The Long Island Field Office works in partnership with other federal, state, and local agencies, non-government organizations, and private landowners to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife resources on Long Island and throughout the New York City boroughs, Rockland, and Westchester counties.

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green fleshy plant growing in sand
Endangered Species Act
30 Years after listing, seabeach amaranth population thriving on Long Island
The Service and New York land managers collaborated to bring the seabeach amaranth back from the brink of extinction
Two piping plover chicks walking on the beach
Wildlife Crime
Reward offered for information on vandalism of shorebird nests in Far Rockaway
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the conviction of the person(s) responsible for the vandalism of two piping plover nests in Far Rockaway, New York.
Rufa red knot feeding along with other shorebirds
Endangered Species Act
Service finalizes recovery plan for threatened rufa red knot
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a recovery plan for the rufa red knot, a subspecies listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Rufa red knot feeding along with other shorebirds
Endangered Species Act
Rufa red knot revised proposed critical habitat FAQs
Answers to expected questions about the revised proposed critical habitat rule for the rufa red knot
Rufa red knot feeding along with other shorebirds
Endangered Species Act
Service announces revised proposed critical habitat for the rufa red knot
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it has revised the proposed critical habitat rule for the rufa red knot. The revised proposal is based on new information received during the first comment period that resulted in the inclusion of additional units of critical habitat and corrections or...
Northern long-eared bat with white-nose syndrome in a cave
Endangered Species Act
Northern long-eared bat reclassified as endangered under the Endangered Species Act
The bat, listed as threatened in 2015, now faces extinction due to the rangewide impacts of white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting hibernating bats across North America. The rule takes effect on January 30, 2023. The growing extinction crisis highlights the importance of the Endangered...
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About Us

Our Ecological Services Field Office is comprised of talented staff working to conserve, protect, enhance, and restore the fish, wildlife, and plant resources within Long Island. Our staff are highly trained and experts at working with at-risk, threatened, and endangered species, providing technical assistance related to conservation planning and renewable energy, and conducting cutting-edge research, environmental restoration, and community outreach and education. Our staff works closely with individual landowners as well as local, state, Tribal, and other federal organizations to achieve mutually agreeable conservation outcomes. 

What We Do

Through a series of laws created over the last century, Americans have declared that we need to collectively protect landscapes, fish, wildlife, and plants. Several agencies in the federal government put our country's conservation laws into action, and the Ecological Services Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service helps lead the way.

We administer the Endangered Species Act, working with experts in the scientific community to identify species on the verge of extinction and to build the road to recovery to bring them back. We work with our partners in federal and state agencies, tribes, local governments, the business community, and private citizens to help protect important habitat, and help increase species' populations and reduce the threats to their survival so that they can be removed from federal protection. 

We provide guidance and expertise to avoid and minimize impacts to wildlife for projects such as wind farms and large-scale transportation developments meeting our society's growing energy and transportation needs.  Our environmental contaminant specialists review project plans and licenses to avoid or minimize harmful effects on wildlife and habitats. In cases of significant releases of hazardous waste, they work in the field to pinpoint sources of pollution and investigate effects, using this data to secure compensation for lost or damaged wildlife and habitat. 

When we protect species and habitats, we conserve the natural resources on which we all depend. We provide recommendations to federal, state, and local agencies on measures to protect wetlands, which protect us from storms and filter our water. We conserve for future generations a continued source of land. Wild things and wild places are part of our shared history. They are part of the natural foundation of the lands we call home. 

Our Organization

The Long Island Field Office is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Ecological Services Program. Below are the national program pages for programs conducted by our office - for Long Island specific information on these programs (and others), please visit the "More About What We Do" section, above. 

A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
Program
Baileys Crossroads,VA
Close up of a California condor. Its pink featherless head contrasts with its black feathers.
We provide national leadership in the recovery and conservation of our nation's imperiled plant and animal species, working with experts in the scientific community to identify species on the verge of extinction and to build the road to recovery to bring them back. We work with a range of public...
Program
Baileys Crossroads,VA
Pronghorn running through sagebrush with natural gas field facility in background.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works collaboratively with other federal agencies, industries, and other stakeholders to achieve infrastructure development goals in ways that are sustainable and compatible with the conservation of fish, wildlife, and their habitats.
Program
Baileys Crossroads,VA

Our Species

Federally threatened and endangered species within New York State receive focused research, protection, and consideration from our biologists. 

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