Conservation Partnerships

The Conservation Partnerships Program is a collection of voluntary habitat restoration programs with the goal of restoring native habitats of California’s ecosystems through collaborative partnerships. This program seeks to implement comprehensive conservation efforts for the benefit of native habitats by working cooperatively with private landowners, community groups, conservation organizations, and other government agencies. The Conservation Partnerships Program can provide cost-share funds and technical assistance to our partners.  Our biologists can also provide information on habitat restoration techniques, native species, additional funding sources, as well as information about Safe Harbor Agreements, Conservation Banking, and required permits. Click here [pdf] to read the VFWO Conservation Partnerships Program fact sheet or to go to the Pacific Southwest Region Conservation Partnerships Program Homepage, click here.

We operate as a partner and not strictly as a funding agency. Our biologists work closely with the landowner and/or applicant to identify, develop, coordinate, and implement viable, community-based restoration projects. Our funding sources are limited, and we strive to develop cost-efficient projects that maximize our partners’ skills and resources. To this end, we are available to work with local partners to write grants, coordinate projects, and work with interested landowners to develop wildlife-friendly management practices.

The first step in becoming a partner is to contact our biologist with project ideas and questions.

Please contact:

Mary Root
Assistant Field Supervisor, Conservation Partnerships

By phone: (805) 644-1766, ext. 233

By mail:
2493 Portola Road, Suite B
Ventura, CA 93003

The Conservation Partnerships Program is a collection of voluntary habitat restoration programs with the goal of restoring California’s native ecosystems.

The Conservation Partnerships Program is comprised of the following:

Partners for Fish and Wildlife

Cost-sharing and technical assistance for long-term habitat restoration projects on private land	Ventura Partners For Fish and Wildlife Program
	Pacific Southwest Region Homepage
	National Homepage

Coastal Program

An effort for coastal areas to identify important coastal resource problems and solutions, develop partnerships to carry out on-the-ground conservation projects, and encourage community action in high priority coastal areas	New VFWO Coastal Program
	National Homepage
	Coastal Programs in California: San Francisco Bay Humboldt Bay

The Conservation Partnerships Program may also provide technical assistance for the following programs:

National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program

North American Wetland Conservation Grants Program

National Fish Passage Program - National Page

National Fish Passage Program - Region 1 Page

Tribal Grants

San Francisco Bay Joint Venture

Intermountain West Joint Venture- California

Sonoran Joint Venture