PFW-101 TABs 1-6
What are two approaches for Partners Projects to be initiated?
1) Landowners come to you 2) You identify potential cooperators
What is the mission statement of the USFWS?
Working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
What percentage of PFW program budget is, by policy, supposed to go on-the-ground?
70% (i.e., 70:30 split)
What was one of the 3 outcomes of the "Dry Cycle of the 1970's"?
a) Prairie potholes planted to crops b) Mississippi Delta cleared & planted c) Waterfowl populations plummeted
What at-risk bird species does Russell Davis have on his ranch in Colorado?
Mountain Plover.
What was the original intent of the PFW program?
To address the issue of declining waterfowl populations and the loss of wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region.
What lands can we work on through a PFW Landowner Agreement?
Private, Tribal, Municipality lands
What was the first type of habitat restoration that the Partners Program started with?
Wetland Restoration
What year was the Migratory Bird Treaty passed?
1918
What was the original name of the Partners Program when the program first started?
Partners for Wildlife
What is the minimum amount of years that are required for a PLA?
10 years
What year did Congress pass the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act?
2006
What year did USFWS originate?
1940
What does the Farm Bill Program acronym ACEP stand for?
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
What is the National landowner group that we consider to be like a "friends" group to us?
Partnerscapes
What are the two types of assistance a PFW Biologist can provide to a landowner?
Financial and Technical Assistance
What are two ways you can make the best first impression, from the Keys to Success Tab.
Dress appropriately, take off sunglasses, firm handshake, listen don’t talk, meet in their terms/timelines, if you don't know the answer, say so.
What is the largest watershed in the U.S.?
Mississippi River Basin (1.2 million sq miles & 40% of US)
The Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program was established in what year?
1987
What is the PFW CDFA#, now called a Program Assistance Listing Number.
15.631