The North American Waterfowl Management Plan, built on a foundation of partnerships to restore and enhance waterfowl habitats, is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's primary waterfowl recovery initiative.

Partners for Fish and Wildlife is the way we implement the private land habitat restoration objectives of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Through an alliance of state, federal, and private wildlife managers, Partners for Fish and Wildlife carries out wetland and grassland restoration projects in partnership with farmers and ranchers.

The Prairie Pothole Joint Venture is the top priority of the North American Waterfowl Plan. Founded on the premise that agriculture and wildlife can not only co-exist but flourish, partners have developed habitat conservation projects that benefit waterfowl and associated wetland/upland species throughout the Prairie Pothole Region.

PPJV Goal . . .to increase waterfowl populations through habitat conservation projects that improve natural diversity across the Prairie Pothole Region of the United States.

Other Region 6 Joint Ventures in which Partners for Fish and Wildlife is involved include the Rainwater Basin Joint Venture, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, and the Intermountain West Joint Venture.