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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Who We Are & What We Do
    • Trademark of Logo
    • Members
    • Officers & Directors
    • Constitution & Bylaws
    • Committees
    • Technical Committees >
      • Black Bear
      • Deer
      • Fish & Wildlife Diversity
      • Fish Health
      • Fur Resources
      • Habitat
      • Rivers & Streams
      • Upland Gamebird
  • Resources
    • Resolutions
    • Technical Publications & Reports
    • Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (R3)
    • Partners & Collaborators
    • Regional Conservation Needs
    • Help with Wildlife Damage
    • Northeast Region State Wildlife Action Plan Database
    • Furbearer Management in the Northeast >
      • About Us
      • Furbearer Conservation & Management
      • Benefits of Trapping
      • Animal Welfare
      • Trap Designs
      • Trapping Then and Now
      • Furbearer Guide
  • Conference
    • General Info
    • Registration
    • Travel Logistics
    • Program >
      • Schedule
      • Presentation Guidelines
    • Sponsor Opportunities
    • Conference Contacts
    • Event Archives
    • Future Meetings
  • Robert McDowell Award
    • Overview & Nomination Procedues
    • Past Recipients
  • Job Opportunities
  • Conservation Leadership Program
    • Application Requirements
    • Fellow Application
    • Nomination Form
    • Recommendation Form
  • Landscape Conservation
  • R3 Clearinghouse
    • Clearinghouse
    • NEAFWA Photo Library
    • NEAFWA Marketing
    • NEAFWA Marketing Webinars
  • Contact
  • Member Login
    • Directors
    • Committees >
      • Federal Aid Coordinators
      • Fish and Wildlife Health
      • Fisheries Administrators
      • I&E Administrators
      • Landscape Wildlife Conservation
      • Legal
      • R3
      • Wildlife Administrators
    • Technical Committees >
      • Black Bear
      • Deer
      • Fish Health
      • Fish & Wildlife Diversity
      • Fur Resources
      • Habitat
      • Rivers & Streams
      • Upland Gamebird
    • WSFR Region 5 File Repository

ABOUT US

Who We Are & What We Do

The Northeast Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Inc. (NEAFWA) is a quasi-governmental organization consisting of thirteen states in the northeast region plus the District of Columbia, and the provinces in the eastern region of Canada.
 
Our voting members come from the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia; the District of Columbia; and the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
 
Our affiliate/non-voting members are the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and ​Environment & Climate Change Canada.
 
As stated in NEAFWA’s by-laws, the objectives of the Association are:
  1. To encourage and promote better understanding and cooperation among its several members in dealing with the conservation of fish and wildlife resources;
  2. To provide for the interchange of information among its members and with other government and non-governmental organizations dealing with the conservation of fish and wildlife resources, through various means including annual sponsorship of the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference;
  3. To assist in the coordination and implementation of fish and wildlife programs of mutual interest to its members;
  4. To promote a high level of fish and wildlife administration throughout the northeast region;
  5. To provide the basis for regional action on existing or proposed federal legislation, regulations and resultant program;
  6. To present matters of mutual interest to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for its information and/or further action;
  7. To encourage and provide for regional projects that conserve wildlife, fish, and their habitats;
  8. To protect the right of jurisdiction of the northeastern states over their wildlife resources on public and private lands;
  9. To review and comment on proposed legislation, regulations and programs that affect the interests of its members; and,
  10. To consult and collaborate with and make recommendations to appropriate agencies in order that programs affecting fish and wildlife resources and management are conducted in the best interests of its members and the resources they manage.
 
NEAFWA is governed by the voting members (typically the directors of each respective fish and wildlife agency) and an Executive Committee. An Executive Secretary is employed to serve the officers and directors in fulfilling the objectives of the Association.
 
NEAFWA’s work is facilitated through a committee structure consisting of the Northeast Fisheries Administrators Association, and the Northeast Wildlife Administrators Association, and their respective specialized technical committees.
 
NEAFWA is incorporated in the State of Delaware as a 501 (c)(4) entity.

2026 Conference Location: 
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA

Conference Attendee Testimonials

"These conferences are a great way for academics and professionals to meet and build cooperative relationships that stimulate the growth of this ever-important field. " 

​"The NEAFWA conference was an amazing experience! Seeing so many women in the field of conservation was very motivating and inspiring!"
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"This was my first wildlife conference (I'm a graduating senior at the University of Delaware) and the NEAFWA conference made me so excited to continue in this field. I am excited to attend the next one."

"​The NEAFWA conference is a melting pot where natural resource professionals from all career stages have the opportunity to learn from one another."

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