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Division of Program and Partnership Support - Office of Partnership Liaison

One plus one never equals three – except in the world of partnerships. When people work together to accomplish what they cannot do alone, this equation makes sense. The mission of the Service is "working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people." The Service’s ability to achieve this mission depends on partnerships. Throughout its storied history, the agency has been committed to a collaborative approach to conservation. Our strategy is to empower Americans to become citizen conservationists. The more the Service can empower people as stewards of the land, the more effective we can be in our conservation mission.

The Service works with other Department of the Interior bureaus, other Federal government agencies, and non-governmental entities and individuals to build a partnership-based approach to stewardship. Partnerships help us accomplish common goals because they:

• Are part of our culture.
• Combine individual strengths to accomplish missions.
• Foster relationships, common goals and collaboration.
• Build constituencies and broad-based community support.
• Leverage resources to meet challenges and improve opportunities.

Please visit the topic areas at the left to learn more about partnerships within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Although partnerships and partnering opportunities are found throughout the Service, many national partnerships are coordinated by the External Affairs Division of Program and Partnership Support (DPPS) Office of Partnership Liaison (OPL). The OPL provides broad technical support for partnering with the Service, as well as coordination for two Federal Advisory Committee Act councils and two nonprofit organizations that are closely tied to the Service. For more information about DPPS, see http://www.fws.gov/dpps/

Office of Partnership Liaison Staff:

Doug Hobbs, Branch Chief and Coordinator, Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council

Laury Parramore, Liaison, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Liaison and Partnership Project Officer

Brian Bohnsack, Liaison, Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation

Joshua Winchell, Coordinator, Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

Virginia Takang, Partnership Administrative Assistant

General Partnership questions: e-mail partnerships@fws.gov