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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Our Partners
Building capacity to take down derelict dams
With support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy is introducing more professionals to the fast-growing field of dam removal.
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The Indigo Trail: Restoring Balance in the Wild
When Traci Wood speaks of indigo snakes, her passion for the species radiates. Its infectious.    Wood serves as the State Wildlife Grant Coordinator for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) and has been part of ADCNR鈥檚 indigo snake reintroduction program since its...
Biologist and small child open an otter crate to release a river otter
Wildlife Management
River Otter Revival
Once a familiar sight across America鈥檚 waterways, river otters dwindled across much of their native range by the mid-20th century. The culprits were all too common: pollution, unregulated harvest, and rapid habitat loss. Streams once teeming with life turned silent. But today, cleaner waterways,...
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Recreation
Brown Trout are Hitting the River
Brown Trout are some of the most sought after fish in the region surrounding Norfork National Fish Hatchery. Some of this year's Brown Trout are currently being stocked.
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Habitat Restoration
Fish Passage Pays
Barriers to fish passage - such as defunct dams, undersized culverts and poorly-designed road crossings 鈥� often create public safety hazards and barriers to economic growth. When the Service and our partners open waterways for native fish, opportunities for making (and saving) money open along with...
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Endangered Species Act
Snapshot: Tropical Storm Helene鈥檚 Impacts on Area Bats Slowly Come Into Focus
Asheville, N.C. - As a thunderstorm passed overhead, Holland Youngman, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist who started her college career as an art major, sheltered in an SUV and took the down time to decorate a foggy window with the subject of the evening鈥檚 work 鈥� a bat. Western North...

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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