Partners are valuable allies to the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and play a vital role in meeting the Service's conservation goals. We team up with private conservation organizations, state and federal agencies and tribes. Together, with the landowner, this collective shares funding, materials, equipment, labor and expertise to meet restoration goals and our conservation mission.

Partnership Categories

Great things happen when partners are matched with the right opportunities. That's why we work with many types of partners at FWS from local businesses and conservation groups to veterans and large industry partners. Here are just a few of the Partner Categories working with FWS today.

Academic Institutions

We frequently partner with academia to further the conservation of and research into the stewardship of many species.

Conservation, Science, and Land Management Organizations

We often partner with non-governmental conservation organizations on conservation projects, whether it's to conserve identified species such as the monarch butterfly or to advise on land acquisition for conservation so that it has the greatest benefit for species.

Economic, Tourism, Retail, and Industry

We partner with these groups to help them conduct their commercial activities in a way that best promotes conservation.

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Federal Agencies

We work with other federal agencies to help them meet their legal responsibilities as well as their mission.

Friends Groups

Friends groups are organizations of community members committed to helping national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries meet conservation goals that would otherwise be out of reach. 

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Our Partners

Here are just a few of our national partners.  You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.

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Latest Stories About Our Partners

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Recreation
Service Provides Over $2.3 Million to Benefit Recreational Boaters in California and Nevada
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is distributing more than $2.3 million in Clean Vessel Act grants to improve water quality and increase opportunities for fishing and safe swimming in the waterways of California and Nevada. By helping recreational boaters properly dispose of sewage, this year’s...
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Endangered Species Act
Draft Environmental Assessment for the Swan River Valley Bull Trout Recovery Project Available for Public Comment
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment for the Swan River Valley Bull Trout Recovery Project. The draft EA is open for a 30-day public comment period from Wednesday, June 12 to Thursday, July 11, 2024.
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Migratory Species
2024 WBPHS Field Report - Northeastern Montana and Southcentral Alberta
As we flew to the east in Montana, it was good to see that favorable breeding habitat conditions had continued from last year, even though portions of the border with the Dakotas looked a bit drier.
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Wildlife Management
Innovative New Strategy to Inform Northern Pintail Hunting Regulations
New Interim Northern Pintail Harvest Strategy approved to update the previous strategy from 2010 and guide regulations for the 2025-26 hunting season using the latest science, a revised model and 10 additional years of population data.
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Habitat Restoration
Where are the Clear Lake hitch?
Last year, thousands of adult Clear Lake hitch were seen swimming up the creeks and streams from Clear Lake to spawn. The number was so large that locals and biologists were regularly rescuing stranded adult and juvenile hitch from agricultural and stormwater drainage ditches along the creeks. The...
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Migratory Species
2024 WBPHS Field Report - Western Ontario and Northern Quebec
The world swirling past is so vast and it all softly blurs together-- the blues of the water, the greens of the stunted spruces and sea of pale lichen beds, the black scarring from last season’s forest fires, and the interspersed bald rock outcroppings. In this fast-moving landscape painting, we...

Partnership Services

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Through our partnerships we are able to expand our capabilities through the inclusion of services in areas such as:

  • Grant opportunities
  • Sponsorship of grants
  • Cooperative Agreements

To find out more about how our partner provides services view our partner services below.

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