National Wildlife
Health Center Environmental Impact Statement

Thank you for your feedback

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) thanks you for your feedback on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the development of an updated facility for the NWHC. The Draft EIS is available on this website and the official 45-day comment period was held from June 14 - July 29, 2024. The feedback provided during that time will be considered in the Final EIS, which will be available for public review in Winter 2025.

Prairie dog eating a vaccine-laden bait

A Gunnison prairie dog eats a peanut-butter-flavored bait containing a vaccine against the sylvatic plague.

Red fox in prairie

A red fox at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center prairie

Cluster of bats on cave wall

Cluster of cave myotis bats on a cave wall in Texas

Welcome

Welcome to the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS's) website for the National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)! The USGS is preparing an EIS for the proposed modernization of the NWHC in Madison, Wisconsin. This website provides information on the EIS process, the proposed action, and opportunities to get involved and provide comments.

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Prairie dog eating a vaccine-laden bait

A Gunnison prairie dog eats a peanut-butter-flavored bait containing a vaccine against the sylvatic plague.

Red fox in prairie

A red fox at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center prairie

Cluster of bats on cave wall

Cluster of cave myotis bats on a cave wall in Texas