Wetland restoration projects have focused in the Lake Erie coastal plain, the glaciated areas of northwestern Pennsylvania, and the lower Susquehanna River Basin. Restoration projects are carefully crafted to blend into the surrounding landscape and involve a variety of activities such as: creating microtopography establishing complexes of small seasonal wetlands and, restoring larger permanent wetlands. Wetland restoration techniques focus on returning hydrology to formerly drained wetlands by removing or disabling field drainage tiles and plugging drainage ditches. The Partners Program in Pennsylvania focuses on wetland restoration because of their importance to migratory birds. Projects are focused in areas where conservation efforts will provide the greatest benefit for federal trust species, which include: migratory birds, anadromous fish, and Federally-listed threatened and endangered species. The Partners program in Pennsylvania was one of the leading programs in the nation in designing and implementing streambank fencing and wetland restoration projects, and has more recently become a leader in the field of in-stream assessment and aquatic restoration. The program began in began in 1988, primarily as a wetland restoration program.

The Partners Program in Pennsylvania is administered from the Pennsylvania Field Office in State College, Pennsylvania.

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