Ways to Get Involved
Citizen Science
Become a Citizen Scientist - get to know the birds, wildlife, insects, and plants in your yard and neighborhood. What is happening? When is it happening? Are plants blooming earlier than in the past? Are certain birds showing up earlier or later than usual? Scientists need your help with collecting data.
Some ways you can support science and conservation in your local communities:
Track monarchs and milkweed across the west
Christmas Bird Count
Bumble Bee Watch
Report invasive species
iNaturalist - explore and share your observations
Explore more opportunities at CitizenScience.gov
Volunteering
Gain new experiences and meet new people while helping to advance fish and wildlife conservation.
Discover for yourself what tens of thousands of volunteers have learned - volunteering for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is fun and rewarding in many ways. Master new skills. Meet new friends. Enjoy a sense of accomplishment from doing your part to further wildlife conservation for the pleasure of generations to follow. Check out our station's latest volunteer opportunities at America's natural and cultural resources volunteer portal.
Our Partners
We are interested in developing strong partnerships with landowners to manage and conserve native fish, wildlife, and plant species such as migratory birds, and threatened, endangered, or other sensitive species. We often work with landowners across the Oregon landscape, including wetland, riparian riparian
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The western United States’ sagebrush country encompasses over 175 million acres of public and private lands. The sagebrush landscape provides many benefits to our rural economies and communities, and it serves as crucial habitat for a diversity of wildlife, including the iconic greater sage-grouse and over 350 other species.
Learn more about sagebrush , grasslands, forest, and aquatic habitats.
Our nation’s private landowners are critical to the success of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. The Service has many tools and programs for conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants on private lands.
Tools for Private Landowners, Non-Federal Landowners, States and Tribes
It is estimated that two-thirds of our nation's lands are privately owned. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognizes that the key to ensuring healthy fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats rests in the hands of private landowners. Learn more about the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program.
Outreach
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognizes the importance of working with partners in the community through building relationships that will help conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. Our outreach program serves to link the work of the USFWS to the community, and helps connect people and nature by providing opportunities for citizens to become knowledgeable and active stewards.
For information, please contact: The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office at 503-231-6179.
Education Programs
Junior Duck Stamp Program
The USFWS Jr. Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is a dynamic art- and science-based curriculum that teaches wetland and waterfowl conservation to students in kindergarten through high school. The program encourages students to explore their natural world, invites them to investigate biology and wildlife conservation principles, and challenges them to express and share what they have learned with others.
See the results of the 2020 Oregon contest here!