Partnerships | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

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.

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.

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

Our Partners

$12.5 million awarded to partners for Delaware River watershed conservation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, announced $12.5 million in funding from the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund to support 30 partner-led conservation projects in the Delaware River watershed.

Feb 4, 2026

Wildlife Management

Birds are Indicators of the Environment.

Eagle Watch tours were held on the third and fourth Saturdays of January and offered free of charge with advance reservations required due to limited capacity. Participants were transported via open-air barge, supplied and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to view wintering bald eagles...

Jan 31, 2026

Our Partners

Bringing blackbanded sunfish back to blackwater habitat in Maryland

Service funding supports decades-long effort to bring the rarest freshwater fish species in Maryland back to native habitats

Jan 29, 2026

three people in safety vests move small woody debris into into large trash cans at the LNFH ADA fishing platfoorm

Our Partners

Community Crew Clears the Way

When early winter flooding left debris piled against Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery infrastructure, a unique partnership stepped in to restore access and protect vital public spaces. Learn how the Wenatchee Department of Corrections work crew teamed up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to...

Jan 27, 2026

Our Partners

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognizes Naval Base Ventura County for excellence in natural resource conservation

VENTURA, CA – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service honored Naval Base Ventura County as the recipient of the 21st Annual Military Conservation Partner Award in recognition of the installation's commitment to conservation in a ceremony held at the base.

Jan 22, 2026