| Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic |
| Project Name: | Experiments to Evaluate Sea Turtle Mitigation Measures in the Pelagic Longline Fishery
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| Location: | Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
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| Summary: | The partnership project resulted in the successful development of fishing techniques that significantly reduce sea turtle interaction with pelagic longline gear.
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| Website: | www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mediacenter/turtles/ |
| Contact: | John Watson
NOAA Harvesting Team Leader
NOAA
228-762-4591 John.Watson@noaa.gov
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| Project Name: | Fish and Mussel Propagation in the Upper Tennessee River Basin of Virginia
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| Location: | Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
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| Summary: | Partnership has developed freshwater fish and mussel propagation technologies to produce fish and juvenile mussels to be used for research and to augment declining populations.
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| Contact: | Shane Hanlon
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
276-623-1233 x 25 shane_hanlon@fws.gov
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| Southeastern |
| Project Name: | Muddy Creek Watershed Restoration Project - North Carolina
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| Location: | Southeastern: North Carolina
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| Summary: | In 1998, Duke Power and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission formed a partnership with several organizations to address the sediment problem in the Muddy Creek North Carolina watershed.
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| Contact: | Steven R. Johnson
Sr. Environmental Resource Manager
Duke Energy Corporation
704-373-4391 srjohnso@duke-energy.com
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| Project Name: | Disney Wilderness Preserve Partnership
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| Location: | Southeastern: Florida
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| Summary: | An innovative partnership to restore and protect natural wetland and upland communities affected by past drainage operations, lumbering and cattle ranching.
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| Website: | www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/florida/preserves |
| Contact: | Robert Mindick
Education and Community Outreach Program Manager
The Nature Conservancy
407-935-0002 rmindick@tnc.org
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| Project Name: | Mitchell River Coalition
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| Location: | Southeastern: North Carolina
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| Summary: | The Mitchell River Coalition came together to protect and improve the watershed and water quality of the Mitchell River.
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| Contact: | Dick Everhart
District Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(336) 386-8751x3 Richard.Everhart@nc.usda.gov
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| Project Name: | Roanoke Island Festival Park, NC Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Protection Project
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| Location: | Southeastern: North Carolina
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| Summary: | Using effective partnerships, we restored 5-acres of marsh, seagrass, oysters, and maritime forest, opening new doors of cooperation between agencies and non-governmental organizations.
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| Contact: | Chuck Wilson
Ecosystem Restoration Coordinator
US Army Corps of Engineers - Wilmington District
910-251-4746 charles.r.wilson@saw02.usace.army.mil
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| Project Name: | Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration
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| Location: | Southeastern: Florida
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| Summary: | The Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration initiative puts in place the largest and most ambitious watershed recovery program in U.S. history.
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| Website: | www.sofia.usgs.gov and www.sfrestore.org |
| Contact: | Martha N. Garcia
U.S. Geological Survey
703 648-6960 mgarcia@usgs.gov
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| Project Name: | Key West Harbor Dredge Project
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| Location: | Southeastern: Florida
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| Summary: | This project involves dredge and disposal operations within a highly sensitive environment, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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| Contact: | Audra Livergood
Resource Manager
NOAA Fisheries Habitat Conservation Division
305-595-8352 Audra.Livergood@noaa.gov
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| Project Name: | Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Programmatic Safe Harbor
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| Location: | Southeastern: South Carolina
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| Summary: | Safe Harbor agreement was established in South Carolina to address landowner concerns and to provide sufficient assurances to engage them in woodpecker habitat conservation.
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| Contact: | Michael Bean
Sr. Attorney, Ecosystems Program
Environmental Defense
202-387-3500 ext. 3312 michael_bean@environmentaldefense.org
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| Midwest/Northern High Plains |
| Project Name: | Missouri SWCD/NRCS Partnership
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
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| Summary: | Missouri NRCS' partnership with local soil and water conservation districts is tops in reducing soil erosion and protecting water quality.
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| Contact: | Roger A. Hansen
State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
573-876-0901 roger.hansen@mo.usda.gov
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| Project Name: | Bridger-Teton National Forest Plan Revision
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
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| Summary: | The BTNF is starting its Plan Revision process under the 2005 NFMA Planning Rule, relying on public collaboration to produce a sound strategy to guide the BTNF's contribution to sustainability.
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| Website: | www.fs.fed.us/r4/btnf |
| Contact: | Herrick Fox
Forest Planner
Bridger-Teton National Forest
(307) 739-5563 hsfox@fs.fed.us
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| Project Name: | Assisting Agricultural Producers in Improving Water Quality
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
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| Summary: | Partners assist agricultural producers in improving water quality and provide education, technical assistance and financial assistance to owners and operators of animal feeding operations.
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| Website: | www.conservewy.com/ |
| Contact: | Bobbie Frank
Executive Director
Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts
307-632-5716 waocd@trib.com
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| Project Name: | Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Initiative
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
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| Summary: | Partnership is conserving living farms in harmony with National Park Service cultural and land stewardship values, and managing farms via private leases.
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| Website: | www.cvcountryside.org |
| Contact: | Darwin Kelsey
Executive Director
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy
330-657-2532 dkelsey@cvcountryside.org
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| South-Central/South-West |
| Project Name: | Cimarron Watershed Alliance
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| Location: | South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
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| Summary: | The Alliance seeks to improve and maintain both the quality and quantity of water in the Cimarron watershed through collaborative community activities involving all stakeholders.
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| Website: | www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/cimarron.html |
| Contact: | Jim Hollis
Cimarron River Water Master
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission
(505) 376-2918 cimwater@cimarron.springercoop.com
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| Far West |
| Project Name: | Moose Creek Fish Passage Restoration Project
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| Location: | Far West: Alaska
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| Summary: | A man-made waterfall blocked salmon from quality habitat. The Chickaloon Tribe lead a restoration project to reconstruct a natural river channel bypassing the waterfall.
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| Contact: | Jessica Dryden
Moose Creek Project Coordinator
Chickaloon Village Environmental Protection Program
907-745-0737
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| Project Name: | Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Pilot Project
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| Location: | Far West: California
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| Summary: | The Quincy Library Group created a model for forest governance by making the community and community goals a central part of forest management.
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| Website: | www.qlg.org/ |
| Contact: | Bill Coates
Chair
Quincy Library Group
530-283-4260 qlg@qlg.org
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| Project Name: | Rocky Reach, Rock Island and Wells Projects Habitat Conservation Plans
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| Location: | Far West: Washington
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| Summary: | Cooperative partnerships are developing the first hydropower Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) to minimize the impact of hydro dams on Endangered Species Act-listed anadromous salmon and steelhead.
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| Website: | www.chelanpud.org/rr_relicense/existing/hcp/index.htm |
| Contact: | Tracy Yount
Project Manager
Chelan County Public Utility District
503-663-8121 tracy@chelanpud.org
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| Project Name: | Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Sawtooth Society
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| Location: | Far West: Idaho
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| Summary: | Preserving and protecting remaining open space, and enhancing recreation facilities and services, while considering the needs and interests of the local community.
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| Contact: | Robert Hayes
Executive Director
Sawtooth Society
208-387-0852 sawtoothsociety@sawtoothsociety.com
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| National |
| Project Name: | Center for Plant Conservation
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| Location: | National
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| Summary: | The cooperative CPC network conserves and restores the rare native plants of the U.S. CPC maintains the National Collection of Endangered Plants, more than 600 of the nation's most imperiled flora.
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| Website: | www.centerforplantconservation.org |
| Contact: | Mark F. Barnett
Communications Coordinator
Center for Plant Conservation
314.577.9541 mark.barnett@mobot.org
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| Project Name: | Programs studying climate change, invasive species, and bald cypress swamp distribution
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| Location: | National
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| Summary: | Over 50 people volunteer to collect data in North America and Eurasia on growth and distribution of wetlands invasive species: purple loosestrife.
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| Website: | www.nwrc.gov/special/purplel/index.htm |
| Contact: | Beth A. Middleton
Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey
337-266-8618 beth_middleton@usgs.gov
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