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US
Fish and Wildlife Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
helps accomplish this to conserve, protect, and enhance fish
and wildlife and their habitats by offering technical and
financial assistance to private (non-federal) landowners to
voluntarily restore wetlands and other fish and wildlife habitats
on their land. The program emphasizes the reestablishment
of native vegetation and ecological communities for the benefit
of fish and wildlife in concert with the needs and desires
of private landowners.
Potomac River Fisheries Commission regulates the fisheries of the main stem of the tidal Potomac River from the Maryland/Washington D.C. boundary line (near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge), to the mouth of the river at Point Lookout, MD and Smith Point, VA. The PRFC regulates all recreational and commercial fishing, crabbing, oystering and clamming in the main stem tidal Potomac River, and issues licenses for those activities.
Maryland's
Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Services provides
information for both the commercial and recreational fishermen
on fishing and crabbing licenses and regulations, water conditions,
boat ramps, and management of fisheries.
Maryland's
Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage
Services ensures the long term conservation of the full array
of native ecosystems, natural communities and species (both
animals and plants) that comprise the biological integrity
of Maryland. A few of its many programs include Wild Acres,
Project Wild, Envirothon, Wetland Restoration, and Deer Management.
The
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission provides fishing
and boating opportunities through the protection and management
of aquatic resources.
The
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries works
to manage Virginia's wildlife and inland fish to maintain
optimum populations of all species to serve the needs of the
Commonwealth; to provide opportunity for all to enjoy wildlife,
inland fish, boating and related outdoor recreation; to promote
safety for persons and property in connection with boating,
hunting and fishing.
The
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Natural
Heritage Program represents a comprehensive effort to
inventory and preserve the animal, plant and natural community
resources of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Program areas include
Natural Areas Stewardship, Natural Areas Inventory, Natural
Areas Protection, and Information Management.
The
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources Fishing Webpage
provides up-to-date fish stocking information, fish consumption
advisories as well as information on regulations, licenses,
favorite fishing spots, and float trips.
Chesapeake
Wildlife Heritage (CWH) is a private nonprofit organization
dedicated to creating, restoring, and protecting wildlife
habitat, and establishing a more sustainable agriculture,
through direct action, education and research, in partnership
with public and private landowners.
Ducks
Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and
associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats
also benefit other wildlife and people.
The
Izaak Walton League works to conserve, maintain, protect
and restore the soil, forest, water and other natural resources
of the United States and other lands; to promote means and
opportunities for the education of the public with respect
to such resources and their enjoyment and wholesome utilization.
Trout
Unlimited's mission is to conserve, protect and restore
North America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their
watersheds.
The
United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Water
Quality Assessment Program provides information from ecological
studies on local, regional, and national scales along with
biological sampling methodology.
Virginia
Outdoor Foundations' purpose under law is to "promote
the preservation of open space lands and to encourage private
gifts of money, securities, land or other property to preserve
the natural, scenic, historic, open-space and recreational
areas of the Commonwealth."
The
West Virginia Rivers Coalition seeks the conservation
and restoration of West Virginia's rivers and streams through
working with anglers and river enthusiasts.
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