A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Narragansett Bay
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: A partnership approach for addressing the degradation of eelgrass beds in Narragansett Bay, by restoring eelgrass habitat using multiple planting methods.
Contact:: Andrew Lipsky
Biologist
USDA NRCS
401.822.8842
andrew.lipsky@ri.usda.gov

Project Name:: Sterling Forest
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:: Headwaters to Sterling Falls Gorge protected by 2,150-acre land purchase by Friends of Sterling Valley and the Sterling Falls Gorge Natural Area Trust.
Contact:: Gar Anderson

(802) 253-9035
gander07@realtor.com

Project Name:: Ditch Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:: A collaboration between academic, state, and federal institutions to better understand and manage nutrient losses from agricultural drainage ditches.
Website:: www.sawgal.umd.edu/drainageditches/
Contact:: Brian Needelman
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
301-405-8227
bneed@umd.edu

Project Name:: Saratoga Development and Conservation Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: The goal of the project was to utilize the conservation subdivision technique in a manner that preserves land for farming, scenic vistas, and open space for recreational trails and wildlife corridors.
Contact:: Lisa Nagle
Principal
Elan Planning & Design
518-306-3702
lnagle@elanpd.com

Project Name:: Habitat Restoration in the Casco Bay Watershed
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership ensures ecological integrity and compatible human uses for the Bay's resources through public stewardship and effective management.
Website:: www.cascobay.usm.maine.edu
Contact:: Karen Young
Director
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
207-780-4820
kyoung@usm.maine.edu

Project Name:: Saratoga Lake Preserve
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: This project ensures a stretch of shoreline remains unspoiled and protects wetlands, hardwood forests, and riparian habitats.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Ball Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Callaway Conservation
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: The Ida Cason Callaway Foundation protected 2,507 acres of forest. Forest restoration, education and recreation activities continue under the terms of the conservation easement.
Website:: www.callawaygardens.com/development/iccf.htm
Contact:: Buford Sanders
Forest Legacy Coordinator
Georgia Forestry Commission
706-542-9939
bsanders@gfc.state.ga.us

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Murdock Clean Water Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: The community of Murdock, Nebraska, and state and federal partners, used innovative technologies to solve ground and surface water contamination.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/epb/hazardous_waste.htm
Contact:: Steve and Bonnie Bruttig
Nebraska Landowners

402-867-2274
Spbruttig@aol.com

Project Name:: North Lake Basin Wetlands Restoration
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: Contaminated ground water is cleaned with innovative technology and used to restore wetlands in a critical migratory waterfowl flyway.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/epb/hazardous_waste.htm
Contact:: Steve Gilmore
Program Manager for Hazardous Waste Activities
USDA Farm Service Agency
202-720-5104
sgilmore@wdc.fsa.usda.gov

Project Name:: Measuring Conservation Practices
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: A GIS-based model was developed to determine the effects of best management practices for agricultural lands on erosion and sedimentation rates.
Website:: www.oh.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:: Steve Davis
NRCS Resource Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
419-222-0614 x 108
steve.davis@oh.usda.gov

Project Name:: Kankakee Sands Restoration Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary:: The Kankakee Sands Restoration works with state and federal partners to re-connect 4 protected pristine areas in Newton County, thereby restoring a large segment of native prairie to Indiana.
Website:: www.nature.org/indiana
Contact:: Chip O'Leary
Kankakee Sands Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
(219) 285-2184
co'leary@tnc.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Oklahoma Wildlife Alliance
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Oklahoma
Summary:: Oklahoma Wildlife and Prairie Heritage Alliance (OWPHA) provides a trusted and open forum for private landowners to engage with resource managers and conservation programs.
Website:: www.owpha.org
Contact:: Trapper Heglin
Coordinator
Oklahoma Wildlife and Prairie Heritage Alliance
(580) 735-2322
trapperheglin@pldi.net

Project Name:: Rio Arriba County Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Partners identified BLM lands next to communities for transfer to and future development by private owners in exchange for conservation easements.
Website:: www.sonoran.org
Contact:: Luther Probst
Executive Director
The Sonoran Institute
520-290-0828 ext209
luther@sonoran.org

Project Name:: Pathfinder Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The Pathfinder Project is a pilot program that through its involvement with an array of stakeholders works to define a process to provide for water management on National Forest lands in Colorado.
Website:: www.GMUGpathfinder.org
Contact:: Gary Shellhorn
Pathfinder Project Manager
USDA Forest Service
970-874-6666
gshellhorn@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Taos Grass Bank Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The project entails creation of a grass bank that will provide alternative pasturage for permittees, thus allowing them to rest their grazing allotments for the purpose of range restoration.
Contact:: Ron Huntsinger
former Field Manager Taos Office
Bureau of Land Management
661-391-6006
Ron_Huntsinger@blm.gov

Far West

Project Name:: Dry Creek Quarry Restoration
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Since 2004, Sequoia Riverlands Trust has been restoring natural stream flows, recontouring disturbed areas, seeding native grasses and planting oak and sycamore trees at this former gravel mine.
Website:: www.sequoiariverlands.org
Contact:: Hilary Dustin
Land Steward
Sequoia Riverlands Trust
559.738.0211
hilary@sequoiariverlands.org

Project Name:: Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound, Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: The partnership develops recovery programs and ecosystem restoration plans that sustain life on Puget Sound and continue the region’s economic prosperity.
Website:: www.pugetsoundnearshore.org/
Contact:: Anne Kinsinger
Western Regional Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
206-220-4600
akinsinger@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Idaho Department of Fish and Game Habitat Restoration Volunteer Program
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: This program provides a link between conservation-minded Idaho citizens of all ages and backgrounds and ecologically meaningful wetland and riparian volunteer opportunities.
Website:: fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/about/volunteer/
Contact:: Mary Dudley
Volunteer Coordinator
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
208-327-7099
mdudley@idfg.state.id.us

Project Name:: Silver Salmon Creek Fish Passage Restoration Project
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: This project reopened eight miles of spawning and rearing habitat for Chinook and coho salmon, as well as Dolly Varden char, rainbow trout and other aquatic species.
Contact:: Mary Price
FWS Biologist, Anchorage Field Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
907-271-2788
mary_price@fws.gov

National

Project Name:: GeoMAC
Location:: National
Summary:: GeoMAC provides the public and wildland fire managers Internet access to interactive maps with current wildland fire locations and perimeters.
Website:: geomac.gov/
Contact:: Elizabeth Lile
Cartographer
U.S. Geological Survey
303-202-4326
ellile@usgs.gov

Current Conservation Programs