Wetland Restoration in Progress
PFW provides technical assistance and project coordination in order to accomplish this objective. Technical assistance includes advice on the project design and implementation that maximizes the benefit to local wildlife. PFW also includes funding sources for potential projects to provide cost-share options for the private landowners.
Grazing cow with cattle egrets with cattle egrets
Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) is a program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, begun in 1988, to restore, enhance, and conserve wildlife habitat on privately owned lands. This is accomplished through voluntary enrollment in a variety of programs. The primary objective of these programs is to develop quality wildlife habitat on private land while emphasizing landowner choice and control.
Wetland Restoration Completed
Through the contributions and assistance from partnering agencies and landowners, PFW has restored and enhanced a considerable amount of wildlife habitat in the Waubay WMD. The following figures represent updated totals of the amount of habitat that has been restored/improved by our four most common types of projects. (revised 4/04/03)
- Wetland Restoration: 1520 wetlands,
5762 acres - Wetland Creation: 450 wetlands, 1261 acres
- Rotational Grazing: 191 systems, 70,784
acres - Grass Seedings: 5980.1 acres
