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Tench on the Doorstep
Tench is a freshwater fish, native to Europe and western Asia where they are edible and a popular fish for some anglers. Like carp, they have been used as a biocontrol of snails and aquatic vegetation in farm ponds and in aquarium tanks. Indeed, tench can tolerate water with low oxygen...
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A lake trout with red, circular wounds and a sea lamprey attached, eating its side.
Saying “see ya” to sea lamprey
Controlling the invasive sea lamprey population in Lake Champlain benefits the ecosystem and supports recreational fishing.
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Wildlife Management
A biologist holding a wild lake trout while aboard a boat on Lake Ontario.
Where the wild trout are
Lake trout populations in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario are rebounding, but wild-produced lake trout are still rare to find. Scientists are determined to uncover the cause.
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Wildlife Management
A large gray fish, with a flat head and rounded snout that has long barbels hanging from its nose, rests on a rocky lake bottom.
“Tails” from the deep
In the Great Lakes, lake sturgeon have become as rare as a mythical lake monster. Learn how we're monitoring their populations in Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
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Wildlife Management
A Northern long-eared bat between rocks with white like powder on its nose.
Renaissance man of the bat world
There are two things you should know about Carl Herzog: He does not like recognition, and he greatly deserves it.
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Service lists rare moth under Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a final decision to list the bog buck moth, a large black-and-white moth found in central New York and Ontario, Canada, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
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Secretary Haaland Applauds Return of Traditional Homelands to Onondaga Nation
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today celebrated a unique settlement agreement as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program that will return more than 1,000 acres of ancestral land to the Onondaga Nation, one of the largest returns of land to an Indigenous...
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A small lake sturgeon swims against a white background. It has black and tan mottled scales and rows of small spikes along its body.
Lake sturgeon partnership success
On this chilly October morning, bucket after bucket is carried from a stocking truck parked on the bank. As they are carried by biologist and volunteer alike to the water’s edge, their contents can be seen tipped into the chilly waters: tiny lake sturgeon.
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State and Provincial Agencies

Our hands-on stewardship and public engagement is often done in conjunction with state and provincial agencies.

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  • Grant opportunities
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  • Cooperative Agreements

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