Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW)
The WLFW webportal enables interaction between NRCS's WLFW partners and others interested in conserving whole landscapes and empowering rural economies.
The content here augments those WLFW resources available for on USDA's website, and allows users (including landowners) access to a wide variety of information, online training materials, planning and decision-support tools, as well as access to experts, NRCS field staff, and landowners.
Focus Species
WLFW partners with private landowners to conserve large, intact landscapes for people and wildlife. We do that by focusing our efforts on “umbrella species” that act as bellwethers for how their ecosystem is faring.
Learn more about each species
American Black Duck
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Bog Turtle
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Hellbender
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Golden-winged Warbler
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Northern Bobwhite Quail
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WLFW Conservation Tools
NEW MOBILE APP!
A Mobile App to track Northern Bobwhite on Our Landscapes
The app is a citizen science tool that can be used by the public to contribute to our knowledge of the distribution and abundance of Northern Bobwhite
NEW TOOL AVAILABLE!
LITERATURE GATEWAY
A Systematic Map of Bird-vegetation Relationships in Eastern and Boreal Forests
This tool allows users to search for literature on bird species-vegetation relationships in eastern and boreal forests of North America.
NEW TOOL AVAILABLE!
BirdLocale: WLFW Landscape Restoration Bird Assessment
This tool helps biologists gather field data, including bobwhite counts and percentage cover of various types (grass, shrub, forb), using both manual and Acoustic Recording Unit (ARU) methods to capture bird calls.
FIRE MAPPING TOOL!
The SE Firemap maps all detectable fires, including managed prescribed burns and wildfires, across nine states in the southeastern United States.
Stay Connected to Working Lands for Wildlife
WLFW News Gallery
News articles and events on WLFW and Target Species sites.
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Nov 28, 2025
Dec. 18 Rescheduled Webinar: Assessing At-Risk Bee Species for Proactive Management
This webinar will detail how SE CASC is collaboratively conducting assessments for partner-identified at-risk bee species and two NatureServe tools: climate change vulnerability index and conservation status… More -
Nov 24, 2025
Do You Hear What I Hear? - A Sensory Portrait of Wildland Fire
PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM… More -
Nov 21, 2025
AFS Newsletter Nov 2025
2026 Call for Sessions Opening Soon | Mark Your Calendar for Giving Tuesday | Year-end Book Sale Begins Next Week | Risky Main Stems Are a Poorly Understood Constraint on Salmon Recovery in Coastal California Rivers | A… More
WLFW Resources
In the Working Lands library, you will find project reports, presentations, peer-reviewed studies, and more.
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Breakfast with Biologists July 24, 2025
Featured speakers from Ducks Unlimited, New Jersey Audubon, Quail & Pheasants Forever, Xerces Society, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service… More
Videos and Webinars
You can customize your learning with a collection of webinars and videos about landscape conservation and working lands. View the videos you want on your own schedule.
See the NRCS WLFW website for specific information on: WLFW national and state-run target species partnerships; priority geographies for implementation; strategic plans published by USDA; how to participate in Farm Bill programs; and news and blogs about WLFW activities.
