A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Waste Solutions Forum
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Waste Solutions Forum brought together key stakeholders to assemble an action plan for implementing environmentally and economically viable solutions for excess animal waste in the Shenandoah Valley.
Website:: www.agnr.umd.edu/users/waterqual/VAwaste.doc
Contact:: Kathy Holm
Coordinator, Shenandoah RC&D
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(540) 248-3321
kathy.holm@va.usda.gov

Project Name:: Restoration Project at Alamatong Wellfield in Morris County
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: Partners target removal of invasive Russian olive shrub on 600-acre wellfield, a primary water source for over 470,000 Morris County residents and habitat for a variety of birds and insects.
Website:: www.mcmua.com/Water/WaterConservationAdopttheAlamatong.htm
Contact:: David Smart
State Resource Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
732-537-6051
david.smart@nj.usda.gov

Project Name:: Willow Living Snow Fence
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Willow living snow fences effectively trap drifting and blowing snow. They reduce vehicular accidents and consumption of winter resources, beautify the countryside and increase biodiversity.
Website:: www.esf.edu/willow
Contact:: Mary Brophy
Environmental Specialist II
NYS DOT
607-721-8138
mbrophy@dot.state.ny.us

Project Name:: Lick Run Project - Chancellorsville, VA
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: After a year-long struggle to prevent the upzoning of land connected with the 1863 battle of Chancellorsville, preservation groups joined forces with local government to create a battlefield park.
Website:: www.chancellorsville.org
Contact:: Jim Campi
Policy and Communications Director
Civil War Preservation Trust
202-367-1861
jcampi@civilwar.org

Project Name:: Thirteen Mile Woods
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: Conservation of 5,316 acres in northern New Hampshire acquired for working forests land conservation and public recreation.
Website:: www.tpl.org
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org

Project Name:: Ducktrap Coalition, Ducktrap River Watershed
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Ducktrap watershed coalition formed to protect natural values in the watershed through a multifaceted partnership.
Website:: www.coastalmountains.org/htm/duckt_coalition.htm
Contact:: Scott Dickerson
Executive Director
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
207 236 7091
scottd@coastalmountains.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Battle Creek River Watershed Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: The Battle Creek River Watershed Project is an effort by landowners, residents, conservation groups, and local, state, and federal agencies to protect the quality of water.
Website:: calhouncd.org/bcriver.pdf
Contact:: Kristine Boley-Morse
Project Coordinator
Calhoun Conservation District
(269) 781-4867
kristine.boley-morse@macd.org

Project Name:: Rice Creek & Battle Creek Watersheds
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: A project to coordinate resources from all levels of government and non-profit organizations for the common goal of reducing point and non-point water pollution.
Website:: www.calhouncd.org/programs.html
Contact:: Alan Herceg
Assistant State Conservationist/Programs
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service—Michigan
(517) 324-5282
alan.herceg@mi.usda.gov

Project Name:: Michigan's Copper Country Cooperative Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: In 1998, NRCS contracted with the EPA to remediate about 800 acres of exposed stamp sand areas to prevent erosion into Torch Lake.
Website:: www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/trchlke.html
Contact:: Steve Davis
State Conservation Engineer
United States Department of Agriculture-NRCS
(517) 324-5232
steve.davis@mi.usda.gov

Project Name:: Beyer Bridge Riverbank Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: To stabilize the riverbank, while increasing recreational usage by fishermen and canoers
Contact:: Janet Wendland
4-H Program Associate
MSU-Extension 4-H Youth Programs
989-758-2500
wendlan2@msu.edu

Project Name:: Dakota Prairie/McKenzie County Grazing Association Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota
Summary:: Ongoing partnership between the Forest Service & the Grazing Association (over 190 ranches) for stewardship of national grasslands interspersed with private ranchlands.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r1/dakotaprairie/mckenzie.htm
Contact:: Frank Guzman
District Ranger
USDA Forest Service, Dakota Prairie Grasslands, McKenzie Ranger District
701-842-2393
fguzman@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Yaak Valley Forest Council
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: The Council seeks to protect the last remaining roadless cores in the Yaak Valley, support the development of a sustainable local economy, and encourage dialogue among polarized groups.
Website:: www.yaakvalley.org
Contact:: Robyn King
Executive Director
Yaak Valley Forest Council
(406) 295-9736
info@yaakvalley.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Greater Flagstaff Forests Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: The Partnership works collaboratively in the Flagstaff region to restore native ecosystems, protect communities from destructive wildfire, and enhance economic opportunities for community enterprises.
Website:: www.gffp.org
Contact:: Steve Gatewood
Program Director
Greater Flagstaff Forests Partnership
928/226-0644
steveg@gffp.org

Project Name:: Landscape Change, Grassland Health, and Bark Beetle Infestation
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Remotely sensed satellite data are used to develop maps and GIS layers that enable the San Carlos Apache Tribe to manage their lands.
Contact:: Edwin L. Pfeifer
Acting Team Chief
U. S. Geological Survey
520-670-5019
epfeifer@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Restoration and Management of the Tavasci Marsh in Arizona as a Wetland and Wildlife Habitat
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Phelps Dodge acquired the drained Tavasci Marsh, Arizona's largest non-Colorado River freshwater marsh, and entered into a successful agreement with the State of Arizona to restore it as a wetland.
Contact:: wcobb@phelpsdodge.com
Director - Environment Department
Phelps Dodge Corporation
(602) 366-8100
wcobb@phelpsdodge.com

Far West

Project Name:: Peach Resource Renewal Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Conservation Innovation Grants are part of the 2002 Farm Bill and were established as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Contact:: Mark Parson
Assistant State Conservationist (Acting)
NRCS
530-792-5600

Project Name:: Southern Nevada Lands Partnership
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: Multi-agency and community partnerships conserve and steward “outside Las Vegas” using innovative funding and legislative authorities.
Website:: www.snlandspartnership.org
Contact:: Alan O’Neill
Executive Director
Outside Las Vegas Foundation
702-461-6162
aoneill@outsidelasvegas.org

Project Name:: Codornices Creek and Ohlone Greenway
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Working with Cities of Albany and Berkeley, Friends of Five Creeks, an all-volunteer group, restored native vegetation and trout habitat and built an observation railing.
Website:: www.fivecreeks.org
Contact:: Susan Schwartz
president
Friends of Five Creeks
510-848-9358
f5creeks@aol.com

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:: Feather River Coordinated Resource Management Group
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The group strives to protect, maintain and enhance ecosystems and community stability in the Feather River Watershed through collaborative landowner participation.
Website:: www.feather-river-crm.org
Contact:: Leslie Mink
Monitoring Coordinator
Feather River Coordinated Resource Management Group
(530) 283-3739
leslie@plumascounty.org

Current Conservation Programs