What We Do Conserving The Nature of AmericaThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Office is located in Lacey, Washington with sub-offices in Wenatchee (Central Washington Field Office) and Spokane (Eastern Washington Field Office). Together these offices manage fish and wildlife issues under the Endangered Species Act and other federal authorities throughout the state. The Washington Fish and Wildlife office is a joint Ecological Services - Fishery Resource office co-located with a USFWS Law Enforcement Office. Endangered SpeciesListing and Classification of Threatened and Endangered Species Environmental ContaminantsThe Environmental Contaminants and Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program is part of a National Program that focuses on activities that prevent contamination on Service trust resources coupled with investigation, mitigation, and restoration activities. We integrate with other FWS programs and partner with federal, state, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector to place emphasis on contaminant prevention by providing early planning coordination and recommendations to avoid adverse effects of environmental contamination to fish and wildlife species and their habitats. Click here for more details. Fishery ResourcesOur western Washington Fisheries staff is an integrated team of experienced biologists, hatchery operations specialists, bio-statisticians, and support personnel. Through the diversity of our expertise, technical skills and highly-specialized equipment we are discovering and deploying the fisheries management science of tomorrow. We investigate a wide variety of factors affecting hatchery and wild fish and other aquatic resources and provide scientific support for conservation of at-risk species and the recovery of ESA-listed species. Take a look at what we do; we think you’ll be impressed. Tribal CoordinationThe Federal government maintains a special trust relationship with Indian tribes based on treaties, statutes, Executive Orders, Secretarial Orders, judicial decisions and other legal instruments. The Service and Indian tribes share a common goal of conserving sensitive species (including candidate, proposed and listed species protected under the Endangered Species Act) and the ecosystems upon which they depend. Washington is home to over 30 tribes, some recognized by the Federal government through various treaties or Executive Actions and others not. The FWS works with both recognized and non-recognized tribes, honoring their rights as domestic sovereign nations and working on a government-to-government basis to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats. There are 29 Federally-recognized tribes in Washington. (contact: Doug Zimmer 360-753-4370). Working with Tribes |
