Intermountain West Joint Venturelast updated: July 2025

The Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) was established in 1994. Our mission is to conserve and enhance bird habitats at meaningful scales through capacity building, science, communications, and strategic partnerships.

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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• USDA - NRCS Programs
• Department of Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service Programs
• Conservation Groups and Associations
• USDA - Forest Service Programs
• Department of Interior - Bureau of Land Management

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1001 South Higgins Avenue
Suite A2
Missoula, Montana  59801
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