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The goal of the New Jersey Field Office is to sustain and safeguard fish and wildlife resources for present and future generations
 

Welcome to the
New Jersey Field Office
As you tour the New Jersey Field Office's web site, you will discover that New Jersey is a State of surprises; although one of North America's most densely populated areas, it supports a tremendous diversity of natural resources such as:  
  • bottomland hardwood forests along the Wallkill River in Sussex County;
  • mixed deciduous forest and streams of the Highlands physiographic province;
  • forested wetlands in the glacial Lake Passaic basin, including the Great Swamp;
  • coastal wetlands in the Hackensack Meadowlands;
  • the Southern Pinelands;
  • back bays, tidal rivers, and wide saltmarshes along the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Coast;
  • Delaware Bay and River Islands; and
  • Cape May Peninsula

Strategically located at a midpoint on the Atlantic Flyway, New Jersey supports the second largest concentration of migratory birds in North America. Congress has charged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with stewardship responsibility over federal trust resources such as migratory birds, inter-jurisdictional fisheries, some marine mammals, federally listed threatened and endangered species, and National Wildlife Refuge lands. Additional emphasis is given to the impacts from invasive and exotic species and federal Superfund sites on native fish and wildlife populations.
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Accomplishments and Goals of an Ecological Services Office
 
US Fish & Wildlife Service's Northeast Region
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New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
 
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    link to contact page of the New Jersey Field Office

To accomplish this goal, the New Jersey Field Office undertakes many activities including:

  • involvement in federal and state permit review programs for regulated activities in wetlands;
  • consultation, listing and recovery of federally listed threatened and endangered species;
  • conducting environmental contaminant studies, preacquisition refuge land surveys, Natural Resource Damage Assessments, and responding to oil spills and chemical discharges;
  • implementing habitat restoration via our Partners for Fish and Wildlife, Coastal, and Bring Back the Natives programs;
  • promoting conservation education under the Nature of Learning and Hands on the Land programs;
  • conducting various outreach efforts such as the Nature of Learning and our publication of Field Notes;
  • advocating sound biological science;
  • reinforcing conservation partnerships for habitat protection and restoration; and
  • providing efficient customer service to all of our constituency groups.


 Browse through our web site to learn more about the Service’s field operations in New Jersey. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to direct them to us via e-mail, telephone, or regular mail. Thank you for taking the time to learn more about the US Fish & Wildlife Service in the Garden State.

The New Jersey Field Office, located in Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey implements the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Ecological Services program throughout New Jersey and its territorial waters. The US Fish & Wildlife Service is a bureau within the US Department of the Interior with the mission of,

"working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people."

The US Fish & Wildlife Service is organized into eight regions and has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. About 10,000 people work for the US Fish & Wildlife Service at approximately 700 stations including National Wildlife Refuges, fisheries, law enforcement offices, and Ecological Services Field Offices. The New Jersey Field Office works closely with the State of New Jersey, other federal agencies, Native American tribes, and the private sector to accomplish the US Fish & Wildlife Service's mission.

Through our efforts to protect endangered species, participate in federal activities, manage contaminants, develop partnerships, and perform outreach and education, the US Fish & Wildlife Service works toward preserving a high quality of life for Americans. Protecting the environment for today and the future will ensure the health of America's natural ecosystems, providing recreation and awareness for the 8.7 million people living in New Jersey. New Jersey, with 1,151 people per square mile, is the the nation's most densely populated State.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 100-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 545 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resources offices, 81 ecological services field stations, 14 fish health and technology centers, 133 law enforcement offices, a National Forensics Laboratory and the National Conversation Training Center. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American tribal governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.