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Bring Back the Native Fish

Bring Back the Native Fish (BBNF) awarded its first grant in 1991 and invested nationwide for over 30 years in conservation activities that restore, protect and enhance native populations of sensitive or listed fish species across the United States, especially in areas on or adjacent to federal agency lands. The program emphasized coordination between private landowners and federal agencies, Tribes, corporations and states to improve the ecosystem functions and health of watersheds. 

Klamath Coho Habitat Restoration Program (Bureau of Reclamation)

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Klamath River Coho Restoration Program (Klamath Program) enhances the survival and recovery of the Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), a species listed as “threatened” under the Federal Endangered Species Act and its critical habitat within the mainstem Klamath River and its tributaries between Bogus Creek and the mainstem Salmon River.

Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program

The Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program restores and sustains healthy forests, rivers and streams that provide habitat for diverse native bird and aquatic species populations. Priority is given to projects within 10 focal geographies. The program supports projects in portions of the Appalachian region of Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund is dedicated to protecting the bay by working to advance local on-the-ground watershed restoration, helping local communities clean up and restore their polluted rivers and streams, and restoring and protecting key Chesapeake Bay species.

Chi-Cal Rivers Fund

The Chi-Cal Rivers Fund is a public-private partnership working to restore the health, vitality and accessibility of the waterways in the Chicago and Calumet region by supporting nature-based solutions, habitat enhancement, and public-use improvements and stewardship.

Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program

The Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program (CBWTP) was developed in 2002 to address chronically diminished stream flows in tributaries of the Columbia River.

ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation Program

In 1999, the NFWF and ConocoPhillips awarded their first three grants together, setting the stage for what would become an enduring legacy of wildlife conservation. In 2005, NFWF partnered with ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish an initiative officially named the ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation program.

Conservation Partners Program

The Conservation Partners Program provides vital grant funding to support organizations that provide staff and technical assistance to private landowners in order to maximize the benefits of Farm Bill programs on working lands.