A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Ducktrap River Tributary Restoration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The goal of the Ducktrap River project was to protect federally-endangered Atlantic Salmon and other cold water species by stabilizing the eroding portions of the tributary channel.
Contact:: Kym Sanderson
District Office Manager
Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District
207-338-1964 x 3
kym.sanderson@me.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Honeycomb Preserve Management Plan
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: The management plan includes ecological information about the property and outlines the conservation objectives for managing the land.
Website:: www.hhlt.org
Contact:: Marlo Kovacs
Land Steward
Hudson Highlands Land Trust
(845) 424-3358
Marlo.Kovacs@hhlt.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Restoring Shaded Coffee Plantations in Puerto Rico
Location:: Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:: Project provides incentives and assistance to coffee growers to return “sun” coffee plantations to shade, improving environment and wildlife habitat.
Website:: www.fws.gov/caribbean-ecoteam/shade_coffee_FS.pdf
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

Project Name:: Data Verifies BMPs Improve Water Quality
Location:: Southeastern: Alabama
Summary:: Partners gathered data to prove that installed BMPs have a positive impact on water quality – 92% bedload sediment reduction; 75% nitrate reduction.
Website:: www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/wqg/99rept319/index_files/alabama.pdf
Contact:: Marlon Cook

Geological Survey of Alabama
205-349-2852
mccok@gsa.state.al.us

Project Name:: Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: A nationally recognized program for its efforts to restore, enhance and protect the environment and foster responsible economic growth.
Website:: www.nceep.net
Contact:: Bill Gilmore
Director
Ecosystem Enhancement Program
919-715-1412
bill.gilmore@ncmail.net

Project Name:: NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: A nationally recognized program for its efforts to restore, enhance and protect the environment and foster responsible economic growth.
Website:: www.nceep.net
Contact:: Bill Gilmore
Director
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
917-715-1412
bill.gilmore@ncmail.net

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Michigan Frog & Toad Survey
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: The Michigan Frog and Toad Survey will provide a wealth of information on the status of Michigan frog and toad populations, and help monitor the quality of our environment.
Website:: www.michigan.gov/dnr/1,1607,7-153-10370_12143_12194---,00.html
Contact:: Lori Sargent
Natural Heritage Specialist
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
517-373-9418
SargenL2@michigan.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Uncompahgre Plateau Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: “UP” is a collaborative agency/community-based effort to restore the wildlife, native plants and natural ecological functions of the Uncompahgre Plateau.
Website:: www.upproject.org
Contact:: Mary Chapman
Director
Public Lands Partnership
970-874-8806
mmchapman@montrose.net

Project Name:: West Branch Restoration Project, Arizona
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: West Branch landowners and Arizona Open Land Trust (now Arizona Land and Water Trust) partnered to restore and enhance wildlife habitat along the West Branch of the Santa Cruz River.
Website:: www.alwt.org
Contact:: Liz Petterson
Project Director
Arizona Land and Water Trust
520-577-8564
lpetterson@alwt.org

Project Name:: Diablo Trust IMfoS (Integrated Monitoring for Sustainability) Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: The IMfoS Project involves the design and implementation, with stakeholder input, of an integrated monitoring tool to evaluate the sustainability of community-based collaborative management.
Website:: www.envsci.nau.edu/sisklab/research_projects/rangelands_website/projects_imfos.htm
Contact:: Tischa A. Munoz-Erickson
Project Manager
Northern Arizona University, Center for Environmental Sciences and Education
928-523-2237
Tischa.Munoz-Erickson@nau.edu

Project Name:: Cimarron Watershed Alliance
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
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.
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

Project Name:: Colorado River Refuge
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Pines and Prairies Land Trust worked with government and private entities to acquire 1.5 miles of Colorado River frontage near downtown Bastrop, Texas to create the first free county park in Bastrop.
Website:: pinesandprairieslandtrust.org
Contact:: Carrie F. Knox
President
Pines and Prairies Land Trust
512-308-1911
cknox@gvtc.com

Project Name:: Ruidoso River Association
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The Association seeks to preserve and protect a healthy, free-flowing Rio Ruidoso by improving both the quality and quantity of water in the river and restoring its high-quality cold water fishery.
Website:: ruidosoriver.com/
Contact:: Dick Wisner
Executive Director
Ruidoso River Association
(505) 257-9494
noisywater@valornet.com

Far West

Project Name:: Community-Based Monitoring
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Chewaucan Biophysical Monitoring Project (CBMP) was born out of the combined efforts of environmental organizations, government agencies and, most of all, concerned community members.
Website:: www.lcri.org/monitoring/index.html
Contact:: Richard Hart
Project Coordinator
Lake County Resources Initiative
(541) 601-5226
rhart@mind.net

Project Name:: Codornices Creek Watershed Restoration Action Plan -- CCWRAP
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Goals are to re-establish a viable Oncorhynchus mykiss (steelhead) population in Codornices Creek by creating and sustaining a science and community based watershed protection and restoration program.
Website:: www.urbancreeks.org
Contact:: Emma B.L. Gutzler
Restoration Coordinator
Urban Creeks Council
510.540.6669
ucc_staff@urbancreeks.org

Project Name:: MARINe Partnership with Paradise Cove Marine Elementary School
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Students at Paradise Cove Marine Elementary are using a Mineral Management Service long-term monitoring site to study intertidal marine life.
Website:: www.marine.gov
Contact:: Tom Readinger

USDI Minerals Management Service
202-208-3530
thomas.readinger@mms.gov

Project Name:: SEAtrails
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: The Southeast Alaska Trails System (SEAtrails) links communities and outstanding recreation spots via the Alaska Ferry to promote the local economy through sustainable tourism.
Website:: www.seatrails.org/index.htm
Contact:: Lisa Holzapfel
Rivers & Trails Program Leader
National Park Service
(907) 644-3586
lisa_holzaphel@nps.gov

Project Name:: Seven Basins Fire Planning Project
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Seven Basins group works to provide community awareness of wildfire issues, fire mitigation, and reduction of hazardous fuels within local communities.
Contact:: Leanne Mruzik
Fuels Management Specialist
Bureau of Land Management, Medford District
541-618-2419
lmruzik@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Sustainable Wine Grape Growing in California
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: California winegrowers use innovative partnerships to advance projects ranging from habitat restoration to “green building.”
Website:: www.cawg.org
Contact:: Karen Ross
President
California Association of Winegrape Growers
916-924-5370
karen@cawg.org

National

Project Name:: Help Us Stop the Spread of Aquatic Nuisance Species
Location:: National
Summary:: A cooperative effort between Federal, provincial, state, regional, and local agencies and many other stakeholders to prevent the westward spread aquatic nuisance species in North America.
Website:: 100thmeridian.org
Contact:: David Britton
Asst. Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
817 272-3714
david_britton@fws.gov

Current Conservation Programs