Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program

Background

The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (Partners) is a voluntary habitat restoration program that provides restoration expertise and financial assistance to private landowners, Tribes, and other conservation partners that willingly restore fish and wildlife habitat on their property. The Partners Program differs from other Federal programs in that it focuses on restoring habitat for migratory birds such as shorebirds, songbirds, waterfowl; anadramous (migratory) fish such as salmon, and declining plant and animal communities such as native prairie and stream habitats. read more >

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Recent Activities

New! Learning to Locate and ID the Galerucella Beetle - Purple Loosestrife Beware!

Alpena FWCO Biologists Anjanette Bowen and Heather Rawlings participated in a Galerucella beetle collection workshop sponsored by Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council in Petoskey, MI on June 4, 2009. The workshop was held at a wetland that had been inundated by invasive purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.) and was treated four years ago with a biological control agent, the Galerucella beetle (beetle). The beetle is now well-established on the site, and damage to the purple loosestrife (loosestrife) is obvious. Read more >

New! Partners for Fish and Wildlife State Meeting (Michigan)

Michigan Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Coordinators and the Regional Coordinator, Greg Brown, met in Alpena at NOAA’s Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center April 21-23. Biologist Heather Rawlings from Alpena FWCO hosted the meeting and organized a series of speakers, tours, and extracurricular activities. The meeting focused on changes to PFW protocol, budgets, the 2008 Farm Bill, and proper permit submission to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Read more >

Michigan Coordinators

1. Heather Rawlings Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office Federal Building, 145 Water St., Alpena, MI 49707 2. Michelle Vander Haar (989) 777-5930 x12 Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge 6975 Mower Rd., Saginaw, MI 48601 3. Gib King (517) 351-2241 Michigan Private Lands Office 2651 Coolidge Rd., Suite 101, E. Lansing, MI 48823 4. Tom Eitniear (517) 351-6283 Ecological Services, East Lansing Field Office 2651 Coolidge Rd., Suite 101, E. Lansing, MI 48823 5. Jim Hazelman (517) 351-6235 Assistant State Coordinator 2651 Coolidge Rd., Suite 101, E. Lansing, MI 48823 Jim Hudgins (517) 351-4230 State Coordinator, Michigan Private Lands Office 2651 Coolidge Rd., Suite 101, E. Lansing, MI 48823

 

Resource Materials

Answers for common questions about the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program - Learn answers

Partners Program Fact Sheet (pdf - 200 Kb)

Partners Program Accomplishments (pdf - 52 Kb)

Michigan Partners Program Coordinators (pdf - 64 Kb)

Crapo Creek Restoration Fact Sheet (pdf - 202 Kb)

Black River Restoration Fact Sheet (pdf - 261 Kb)

Manistee River Restoration Fact Sheet (pdf - 84 Kb)

Useful Websites

National Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Website - http://www.fws.gov/partners/

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