Western Native Trout Initiative | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

National FWS Programs They Work With

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National Fish Habitat Partnership

The National Fish Habitat Partnership is a comprehensive effort to treat the causes of fish habitat decline, not just the symptoms. The Partnership is a national investment strategy to maximize the impact of conservation dollars on the ground. Funds are leveraged through regional partnerships to...

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Non-Governmental Organizations

Here we partner with a wider variety of other organizations on projects to meet shared conservation goals.

Western Native Trout Initiative

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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