheries Center
The Midwest Fisheries Center is the region’s Fish Technology Center for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish Technology Centers provide leadership in science-based management of trust aquatic resources through applied research and the development of new concepts, strategies and techniques to...
Conservation Office
Onalaska,WI

Locations

Whitney Genetics Laboratory
(608) 684-0085
555 Lester AvenueOnalaska,WI54650-8552
Hours
Visitor Center Hours
Monday - Friday, except federal holidays
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.