Conservation Partnerships Program Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office

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Conservation Partnerships ProgramVentura Fish
and Wildlife Office
Mary Root Program Coordinator [phone] ext
233
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CALL ME ANYTIME ABOUT

• Restoring native habitats
• Land protection
• General information about our partnering and
  grant programs

Photo by Creed Clayton USFWS
Mary Root [phone] ext 233
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Conservation Partnerships Program

• Habitat Restoration Programs
• Federal Aid Programs
• Joint Ventures Program

Partners for Fish and Wildlife Private
Stewardship Grants Tribal Wildlife Grants Tribal
Landowner Incentives
Landowner Incentive (State) Section 6 Grants
(State) And other grants
Photo by Valerie Dodgin
Sonoran Joint Venture and Intermountain West
Joint Venture North American Wetland
Conservation Act Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act
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            http//www.fws.gov/grants/
                                                                                    
            Grants-At-A-Glance The Fish and Wildlife Service administers a variety of natural resource assistance grants to governmental, public and private organizations, groups and individuals. Following, are links to information about and applications for available grants.

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• Natural Resource Assistance Grants are Available
  to
• State Agencies
• Local Governments
• Indian Tribal Governments
• Conservation Organizations
• Private Individuals
• Foreign Entities
• Specialty Grants

For further assistance please follow links to
Grants Programs Federal Aid Grants North
American Wetlands Conservation Act Neotropical
Migratory Bird Conservation Act Coastal Wetlands
Conservation Grants Endangered Species
Grants International Affairs Grants
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Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program

• National
• http//www.fws.gov/partners/index.htm
• California
• http//pacific.fws.gov/capartners/index.htm
• Ventura Fish and Wildlife Service Office
• Under construction!

Photo by Creed Clayton USFWS
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Joint VenturesCalifornia Desert Regions

• Sonoran Joint Venture
• http//www.sonoranjv.org/index.html
• Intermountain West Joint Venture
• http//iwjv.org/about.htm

USFWS Bird Habitat Conservation Division
http//www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/index.htm
Photo from the Sonoran Joint Ventura website
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Safe Harbor Agreement Program
A tool for conserving listed species on
nonfederal lands Provides mechanism for
continued and future use of land by landowner
Photo by Valerie Dodgin
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Conservation Partnerships Workwhen we work
together

• Please sign up for future
• VFWO announcements on partnering and funding
  opportunities

Mary Root [phone] ext 233