Bend Field Office Mission
The focus of the Bend Field Office is to carry out the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's mission in central and eastern Oregon. We accomplish this by working collaboratively with the USDA Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to address natural resource issues. Our role is to provide technical and financial assistance to these agencies in the form of Endangered Species Act consultation, watershed assessment and restoration, and technical support in watershed management.

Ecosystem Approach
We incorporate an ecosystem approach into ongoing Fish and Wildlife Service activities.

Species conservation. We work to conserve sensitive species and the ecosystems on which they depend to ensure viability of species and to minimize or avoid the need for future listings. Where possible, we develop ecosystem conservation plans that preclude the need for new listings.

Species Recovery. We work to recover listed species, with a special focus on species that best represent ecosystems by developing recovery plans and actions that address the full variety of species and habitats within ecosystems.

Partnerships. We develop important partnerships with Fish and Wildlife Service, federal, state, tribal, county and private entities. We provide technical and financial assistance to entities in southwest Oregon. We implement several habitat conservation programs and provide long range planning advice to county and municipal governments. The office supports and searches out opportunities to develop partnerships with private landowners. We do this in full cooperation and partnership with the rest of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office.

Contact information:
Nancy Gilbert, Field Supervisor
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bend Field Office
20310 Empire Ave. Suite A-100
Bend, Oregon 97701
(541) 383-7146
Fax (541) 383-7638

Items of Note

Dry Forest Workshop Series

2009 Workshop

Previous Workships

Hunting and Fishing Information

Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife

Oregon Hunter Education

Fire

National Interagency Fire Center

Northwest Fire Learning Network

USFWS Fire Management Website

Incident Information System

Global Warming

USFWS Climate Change Website

Intergovernmental Panel On Climate change

Living with Urban Wildlife

Information and Resources

Nearby Wildlife & Outdoor Recreation Areas

Oregon Spotted Frog Relocation Project

Moving the spotted frogs began with the creation of ponds in Dilman Meadows.