About Partnerships

Camp Lawton Partnership Team
One hundred fifty years after the start of the Civil War, a new chapter of Civil War history is being written, thanks to the Camp Lawton Partnership Team. The partnership began as a collaborative effort between Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GADNR) and Georgia Southern University’s (GSU) Department of Sociology and Anthropology and later the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in an attempt to determine the exact location of the Camp Lawton stockade at Magnolia Springs State Park. The project team works closely with area schools and regularly speaks to organizations focused on history, education and tourism, as well as at conferences throughout the region. Through their efforts, thousands of people have learned more about their history as citizens of the United States and the value of cultural resources currently managed by USFWS and GADNR. For more information, see: http://www.fws.gov/camplawtonsite

Rappahannock Partnership
The Rappahannock Land Protection Partnership began with the 1996 establishment of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge to protect natural, cultural, and historic resources along Virginia’s Rappahannock River, one of the most important tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. The partnership has protected more than 8,000 acres as part of the refuge and another 1,320 acres in a conservation easement. For more information, see: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rappahannock/aboutus.html

Friends of the Nevada Wilderness
Celebrating their 27th anniversary, Friends of Nevada Wilderness is dedicated to preserving Nevada’s wildlife heritage. With diverse groups of partners, Friends of Nevada Wilderness have assisted in the designation of more than 3 million acres of wilderness across the state. Along with the Friends collaboration and partnerships with the USFWS, BLM, NPS, and USFS, they work with organizations and businesses like the Nevada Outdoor School, REI, Inc., the Sierra Club, Zappos.com, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, faith based and service based groups, and many others to spread their message and get more boots on the ground. For more information, see: http://www.nevadawilderness.org

Sage Grouse Implementation Team
The Wyoming Governor’s Sage-Grouse Implementation Team developed a long-term, science-based strategy for the conservation of greater sage-grouse in Wyoming, a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act, while allowing for energy development, which is essential to the economy of that state and the nation. Their work has resulted in a cascade of conservation efforts and resource development options that currently conserve more than 1 million acres of sagebrush habitats in Wyoming and likely will extend to more than 18 million acres within the next three years. The strategy developed by this team has been commended by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (a team member and partner) as a science-based effort that, when fully implemented, will ameliorate threats to this iconic species of the American West. For more information, see: http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/pressrel/dcfws-09232011.html

Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation Foundation
In 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southwest Regional Director signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation Foundation (Liberty) to establish and operate a two-year pilot non-eagle feather repository program. The pilot was developed to provide feathers and bird parts to federally recognized tribal members for use in cultural, ceremonial and religious practices. In addition, the project aims to reduce illegal bird take for feathers. In partnership with the Service, the Liberty pilot non-eagle feather repository project accomplishes two important goals – it preserves cultural heritage while simultaneously conserving our North American birds. For more information, see: http://www.libertywildlife.org/non-eagle-feather-repository-index/non-eagle-feather-repository