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Partners for Fish and Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program provides technical assistance to solve land management problems, identify partners, and coordinate restoration work on private lands. The Partners for Wildlife Program concentrates on restoring degraded freshwater and saltwater wetlands, riparian (stream-side) habitat, and habitat for migratory songbirds, endangered and threatened species, and fishes.
Follow this link if you are interested in seeing a map of a typical wetland restoration project. The link will open in a new window.
Restoration costs may be shared by any combination of governmental agencies, private organizations, and the private landowner. Cost-effective restoration projects that provide the greatest fish and wildlife benefit for the least money are most likely to receive attention from the Partners program. The landowner must commit to maintaining restored habitat for a minimum of ten years.
We work with private landowners in 12 counties in Minnesota to restore native prairie, riparian corridors, and a variety of wetland habitats. We provide technical assistance, matching funds, and equipment to our cooperators as a means of realizing our mutual habitat restoration and enhancement goals.
Private landowners in southern Minnesota who are interested in habitat restoration should contact our office. Of course, not all projects qualify for assistance, but calling us for a site visit to your land is the first step. If you are interested in habitat restorations, please contact us.
