The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), like its parent department (DOI), and its sister agencies, bureaus, and services, has established robust partnering programs to engage planners, communities, citizen groups, the Department of Defense, and many other federal agencies in military and community compatibility and resilience planning projects. Key discussions between the USFWS and a military installation in such projects is typically focused on the
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultations. The assets that military installations provide for land, water, and airspace training are often nearly pristine habitats, so as to emulate natural battlefield conditions. Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, has thousands of acres of pine forests and is home to the red-cockaded woodpecker. While its habitat outside the base has been greatly reduced, the USFWS and the Marine Corps have collaborated to ensure that military training requirements can be met, while still allowing thriving colonies of this endangered bird on the base. More information on USFWS partnerships that help communities and military installations implement CUS recommendations and other compatibility and resilience improvements are on the USFWS
“Get-Involved” webpage.
Compatibility Factors relevant to the United States Fish and Wildlife Servicee: Marine Environment, Threatened + Endangered Species, Biological Resources, Land Use, Land/Air/Sea Spaces, Scarce Natural Resources, Water Quality/Quantity
Relevant Programs and Plans
The
National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant program supports long-term wetland conservation
by awarding up to $1 million for wetland conservation projects. Since 1992,
the grant program has provided more than $400 million to connect habitats
to wildlife corridors, support recreation activities, such as hunting and
fishing, and work with Native Americans to restore culturally important
resources, such as salmon runs in Washington State.
