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.

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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. 

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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

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Endangered Species Act
Tagging and Release of Endangered Species Held at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery
Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery and partners tagged and released two endangered fish species.
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Our Partners
Interagency Wildland Fire Meeting and Working Group
Representatives responsible for firefighting, law enforcement, and emergency management from local, county, state, and federal agencies gathered for a groundbreaking Interagency Wildland Fire Meeting on March 1st, 2025, aimed at strengthening coordination and cooperation efforts for wildland fire...
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Finding Freshwater Mussels
Freshwater mussels can be hard to spot. Here are some techniques used by mussel biologists to find these cryptic critters.
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For Parents and Educators
Wolf Creek NFH Hosts Mushroom Grow Bag Workshop
Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery partnered with Eric Sanders of Friend of Fungi and Russell County Public Library to offer a Mushroom Grow Bag Workshop.
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Science and Technology
Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge is bunny paradise
In September 2024, a team of biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MassWildlife and New Hampshire Fish and Game boarded a 40-foot aluminum landing craft and headed to Nomans Land Island for a week. This was no pleasure cruise. They were there to assess a new population of New England...
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Endangered Species Act
Wolf Creek NFH Releases Endangered Barrens Topminnow
Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery staff joined partners Conservation Fisheries, Inc., Tennessee Aquarium, USFWS Cookeville ES Office, and TWRA to release multiple populations of the endangered Barrens topminnow.

Partnership Services

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Through our partnerships we are able to expand our capabilities through the inclusion of services in areas such as:

  • Grant opportunities
  • Sponsorship of grants
  • Cooperative Agreements

To find out more about how our partner provides services view our partner services below.

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