Lake Champlain
Essex Junction, VT 05452-3151
Plan Your Visit
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.
Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Phone: (802) 662-5300 Address: Winston Prouty Federal Building 11 Lincoln Street Essex Junction, VT 05452-3151
Hours: Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 8am - 4pm
Get Involved
The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office provides many opportunities for you to help your community and fish and wildlife by doing what you love through volunteering, local partnerships, and student education programs like internships and fellowships.
Services
About
The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO) is part of a national network dedicated to conserving aquatic resources by restoring native species and monitoring invasive ones. They work through extensive partnerships with state agencies in Vermont and New York, as well as federal and international organizations. Established by legislation in 1990 and 2002, the office facilitates the Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative to enhance fish populations for the American people.