MAKING THE CONNECTION
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the National Fish Habitat Partnership​
2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP) – two decades of restoring rivers, lakes, and coastal waters across America. Through a shared commitment to conservation, NFHP has brought together hundreds of partner organizations to leverage each other’s resources to more effectively and efficiently conserve fish habitat, benefiting thousands of aquatic species, improving fishing experiences, and supporting vibrant communities.
The Fund for the National Fish Habitat Partnership​
Established in 2015, the National Fish Habitat Fund (the Fund) is the 501c3 nonprofit organization that supports the National Fish Habitat Partnership and its 20 Congressionally recognized Fish Habitat Partnerships (FHPs).
Connecting People and Partners
The success of the National Fish Habitat Partnership is a direct result of the power of partnerships—uniting federal, state, tribal, and local agencies, conservation groups, local communities, businesses, and private citizens. We support local partners with national funding to complete targeted, high priority projects. Collaboration is the key to our success!
Power of Partnerships​
Over the last 20 years, NFHP’s network has included more than 1,700 partner organizations, demonstrating the power of partnerships in advancing shared conservation goals.
Photo courtesy of Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership (SEAKFHP). The photo is from the 2023 Southeast Alaska Large Woody Debris Workshop hosted on Prince of Wales Island that included numerous SEAKFHP Partners and World Fish Migration Day’s Happy Fish.
Investing in Fish Habitat​
Investing in fish habitat restoration and conservation can mean different things depending on the type of natural resources where you live. Common investments include replacing an undersized culvert with a bridge to provide fish passage and flood mitigation, removing an inefficient low head dam in the East or irrigation infrastructure in the West, installing habitat structures in reservoirs to improve fishing, restoring wetlands or coastal estuaries, or providing habitat for baby salmon or native fish. Our Fish Habitat Partnerships have expertise in all of these activities and more!
Photo courtesy of the Pacific Marine & Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) and Trout Unlimited. A $75,000 investment by the Pacific Marine & Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership supports the replacement of an undersized culvert with a bridge on Flower Pot Creek on Tillamook Bay, Oregon. This effort leveraged nearly $240,000 in non-federal contributions and an additional $880,000 in federal funding, yielding a 15:1 return on investment. Ecologically, the project reconnects 1.4 stream miles and 14.6 acres of tidally influenced wetland—critical habitat for salmon. The new bridge will also prevent flooding – enhancing long-term resilience for a key emergency access route.
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Thanks to the dedicated partnerships built over the past 20 years, over 1,500 conservation projects spanning all 50 states have helped protect fish, wildlife, and our way of life. As the nonprofit partner to the National Fish Habitat Partnership, the National Fish Habitat Fund leverages funding from the private and nonprofit sectors to support high priority habitat conservation efforts. We welcome corporations, small businesses, nonprofit foundations and individuals to partner with us. As we look toward the next 20 years, engaging additional partner organizations to work collaboratively will be critical to: conserving fish habitats; increasing the number of sustainable fish populations; improving recreational fishing; increasing public access to higher quality experiences; and ultimately improving the quality-of-life for the American people.
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