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 Partners for Fish and WildlifeAbout UsWhat We DoContact UsGet InvolvedEventsNewsInitiatives The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program provides free technical and financial assistance to landowners, managers, tribes, corporations, schools and nonprofits interested in improving wildlife habitat on their land. Since 1987, we have helped more than 30,000 landowners to complete more than 50,000 projects, restoring more than six million acres of forest, prairie, wetland and stream habitat for wildlife.What We DoOur ServicesPartners for Fish and Wildlife: Fen Wetland Restoration at Jim Stone's Ranch in Ovando, MontanaImage DetailsPartners for Fish and Wildlife: Fen Wetland Restoration at Jim Stone's Ranch in Ovando, MontanaThe Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employs 220 biologists, located in all 50 states and territories, who consult with landowners to help them conserve and improve wildlife habitat. Landowner conservation is important because nearly 70 percent of land in the United States is privately owned. Public and private landowners are critical partners in ensuring the health and sustainability of America's fish, wildlife and plant species.Projects are voluntary and customized to meet landowners’ needs. Participating landowners continue to own and manage their land while they improve conditions for wildlife.Our staff provide free technical and financial assistance to plan, design, supervise and monitor customized habitat restoration projects. These projects range in size from a wetland of a few acres to a grassland restoration covering several hundred thousand acres.Many Partners for Fish and Wildlife projects take place on working landscapes such as forests, farms and ranches. We focus our efforts on areas of conservation concern, such upland forests, wetlands, native prairies, marshes, rivers and streams. We design projects to benefit federal trust species including migratory birds, endangered, threatened and at-risk species.How to Get Starteda large flock of birds fly over water, their reflection can be seen on the surfaceImage DetailsPartners for Fish and Wildlife: Migratory Snow Geese Overwintering on Private Lands Adjacent to Prime Hook NWR in DelawareAll private landowners interested in restoring wildlife habitat on their land are eligible to participate. Current partners include farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, recreational landowners, corporations, local governments and universities.Priority goes to projects judged likely to provide habitat for rare, threatened and endangered species. Projects have a minimum duration of 10 years. In addition to private landowners, we partner with other federal agencies, state agencies and non-governmental organizations to complete projects on private lands.Participating landowners do not forfeit any property rights and are not required to allow public access.A phone call or email is all it takes to get started. Contact your state coordinator to schedule an initial site visit and learn how Partners for Fish and Wildlife can help you.More About What We DoLatest Stories and TopicsStoriesFreshwater springRecreationAdventures on the WaterU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service meets with Florida Paddling Trails Association members to discuss aquatic conservation, species recovery, and watershed barriers in the Florida panhandle.Apr 8, 2024Three people standing on a tractor-pulled seed planter, with a large tractor tire in the foreground.Land ManagementSnapshot: Planting the Seeds of Pollinator Conservation. Literally.A fifteen-acre pollinator meadow is planted in Mills River, N.C. thanks to a partnership between the Service, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, and, most importantly, the town of Mills River.Mar 4, 2024Two men in uniform smiling in an outdoor settingOur PeopleEl legado de una familia en la conservaciónCuando Jesús Jiménez llegó por primera vez a los Estados Unidos, nunca hubiera imaginado el efecto que su carrera con el Servicio para Peces y Vida Silvestre de los Estados Unidos [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Servicio)] tomaría sobre su futura familia. Casi 45 años después, tres de sus cuatro...Mar 1, 2024An ‘ākohekohe sits on a branch. It has a black body with orange patches strewn throughout its body. An orange circle outlines its eye.Climate ChangeDecision-making in a new era of conservationConservation practitioners have numerous tools in their toolbox to help animals and plants survive in their habitats. But what do you do when a species’ habitat is no longer a safe place to live? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) developed A Decision Support Framework for Conservation...Jan 30, 2024A stream from above filled with bundles of logsHabitat RestorationRecovering From Wildfire With a Little Inspiration From BeaversAfter a catastrophic wildfire, riparian areas in central Washington are being restored using tools inspired by some of nature’s most prolific architects.Jan 27, 2024Two staff members show off a spotfin shiner found in a restored oxbowHabitat RestorationFrom endangered to empowered: The Topeka shiner’s journeyWe're part of a remarkable partnership creating ripples of change throughout the midwest. This coalition of state agencies, agricultural associations, and passionate farmers has come together with one purpose: to restore and safeguard Iowa's precious oxbow habitats and, in doing so, protect the...Jan 18, 2024View All NewsOur ServicesOur locally based field biologists provide personalized attention and work one-on-one with private landowners to:Plan, implement, and monitor projectsIdentify other partnersIdentify funding sourcesProvide permitting guidance, as needed.Project work may include livestock exclusion fencing/alternate water supply construction, streambank stabilization, restoration of in-stream aquatic habitats, longleaf or shortleaf pine planting, prescribed burning, native grass and forb planting, wetland restoration/enhancement or riparian **riparian**  Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas. Learn more about riparian reforestation.Farm Bill Conservation ProgramsHelping to Deliver Conservation on Private Lands through the Farm BillThe conservation provisions of the Farm Bill provide billions of dollars a year for voluntary conservation of soil, water and wildlife habitat on private lands through delivery of financial and technical assistance to...Fish Passage Technical and Planning AssistanceThe National Fish Passage Program provides financial and technical assistance for projects that improve the ability of fish or other aquatic species to migrate by reconnecting habitat that has been fragmented by a barrier such as a dam or culvert. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists...View Our ServicesOur LibraryPartners for Fish and Wildlife 2023 Annual ReportNamePartners for Fish and Wildlife 2023 Annual ReportThe Partners for Fish and Wildlife 2023 Annual Report is a comprehensive communications document, modeled after a financial annual report to Congress and includes content relevant to many of our stakeholders. Contents include: Message from the Chief, National performance data, Strategic Planning...PDFFeb 20, 2024Joe MilmoeFY2023 Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridor ReportNameFY2023 Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridor ReportPDFFeb 23, 2024Kourtney Stonehouse
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