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

Anthony Montgomery, a marine biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lays out plates used to collect marine cryptobiota, cryptic invertebrates that serve as building blocks for coral, long the ocean floor.
Wildlife Wonders
Into Twilight
The oceans are still a wonder with many areas still understudied. The Deep Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (Deep-CRES) Program have ventured into the depths of American Samoa's mesophotic coral ecosystems to learn of their mysteries. Often overlooked, the Deep-CRES Program team hope to learn what lies...
Mojave Desert Tortoise facing out of burrow
Endangered Species Act
BLM, USFWS seek public input on Northern Corridor Alternatives in Utah
The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed 4-lane Northern Corridor highway in southern Utah. This analysis assesses the potential impacts to the Mojave desert tortoise from a proposed Utah...
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Habitat Restoration
Upper Kachess River Restoration for Bull Trout
Climate change is resulting in lower summer flows in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest. Lower flows and human activity can be problematic for federally protected bull trout, but biologists from Mid-Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office are working with partners to increase streamflow and...
A person wearing latex gloves holds a young Mexican wolf pup
Endangered Species Act
100th Mexican wolf pup fostered into the wild
Partners in Mexican wolf recovery have fostered the 100th pup into the wild, marking a major milestone for the program.
Sicklefin redhorse sucker
Our Partners
Sicklefin Redhorse sucker
A netting project conducted by the Georgia DNR done on Brasstown Creek in Towns County Georgia for Sicklefin Redhorse suckers.
locals look for birds in the cottonwood trees in the distance with a cloudy, blue sky.
Our Partners
Community is rich here in the San Luis Valley. The Refuge Complex celebrates their new visitor center.
Hands were joined and hugs were given as people gathered on April 19th to celebrate the grand opening of the new visitor center and headquarters office for the San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Refuge Complex), located in Alamosa (7824 El Rancho Lane, Alamosa, CO 81101). Staff,...

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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