The people of the West are our greatest asset.

We believe in forging productive, lasting relationships built on trust and respect with a diversity of partners, fostering innovations in our work, and producing tangible, on-the-ground results for habitat conservation across private and public lands in the West.

About the IWJV

Our mission is to conserve and enhance bird habitats at meaningful scales through capacity building, science, communications, and strategic partnerships.

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We are a self-directed partnership with shared conservation priorities governed by a management board composed of federal agencies, state fish and wildlife agencies, industry, nongovernmental organizations, private landowners, agricultural producers, and tribal representatives.

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Sagebrush Rangelands

We enact cross-boundary management of sagebrush rangelands for people, wildlife, and the economy.

Discover the Habitat

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Water & Wetlands

We conserve working wetlands for agriculture, wildlife, groundwater recharge, and landscape resiliency.

Discover the Habitat

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Western Forests

We improve forest habitat for birds and other wildlife while reducing wildfire risk and supporting communities.

Discover the Habitat

Partnering For Conservation Success

Discover how meaningful collaboration is transforming landscapes and creating lasting conservation impact.

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Restoring the Headwaters

“If we’re going to have water in the West in the future…

Funding, Staff, Wildlife

Arizona, Idaho, Intermountain West Region

The Land Gives Back: Three Hunter-Conservationists Take Us Along

These three conservation professionals are employed by Pheasants Forever to improve critical…

Fighting Phragmites

Part One Part two A Recipe for successful phragmites management Hambrecht said…