Partners are valuable allies to the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and play a vital role in meeting the Service's conservation goals. We team up with private conservation organizations, state and federal agencies and tribes. Together, with the landowner, this collective shares funding, materials, equipment, labor and expertise to meet restoration goals and our conservation mission.

Partnership Categories

Great things happen when partners are matched with the right opportunities. That's why we work with many types of partners at FWS from local businesses and conservation groups to veterans and large industry partners. Here are just a few of the Partner Categories working with FWS today.

Academic Institutions

We frequently partner with academia to further the conservation of and research into the stewardship of many species.

Conservation, Science, and Land Management Organizations

We often partner with non-governmental conservation organizations on conservation projects, whether it's to conserve identified species such as the monarch butterfly or to advise on land acquisition for conservation so that it has the greatest benefit for species.

Economic, Tourism, Retail, and Industry

We partner with these groups to help them conduct their commercial activities in a way that best promotes conservation.

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Federal Agencies

We work with other federal agencies to help them meet their legal responsibilities as well as their mission.

Friends Groups

Friends groups are organizations of community members committed to helping national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries meet conservation goals that would otherwise be out of reach. 

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Our Partners

Here are just a few of our national partners.  You can view the full list of FWS partners, along with the regions and areas of focus our work together entails.

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Latest Stories About Our Partners

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Land Management
Federal agencies partner to add land to Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Coast Guard today announced the transfer of 532 acres from the Coast Guard to Cape May National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey, conserving vital habitat for a wide variety of migratory shorebirds such as rufa red knot, piping plover, and American...
An aerial view over a winding river with a road along one side and mountains with evergreen trees on the other. there is a light dusting of snow on the road and terrain.
Our Partners
A Long and Winding Journey Toward the Upper Salmon River
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Shoshone-Bannock Tribes reach a milestone in a decades-long project for Chinook salmon in the Upper Salmon River of Idaho at the Crystal Springs Fish Hatchery in southwestern Idaho.
A landscape shot of Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
Habitat Restoration
FWS, NOAA Seek Public Comment for Draft RP and NEPA for Oʻahu Sugar Site, Pearl Harbor
USFWS and NOAA are seeking public comments on two draft restoration plans and National Environmental Policy Act evaluations for the restoration and rehabilitation of the former Oʻahu Sugar site within the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex.
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Endangered Species Act
Critical Habitat Proposed for Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on a proposal to designate 760,071 acres of critical habitat for the four listed distinct populations segments of foothill yellow-legged frog in California.
Environmental and Natural Resource Program staff wearing gloves use surgical tools to collect fin clips from a captured river herring on the banks of a creek.
History and Culture
Rappahannock Tribe Uses Service Grant for Culturally and Environmentally Important Restoration
For the Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia, river herring and oysters are vital for both ecosystem health and Tribal traditions. Since time immemorial both species have been a food source for Tribal citizens and a connection to nature with the annual river herring run symbolizing a new year for the...
A photo captures an Everglades snail kite as it snags a snail in its talons.
Land Management
Miccosukee Tribe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Co-Stewardship
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida have signed a groundbreaking agreement to enhance co-stewardship of South Florida’s national wildlife refuges. This partnership, formalized in a ceremony today, aims to reconnect the Tribe with their ancestral lands...

Partnership Services

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Through our partnerships we are able to expand our capabilities through the inclusion of services in areas such as:

  • Grant opportunities
  • Sponsorship of grants
  • Cooperative Agreements

To find out more about how our partner provides services view our partner services below.

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