Conservation Efforts Database

Login Changes to the CED

Starting in December of the 2023 the CED was required to update its login and authentication protocols.

This means different things depending on agency you are with. However, for all users, your CED username will be going away, you will now login only with your email.

If you currently have a CED account, your profile, records, and other information will remain, nothing will be lost or unavailable to you.

Department of Interior Users: You will be able to login using your Bison Connect email and your PIV Card and PIN (detailed instructions below)

Non-Department of Interior Users: You will either need to sign up for or use your login.gov account associated with your work email in the CED (detailed instructions below)

Login Changes to the CED

In December of the 2023 the CED was required to update its login and authentication protocols.

This means different things depending on agency you are with. However, for all users, your CED username will be going away, you will now login only with your email.

If you currently have a CED account, your profile, records, and other information will remain, nothing will be lost or unavailable to you.

Department of Interior Users: You will be able to login using your Bison Connect email and your PIV Card and PIN (detailed instructions below)

Non-Department of Interior Users: You will either need to sign up for or use your login.gov account associated with your work email in the CED (detailed instructions below)

Register for a User Account

Registration is required for full access to the CED’s features, including data entry. As of December 2023, the CED is using Department of the Interior Multiple Factor Authentication for login. DOI and Non-DOI users will use or create a login.gov account for registration. Reference login.gov’s instructions to Create an account for new users or Manage your account to change your password, change the email address associated with your account, and add or change your authentication method to connect your PIV credentials to your account.

Department of Interior Users

  • Click Log in with BisonConnect. Your DOI email must be connected to your login.gov account for CED account creation/migration.
      a. New Users:
        i. A CED account associated with your DOI email is created on first login.
        ii. Users are automatically directed to the Profile page. Proceed to the Complete Registration section to finish your profile and request access to the CED.
      b. Returning Users (users fully registered for a CED account with a DOI email prior to December 2023):
        i. You will be redirected to the last CED page accessed upon sign in. Your CED username will be replaced with your work email. Your user profile and all records will be automatically migrated to your new account.
        ii. If your account does not automatically sync, your current email may not match your CED account email. Contact the CED team at conservationefforts@fws.gov to update the email associated with your CED account and coordinate data migration.

Non-Department of Interior Users

  • Non-DOI users must use or create a login.gov account for CED access. Click Log in with login.gov.
      a. New Users:
        i. A CED account associated with your login.gov email is created on first login.
        ii. Users are automatically directed to the Profile page. Proceed to the Complete Registration section to finish your profile and request access to the CED.
      b. Returning Users (users fully registered for a CED account with a DOI email prior to December 2023):
        i. You will be redirected to the last CED page accessed upon sign in. Your CED username will be replaced with your work email. Your user profile and all records will be automatically migrated to your new account.
        ii. If your account does not automatically sync, your current email may not match your CED account email. Contact the CED team at conservationefforts@fws.gov to update the email associated with your CED account and coordinate data migration.

Complete Registration

  • Fill out the required fields in the Contact Information section, denoted with an asterisk.
      a. Enter your name and email associated with your registration. The phone number is optional.
      b. Click the Agency/Conservation Partner drop down menu to select your agency from the provided list.
      c. Click the Office/Name of Agency or Organization drop down menu to select your office or organization from the provided list.
      d. Click the Approving Official drop down menu to select your approving official from the provided list, which populates based on your previous selections.
        * If you do not see your agency’s approving official listed, click the Help tab. Click Request CED Approving Official Status (Excel Template), fourth link under the Guidance & Tools section, to download the fillable form. Email the form to conservationefforts@fws.gov.
  • Read and Accept the Terms of Agreement. You cannot access the CED unless you accept the Terms of Agreement.
  • The Alternate User Access section is optional. To grant one or more users within your agency or organization permission to access, edit, and view your efforts, click the checkbox next to the user’s name.
  • Scroll back to the Contact Information section at the top of the page.
  • Click Save Profile above the Contact Information section. A message will display that your profile has been successfully updated. Click Return to User Profile.
  • Click Email Approving Official above the Contact Information section. A message will display that an email has been successfully sent. The CED generates an email notifying your approving official of your request for access. The automated email may take up to fifteen minutes to send.
  • You will receive an automated email from no-reply@conservationefforts.org when your request for CED access has been approved by your approving official.

    • Logging In

    Go to https://conservationefforts.org. Click Sign In in the upper right corner.

    Department of Interior Users

    Click Log in with BisonConnect to sign in using your PIV card and PIN on the DOI network or a personal network connection.

    Non-Department of Interior Users

    Click Log in with login.gov. Enter your login.gov Email address and Password and click Sign in or click Sign in with your government employee ID to sign in using your PIV card and PIN on the DOI network or a personal network connection if you have linked your credentials to your login.gov account.