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Southwest Rivers Program

The Southwest Rivers Program was formed through a partnership by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), public agencies and corporations to develop new strategies and provide additional resources to existing efforts that address the pressing conservation needs of the region. The program is currently focusing on three watersheds; the Pecos watershed in eastern New Mexico and West Texas, the Rio Grande in New Mexico and southern Colorado, and the Colorado River watershed in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

Sustain Our Great Lakes Program

Sustain Our Great Lakes is a public–private partnership designed to sustain, restore and protect fish, wildlife and habitat in the basin by leveraging funding, building conservation capacity, and focusing partners and resources toward key ecological issues. The program achieves this mission, in part, by awarding grants for on-the-ground habitat restoration and enhancement.

Texas Gulf Coast Water Flows Initiative

The Texas Gulf Coast Water Flows program works to increase freshwater flows into Texas bays and estuaries through strategic development of voluntary water transactions in three Gulf coast watersheds.

Walker Basin Restoration Program

The Walker Basin Restoration Program was established by Congress in October 2009. The Program’s primary purpose is to restore and maintain Walker Lake, and to protect agricultural, environmental and habitat interests in the Walker River Basin. Walker Lake is a natural desert lake in Nevada at the terminus of the Walker River Basin which includes lands in Nevada and California.

Wyoming Golden Eagle Fund

The Wyoming Golden Eagle Fund (the Fund) is an environmental grant program for golden eagle conservation projects in the state of Wyoming. The Fund was established with funds directed to NFWF pursuant to the judgement set forth in U.S. v. Duke Energy Renewables, Inc., and the Migratory Bird Compliance Plan established in connection with the judgement.

Hawaiian Forest Birds

The Hawaiian Forest Bird Program focused on strategic investments to secure populations of three species—palila, Maui parrotbill and Nihoa millerbird, with an ancillary goal of applying lessons learned through focused recovery of these species to additional threatened Hawaiian forest bird species. In 2009, NFWF and partners developed the Hawaiian Forest Bird business plan for the conservation of Hawaiian forest birds to mitigate pervasive threats over a 10-year period.

National Conservation Initiatives

NFWF’s National Conservation Initiatives support targeted investments that address urgent conservation needs across the United States. These initiatives help restore fish and wildlife habitat, advance species recovery, strengthen community stewardship and support landscape-scale conservation outcomes. Through competitive grantmaking and collaboration with public and private partners, NFWF directs funding to conservation partners implementing projects that benefit wildlife, ecosystems and communities nationwide.