Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Vision Document
Over the next year, the Service will be working on the development of a strategic plan for the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program.
The Strategic Plan will address these important issues: how we identify needs and opportunities to serve our mission; how we strive for efficiency and effectiveness in our Program operations; and how we measure and account for our accomplishments. Five major goals have been identified as core components of our vision:
To help achieve these goals, the views of our stakeholders have and will continue to provide valuable guidance. At the outset of the strategic planning process, an outreach effort was conducted throughout the country to provide stakeholders the opportunity to reflect on the internal and external factors impacting the Programs’ current performance and future accomplishments. That input provided valuable direction for the design and content of this document. Of note, the vast majority of the more than 400 stakeholders involved expressed strong support for the Program citing its on-the-ground accomplishments, flexibility, technical expertise, and responsiveness to the needs and values of property owners and local communities as important strengths.
Additionally, in 2002, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) conducted a Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART) review of the Partners Program. The review outlined expectations for and means by which the Program can achieve greater efficiencies and higher returns on investments through focused planning.
This external guidance has been coupled with the experience, knowledge, and dedicated foresight of the staff of the Program to produce this Vision Document, which articulates our philosophy, goals, and desired operational outcomes.
To provide input to this process you can contact our Washington office:
Branch of Habitat Restoration
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700
Arlington, VA 22203
703/358 2201 [FAX: 703/358 2232]
As part of this process, we are holding informational meetings in the Service’s Regions with conservation partners and stakeholders. For information about Regional meetings contact the Regional coordinators for the Partners Program:
Regional Coordinators:
Region 1 - Kathy Hollar 911 North East 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97232-4181 503/231 6154 [FAX: 503/231 2050] |
Region 2 - Mike McCollum 711 Stadium Drive E, Suite 252 Arlington, TX 76011 817/277 1100 [FAX: 817/277 9057] |
Region 3 - Greg Brown 1 Federal Drive, Federal Building Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056 612/713 5475 [FAX: 612/713 5287] |
Region 4 - Ronnie Haynes 1875 Century Blvd. Atlanta, GA 30345 404/679 7138 [FAX: 404/679 7081] |
Region 5 - Steve Hill 300 Westgate Center Drive Hadley, MA 01035-9589 413/253 8614 [FAX: 413/253 8482] |
Region 6 - Lance Kuester 134 Union Boulevard, POB 25486 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 303/236 4341 [FAX: 303/236 4792] |
Region 7 - John Delapp 1011 East Tudor Road Anchorage, AK 99503 907/786 3925 [FAX: 907/786 3925] |
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