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Projects

Reconnecting Habitat for Eastern Brook Trout in Western Maryland

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Proactive conservation supports species at risk

By working on declining species early, we have the best chance to help them before they need the regulatory protections of the Endangered Species Act.

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Our Partners

Growing habitat for the frosted elfin butterfly

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with partners to restore and create habitat for the frosted elfin butterfly.

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Jul 31, 2023

Habitat Restoration

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Protecting small species yields big rewards

Thanks to the Endangered Species Act, even small threatened and endangered species with narrow ranges can trigger great change in the world of conservation.

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Feb 14, 2023

Endangered Species Act

Record numbers of American eels counted upstream of site of Bloede Dam in Maryland

The number of juvenile American eel using the eel-passage structure at the Daniels Dam on the Patapsco River this year was an estimated 36,500. In 2018, the total was just 36. Later that year, the Bloede Dam, the only downstream barrier preventing American eel from making their way to Daniels, was...

Press Release

Nov 10, 2022

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Good riddance to bad rodents

After 20 years of work, the Chesapeake Bay Nutria Eradication Project (CBNEP) has finally achieved its mission of completely removing the invasive nutria rodent from its region, where it destroyed thousands of acres of marshland, totaling damages exceeding $6 million. They celebrated this victory...

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Sep 16, 2022

Habitat Restoration

Partner Category

State and Provincial Agencies

Our hands-on stewardship and public engagement is often done in conjunction with state and provincial agencies.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Other 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.

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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Learn about our priorities, statutory authority and functions.

Our Mission & Vision

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