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Landowners to Conduct a Site Visit at the SwampLovers Foundation Property in Cross Plains, Wisconsin" class="img-responsive"> </picture></div><div class="attribution"> <a href="/media/partners-fish-and-wildlife-biologist-kurt-waterstradt-meets-swamp-lovers-inc-landowners">Image Details</a></div></div></div><figcaption>Partners for Fish and Wildlife: Biologist Kurt Waterstradt Meets with Swamp Lovers Inc. Landowners to Conduct a Site Visit at the SwampLovers Foundation Property in Cross Plains, Wisconsin</figcaption></figure><h6><span>Our locally based field biologists provide personalized attention and work one-on-one with landowners to:</span></h6><ul><li><span>Plan, implement, and monitor projects</span></li><li><span>Identify other partners</span></li><li><span>Identify funding sources</span></li><li><span>Provide permitting guidance, as needed.</span></li></ul><h6><span>Examples of habitat treatments include: </span></h6><ul><li><span>Livestock exclusion fencing</span></li><li><span>Alternate water supply construction</span></li><li><span>Streambank stabilization</span></li><li><span>Restoration of in-stream aquatic habitats</span></li><li><span>Longleaf or shortleaf pine planting</span></li><li><span>Prescribed burning,</span></li><li><span>Native grass and forb planting</span></li><li><span>Wetland restoration/enhancement</span></li><li><span>Riparian reforestation</span></li></ul></div></div></section><section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprogramfield-promotable-services clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-promotable-services field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promotable-service-reference paragraph--view-mode--teaser-no-metadata"><div class="field field--name-field-service-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><article class="service teaser-no-metadata clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeservicefield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/service/farm-bill-conservation-programs" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2021-12/sue_mcneal_with_partner.jpg?h=83a4df27&itok=MaHT9C2N" width="130" height="130" alt="USFWS staff meeting with partners on working lands. " class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeservicetitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/service/farm-bill-conservation-programs" hreflang="en">Farm Bill Conservation Programs</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeservicefield-service-description clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-service-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item">Helping to Deliver Conservation on Private Lands through the Farm Bill <p>The conservation provisions of the Farm Bill provide billions of dollars a year for voluntary conservation of soil, water and wildlife habitat on private lands through delivery of financial and technical assistance to...</p></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promotable-service-reference paragraph--view-mode--teaser-no-metadata"><div class="field field--name-field-service-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><article class="service teaser-no-metadata clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--50-50"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeservicefield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/service/fish-passage-technical-and-planning-assistance" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2021-08/fish%20passage%20engineer%20heather%20hanson%20usfws%20katrina%20liebich.jpg?h=5c1fcb19&itok=PxzCP0eH" width="130" height="130" alt="woman holding survey equipment" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeservicetitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/service/fish-passage-technical-and-planning-assistance" hreflang="en">Fish Passage Technical and Planning Assistance </a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeservicefield-service-description clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-service-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The National Fish Passage Program provides financial and technical assistance for projects that improve the ability of fish or other aquatic species to migrate by reconnecting habitat that has been fragmented by a barrier such as a dam or culvert. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists...</p></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div><div class="layout layout--onecol--with-heading margin-block layout--onecol"><div class="layout__region layout__region--content"><h3>Our Projects and Research</h3> <section class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprogramfield-promotable-projects clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-promotable-projects field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promotable-project-reference paragraph--view-mode--teaser"><div class="field field--name-field-project-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><article class="project teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/project/working-private-landowners-south-carolina" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2021-10/South-Carolina-coast-Credit-George-Gentry.jpg?h=5da87697&itok=f2xGaZeq" width="130" height="130" alt="South Carolina coastal creek with marsh in the background and tree branches with Spanish moss hanging over the water" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/project/working-private-landowners-south-carolina" hreflang="en">Working with private landowners in South Carolina</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectbody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><strong>Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in South Carolina</strong></p><p>The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program works with voluntary habitat improvement projects on private lands for the benefit of federal trust resources, such as endangered or threatened species and...</p></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Project</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--middle block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectcreated clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden field--item"><time datetime="2021-10-21T19:32:18+00:00">Oct 21, 2021</time></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--last block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-project-category clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-project-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item">Habitat management</div><div class="field--item">Habitat restoration</div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promotable-project-reference paragraph--view-mode--teaser"><div class="field field--name-field-project-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><article class="project teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/project/working-private-landowners-caribbean" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2021-10/Outreach-activity-with-landowners-and-partners-at%20Maricao-Puerto-Rico-Credit-USFWS.jpg?h=be9592f7&itok=D-envY_U" width="130" height="130" alt="Group of twenty nine people standing in a group posing for the camera" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/project/working-private-landowners-caribbean" hreflang="en">Working With Private Landowners in the Caribbean</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectbody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><strong>Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program/Programa Compañeros para la Vida Silvestre</strong></p><p>Established in 1992, the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program provides financial and technical assistance to private landowners and other eligible entities for voluntary, on-the-ground...</p></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Project</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--middle block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectcreated clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden field--item"><time datetime="2021-10-22T12:52:17+00:00">Oct 22, 2021</time></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--last block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-project-category clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-project-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item">Habitat management</div><div class="field--item">Habitat restoration</div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promotable-project-reference paragraph--view-mode--teaser"><div class="field field--name-field-project-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><article class="project teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/project/working-private-landowners-florida" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2021-10/Florida_scrub-jay_Credit-Robert_Pos.jpg?h=a5eb5da0&itok=YP4GKdbA" width="130" height="130" alt="Florida scrub-jay perched on a branch" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/project/working-private-landowners-florida" hreflang="en">Working With Private Landowners in Florida</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectbody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><strong>Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Florida</strong><p>The Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program delivers on-the-ground habitat restoration projects that benefit at-risk and federal trust species including threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, and anadromous...</p></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Project</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--middle block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectcreated clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden field--item"><time datetime="2021-11-03T13:47:16+00:00">Nov 3, 2021</time></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--last block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-project-category clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-project-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item">Habitat management</div><div class="field--item">Habitat restoration</div><div class="field--item">Resilience and risk mitigation</div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promotable-project-reference paragraph--view-mode--teaser"><div class="field field--name-field-project-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><article class="project teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/project/georgia-partners-fish-and-wildlife" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2021-10/partners-for-fish-and-wildlife-duckling-gosling-scott-ralston-usfws.JPG?h=b5dc3172&itok=OdjlnEUg" width="130" height="130" alt="A yellow downy duckling stands next to a gray ballcap with the blue "Partners for Fish and Wildlife" logo on it. " class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/project/georgia-partners-fish-and-wildlife" hreflang="en">Georgia Partners for Fish and Wildlife</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectbody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item">The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program strives to help private landowners with fish and wildlife habitat restoration on their land. Georgia is the biggest State east of the Mississippi River and more than 90 percent of the land in Georgia is privately owned. The future health of Georgia’s land...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Project</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--middle block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectcreated clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden field--item"><time datetime="2021-10-20T14:50:53+00:00">Oct 20, 2021</time></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--last block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-project-category clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-project-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item">Habitat management</div><div class="field--item">Habitat restoration</div><div class="field--item">Resilience and risk mitigation</div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promotable-project-reference paragraph--view-mode--teaser"><div class="field field--name-field-project-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><article class="project teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/project/west-virginia-partners-fish-and-wildlife" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2021-11/Beaver%20Creek%20Culvert%20pre-replacement%2C%20Upper%20Shavers%20Creek%20watershed%2C%20Pocahantas%20County%2C%20WV.jpg?h=817bccec&itok=6yDAsjuF" width="130" height="130" alt="photo of culverts perched very high above stream bed, creating barrier to fish passage" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/project/west-virginia-partners-fish-and-wildlife" hreflang="en">West Virginia Partners for Fish and Wildlife</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectbody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The Partners for Fish and Wildlife program provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore and enhance fish and wildlife habitat on their property. The program’s focus is to restore habitat to benefit federally listed and at-risk species.</p>Who's Eligible?...</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Project</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--middle block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectcreated clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden field--item"><time datetime="2021-10-28T16:47:29+00:00">Oct 28, 2021</time></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--last block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-project-category clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-project-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item">Habitat management</div><div class="field--item">Habitat restoration</div><div class="field--item">Invasive species management</div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promotable-project-reference paragraph--view-mode--teaser"><div class="field field--name-field-project-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><article class="project teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/project/helping-landowners-help-wildlife-partners-fish-and-wildlife-western-north-carolina" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2021-08/2015-Students-picking-up-gardening-gloves-Credit-Gary-Peeples.jpg?h=790be497&itok=0Zzh7FK8" width="130" height="130" alt="Numerous people reaching toward a pile of gardening gloves" class="img-responsive" /></a></div></div></section></div><div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <section class="teaser-title block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttitle clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item"><a href="/project/helping-landowners-help-wildlife-partners-fish-and-wildlife-western-north-carolina" hreflang="en">Helping landowners help wildlife - Partners for Fish and Wildlife in Western North Carolina</a></div></div></section><section class="teaser-body block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectbody clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Through its Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides financial and technical assistance to private land owners, and local and tribal governments who want to improve fish and wildlife habitat on their land to benefit migratory birds and fish, and...</p></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--first block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojecttype clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item">Project</div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--middle block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectcreated clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden field--item"><time datetime="2021-07-13T00:03:03+00:00">Jul 13, 2021</time></div></div></section><section class="teaser-metadata teaser-metadata--last block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-project-category clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-project-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--items"><div class="field--item">Habitat management</div><div class="field--item">Habitat restoration</div></div></div></section></div></div></div></article></div></div></div><div class="field--item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--promotable-project-reference paragraph--view-mode--teaser"><div class="field field--name-field-project-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"><article class="project teaser clearfix item-reference"><div class="content"><div class="layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--25-75"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-banner-slideshow clearfix"><div class="block-container"></div></section><section class="teaser-thumbnail block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodeprojectfield-representative-image clearfix"><div class="block-container"><div class="field field--name-field-representative-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/project/idaho-partners-fish-and-wildlife-program" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/small_square/public/2021-12/YankeeFork%20Restoration.JPG?h=aef5fd01&itok=NbgaqPmm" width="130" height="130" alt="Four people are carrying a large, dead tree into a river. 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