U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Federal Activities Program of the New Jersey Field Office
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the Service assists the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in avoiding adverse impacts to wildlife from civil works projects such as beach replenishment
 

Working Cooperatively to Protect
Our State's Substantial Fish and Wildlife Resources

Federal agencies conduct a wide variety of activities that affect New Jersey's natural resources, including fish and wildlife. As directed by various national laws, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) works cooperatively with these federal agencies to ensure that their actions are protective of our State's substantial fish and wildlife resources - resources that contribute to the quality of life for New Jersey residents and visitors alike. For example, the Service assists:

  • defense agencies in managing wildlife resources on military installations;
  • the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in avoiding adverse impacts to wildlife from civil works projects such as flood control, dredging, and beach replenishment;
  • transportation agencies in avoiding adverse impacts to wildlife from road and rail projects;
  • federal and State permitting agencies in avoiding adverse impacts to wildlife from permitted activities in wetlands or open waters; and
  • the Corps and other permitting agencies in enhancing wildlife habitats through civil works ecosystem restoration projects, and through compensatory mitigation required for permitted activities that involve unavoidable adverse impacts on wetlands.

The Service generally assists other federal agencies by providing technical review of plans and permit applications, participating on planning or review teams, and providing recommendations consistent with our Mitigation Policy (see link in right column). The Service also collaborates with other agencies to form new conservation partnerships to address emerging issues, such as collisions of migratory birds with communication towers and wind energy turbines. By working closely with other agencies, the Service helps to make protections for wildlife resources an integral part of federally funded or permitted projects, supporting the continued survival of New Jersey's wild living resources.


 

Long Savanna, Batsto Natural Area, Wharton State Forest.
Long Savanna, Batsto Natural Area, Wharton State Forest.
Hackensack Meadowlands
Hackensack Meadowlands
Beach replenishment at the Jersey Shore
Beach replenishment at the Jersey Shore, an example of federal,
local and State agencies working together on a federal project.
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Information
Fact Sheets

Links

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,
Branch of Federal Activities
http://www.fws.gov/r9dhcbfa/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Civil Works Program
http://www.usace.army.mil/
inet/functions/cw/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Regulatory Program
http://www.usace.army.mil/
inet/functions/cw/cecwo/reg/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
New York District
http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Philadelphia District
http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/

U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency,
Wetlands Program
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/

U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency,
National Environmental
Policy Act Program
http://www.epa.gov/
compliance/nepa/index.html

U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency,
Region 2
http://www.epa.gov/region2/

President's Council on
Environmental Quality,
National Environmental
Policy Act Program
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/
nepa/nepanet.htm

New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection,
Land Use Regulation Program
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/landuse/

Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act
http://laws.fws.gov/
lawsdigest/fwcoord.html

National Environmental
Policy Act
http://laws.fws.gov/
lawsdigest/natlep.html

Clean Water Act
http://laws.fws.gov/
lawsdigest/fwatrpo.html

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's
Mitigation Policy
http://www.fws.gov/
policy/npi89_02.html
 
 
 
Last updated: September 27, 2007

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