Project WILD is a joint project of the Council for Environmental Education (CEE) and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA). Project WILD's principal sponsors share a long history of conserving wildlife through education.

For 35 years, the Council for Environmental Education (CEE) has been a nationally recognized leader in environmental education, providing programs and services that promote responsible stewardship of natural resources.

CEE is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization founded in 1970. (Our mission is to provide environmental education programs and services that promote stewardship of the environment and further the capacity of learners to make informed decisions.) To accomplish its mission, CEE supports programs and partnerships for environmental education. A hallmark of CEE's co-sponsored programs is its commitment to balanced, non-biased environmental education. CEE's programs are among the most long-lived and successful environmental education efforts in the nation.

The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) is a regional organization of public fish and wildlife agencies in the western United States (US) and Canada. WAFWA is a professional organization that serves a leadership role for member agencies and their counterparts involved in wildlife management. WAFWA has a longistanding record of interest and accomplichment in the area of conservation education.