Conserving the Nature of America

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

The Idaho River Fish and Wildlife Office (IFWO) is an Ecological Services office headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with a field offices in Chubbuck, Idaho and Spokane, WA. The IFWO serves all but the five northernmost Idaho counties, served by the Northern Idaho Field Office headquartered in Spokane, Washington.

Endangered Species

Listing and Classification of Threatened and Endangered Species
Candidate Species Conservation
Recovery Planning

Tools for Landowners

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Idaho
Conservation Agreements and Planning in Idaho
Conservation Funding Opportunities

Tools for Agencies

- County Species Lists
- Requests for Project-Specific Species Lists

Technical Assistance for Federal Activities

Species Information

Environmental Contaminants Program

Permits

Tribal Coordination

The Federal government maintains a special trust relationship with Indian tribes pursuant to treaties, statutes, Executive Orders, judicial decisions and other legal instruments.

The Service and Indian tribes have a common goal of conserving sensitive species (including candidate, proposed and listed species) and the ecosystems upon which they depend. Indian lands are not federal public lands or part of the public domain, and are not subject to federal public land laws. They were retained by tribes or were set aside for tribal use pursuant to treaties, statutes, judicial decisions, executive orders or agreements. These lands are managed by Indian tribes in accordance with tribal goals and objectives, within the framework of applicable laws.

In Idaho, the Service works closely with Idaho Tribes, honoring their rights as as sovereign nations, and working on a government-to-government level to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats.

Working with Tribes
Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Native American Liaison
Regional Native American Liaison Contacts
American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities and the Endangered Species Act
Secretarial Order #3206, 1997: Federal-Tribal Trust Relationship
Executive Order #13175, 2000: Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments
Grant Programs for Tribal Government

Tribes of Idaho
Coeur d'Alene Tribe
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Duck Valley Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Snake River Basin Adjudication (SRBA) Water Rights Agreement, May 2004

Agreement Summary
Questions and Answers
Idaho Department of Water Resources: History of SRBA

External Affairs

Tools for Kids and Teachers

WildKids!
Teacher Resources

Other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offices and Programs in Idaho