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The Oregon Habitat Joint Venture is a loose coalition of private conservation organizations working with government agencies to protect and restore important habitats for birds and wildlife.

The joint venture helps put together partnerships for a variety of habitat-related projects, including habitat restoration and enhancement on private and public lands, acquisition of key areas for permanent protection, and development of educational and interpretive programs. (See How we work.)

The Oregon Habitat Joint Venture coordinates state-level activities for two regional partnerships originally created to implement the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, an international effort to conserve wetland habitat for waterfowl and other fish and wildlife. The Pacific Coast Joint Venture, created in 1991, includes all of western Oregon as well as coastal northern California, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska and Hawaii. The Intermountain West Joint Venture, started in 1995, covers eastern Oregon and parts of nine other western states.

The joint ventures now also serve as a vehicle for implementation of three other bird conservation initiatives targeting landbirds, shorebirds and waterbirds under the umbrella of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative.

Most of the Oregon Habitat Joint Venture's actions are cooperative efforts involving one or more of the partners. The joint venture's staff is limited and focuses on coordination, communications and other activities that complement and supplement the efforts of individual partners.