Fisheries and Habitat Conservation has the important responsibilities for environmental oversight for our nation’s energy sources including wind and hydropower production, and pipeline rights-of-way.

Increased interest in renewable energy sources have resulted in the rapid expansion of the wind industry in the United States. Wind turbines of today and the farms that contain them provide a clean air alternative for energy in the US. With this clean-air energy comes great concern of turbine impacts (and wind farms) to migratory birds, bats, and other wildlife.

Hydropower is the nation’s leading renewable energy resource. Fisheries and Habitat Conservation is responsible for environmental reviews of Federal hydropower activities and for ensuring that all hydropower facilities operate with appropriate fish-passage and other environmental protection.

Pipelines transport a variety of substances from one location to another without the dependency on trucks or highways. Some pipeline rights-of-way alter the natural habitat causing fragmentation and dislocating wildlife.

To find out more about our environment and energy visit:

The Fish and Wildlife Service and Wind Power Development

Habitat Conservation Oil and Gas

Hydropower Licensing