Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
Our mission is to efficiently achieve voluntary habitat restoration on private lands,
through technical and financial assistance, for the benefit of Federal Trust species.
America’s Private Lands
It is estimated that two-thirds of our nation’s lands are privately owned. Successful long-term conservation of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats rests in the hands of America’s private landowners, who live and work on a variety of landscapes.
A Private Lands Conservation Tool: The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
Recognizing that conservation on private lands could be enhanced by technical expertise
and financial resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in 1987 to help private landowners with habitat restoration on their property. This cost-share program focuses on improving wetland, riparian, in-stream, fish passage, sage-steppe, grassland and aquatic habitats that provide benefits to migratory birds, threatened or endangered species, and other sensitive and declining species.
Partners Program staff work to develop strong partnerships to:
• Contribute to the health of the land while maintaining the landowner’s quality of life and sustainable business practices
• Utilize technical expertise and efficient state-federal-private resources to accomplish conservation goals
• Emphasize voluntary landowner participation and decision-making
Since its first Congressional appropriation of $100,000, the Partners Program has grown to a $50,000,000 program, unanimously authorized by the 109th Congress in the October, 2006 “ Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act .”
Comments Requested: Proposed Updates to the Pacific Region Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Strategic Plan (Comments due by November 13, 2012)
The Partners Program is currently updating the 2006 national Strategic Plan that served to guide program operations from 2007 to 2011. The updated Strategic Plan will be replaced by a new plan that will direct program operation for the next five years from 2012 to 2017. The revised Strategic Plan modifies our current geographic focus areas, estimates 5-year accomplishment targets, and describes anticipated conservation benefits to fish, wildlife, and plant species. The geographic focus areas identified in the Strategic Plan are the areas where Pacific Region Partners Program staff will concentrate technical assistance and cost-share habitat improvement funding efforts over the next five years.
How to Comment on the Pacific Region Strategic Plan
We value our stakeholders and partners, and want to hear from you on our proposed direction and how we can best work with landowners. Please provide your comments on the updated Strategic Plan by November 13, 2012.
• Mail or email your Partners Program State coordinator (contact info below)
• To request hard copy or CD documents: contact Kathy_Hollar@fws.gov , Pacific Region Partners Program Coordinator or call 503-231-6156 .
OREGON STATE PARTNERS PROGRAM
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, Portland, Oregon
State Coordinator: CalLee Davenport
503-231-6924, callee_davenport@fws.gov
WASHINGTON PARTNERS PROGRAM
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office, Lacey, Washington
State Coordinator: Ginger Phalen
360-753-5819, ginger_phalen@fws.gov
IDAHO PARTNERS PROGRAM
Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, Boise, Idaho
State Coordinator: Kathleen Rapley
208-378-5742, kathleen_rapley@fws.gov
PACIFIC ISLANDS PARTNERS PROGRAM
Pacific Islands Program, Honolulu, Hawaii
EcoRegion Coordinator: Benton Pang
808-792-9443, benton_pang@fws.gov
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