The Partnership

Working Across the Great Plains

The Great Plains Fish Habitat Partnership works across 10 states on shared priorities. Since 2007, we have collectively developed and used science, and leveraged resources to remediate the causes of fish populations decline and habitat degradation in prairie rivers and aquatic systems in the Great Plains geography. This geography includes the Missouri River watershed (509,312 sq. miles), a portion of the Souris-Red-Rainy Rivers watershed unit (48,885 sq miles), and part of the Arkansas-White-Red Rivers watershed unit (87,047 sq miles).

Framework for Conservation

Our Framework for Strategic Conservation of Great Plains Fish Habitats aims to guide the partnership to achieve measurable improvements in the quality and quantity of prairie rivers and aquatic systems and the integral natural resources that can be sustained and appreciated for future generations. Our work supports the overarching strategies of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan.