National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

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  • County
  • District
  • Municipality
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• Non-Institutional
• Private
  • NGO
• Provincial
• State
• Tribal

Salish Sea References

• Watershed Characterization Mapper
• The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
• PRISM Project Search
• Washington Coastal Atlas
• WDFW's Salmonscape Map

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NFWF is a federally chartered 501c3 corporation, developed to aggregate and distribute funds for conservation work. They have a regional office in Portland, OR

http://www.nfwf.org

WHO WE ARE

• An independent 501(c)(3) chartered by Congress in 1984
• One of the nation’s largest non-profit funders for wildlife conservation
• Governed by a 30-member Board of Directors approved by the Secretary of Interior (includes the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director and NOAA *Administrator)
• No membership; do not support advocacy or litigation
• Transparent and accountable to Congress, Federal agencies, and the public

WHAT WE DO

• Protect, restore and enhance our nation's fish, wildlife, plants and habitats
• Engineer creative solutions to address conservation challenges
• Create common ground between public and private sectors

HOW WE DO IT

• Provide grants to conservation organizations and agencies to implement science-based conservation plans
• Leverage public funding with private contributions (average 3:1) to achieve shared conservation outcomes
• Develops and implements conservation programs with private partners including Wal-Mart, Southern Company, Walton Foundation, Shell Oil, Altria, Moore *Foundation, FedEx, Covanta and others

OUR SUCCESS

• Since 1984, NFWF has awarded more than 11,600 grants to over 4,000 organizations and leveraged $576 million in federal funds into over $2 billion for on-the-ground conservation
• In FY 2011, NFWF leveraged $46 million in federal funds for a total conservation investment of $130 million
• NFWF currently works with 14 federal partners and more than 50 corporate and foundation partners
• NFWF’s IDEA (Impact Directed Environmental Accounts) program manages more than $100 million in mitigation funds to accomplish positive conservation outcomes

OUR CONSERVATION FOCUS

• Restoring and protecting imperiled species
• Promoting healthy oceans and estuaries
• Improving working landscapes for wildlife
• Advancing sustainable fisheries
• Conserving water for wildlife and people