National Wildlife
Health Center Environmental Impact Statement

Final EIS Now Available

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) published the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the development of an updated facility for the NWHC on November 22, 2024.

The Final EIS, incorporates public and agency feedback and includes responses to all comments received during public review of the Draft EIS.

The Record of Decision (ROD), announcing announce USGS's decision on the proposed action, will be issued no sooner than 30 days after the publication of the notice of availability in the Federal Register.

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