A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: North Fork Potomac Watershed
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: West Virginia
Summary:: Landowners, environmentalists, universities, and government agencies worked together to restore Potomac River water quality by reducing polluted runoff from beef and poultry farms.
Website:: www.wvca.us
Contact:: John Wagoner
Chairman
Potomac Valley Construction District
304-822-5174
www.wvca.us

Project Name:: Regional Restoration Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia, South-Central/South-West: Louisiana, Texas, Southeastern: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
Summary:: The Longleaf Alliance serves as a clearinghouse for information on pine forests and as a catalyst for activities among its various partners in this effort.
Website:: www.longleafalliance.org
Contact:: Dean Gjerstad
Co-Director
The Longleaf Alliance
334-844-1020
gjerstad@auburn.edu

Project Name:: Nanty Glo Environmental Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: This project treats mine discharge water via a passive treatment system composed of 2 vertical flow ponds and a wetland.
Website:: www.lrp.usace.army.mil/pm/fact_sheet/pfs_cg_nantyglo.pdf
Contact:: Kathleen J. Anderson
Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
412-395-7178
Kathleen.j.anderson@usace.army.mil

Project Name:: Critical Habitat of Endangered Piping Plover Preserved
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: Aquidneck Land Trust secured a 23-acre conservation agreement with the Norman Bird Sanctuary to preserve critical estuarine & marshland habitat of endangered piping plover.
Website:: www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:: Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401-849-2799 x12
tclement@ailt.org

Project Name:: Green Space for Living: Metro-Washington, DC Demonstration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC
Summary:: The focus of the partnership is to gather and share information that can help local decision makers better accommodate both development and green space conservation.
Contact:: Glenn Eugster
Assistant Regional Director, National Capital Region
National Park Service
202-619-7492

Project Name:: New York City Watershed Protection and Partnership Council
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Protection of a water system supplying 9 million people requires close cooperation of government and non-government stakeholders and numerous watershed programs
Website:: www.dos.state.ny.us/watershed/wppc.htm
Contact:: William C. Harding
Executive Director
New York City Watershed Protection and Partnership Council
914-734-1347
wharding@dos.state.ny.us

Project Name:: Schuylkill Action Network
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: A partnership of local watershed organizations, water suppliers, local, state and federal agencies successfully transcends jurisdictional boundaries to implement water protection measures.
Website:: www.schuylkillactionnetwork.org/
Contact:: Chris Crockett
Manager-Watershed Protection
Philadelphia Water Department
215-685-6234
chris.crockett@phila.gov

Southeastern

Project Name:: Enlisting Private Landowners and the Army for Endangered Species
Location:: Southeastern: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Summary:: Safe Harbor Agreements and compatible use buffers used on and off Army bases contribute to recovery of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.
Contact:: Michael Bean
Wildlife Chair
Environmental Defense
202-387-3500 ext. 3312
michael_bean@environmentaldefense.org

Project Name:: Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science in Tampa Bay
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Scientists collaborate across disciplines to acquire scientific data on Tampa Bay that will help managers conserve and protect its resources.
Website:: gulfsci.usgs.gov/tampabay
Contact:: Holly Greening
Senior Scientist
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
727-893-2765
hgreening@tbep.org

Project Name:: Hacienda Pellejas Endangered Species Habitat Restoration Project
Location:: Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:: Through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program the landowner is restoring shade coffee and riparian buffers in his ranch for the benefit of listed species and migratory birds.
Website:: www.haciendapellejas.com
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: Private, county, state, and federal entities implement the Joliet Arsenal Citizens Planning Commission’s balanced redevelopment plan for the closed 23,000-acre arsenal.
Website:: aec.army.mil/usaec/cleanup/aic-il-02.html
Contact:: Jerry Heinrich

Sierra Club
815-476-6171
heinrich79@cs.com

Project Name:: Nebraska Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: Nebraska CREP is giving farmers and their partners the resources needed to reduce sediment and nutrient runoff into lakes and waterways.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/state_updates.htm#NE
Contact:: Peter Berthelsen
Director of Conservation Programs
Pheasants Forever
308-574-5339
Pete@NebraskaPF.com

Project Name:: Cheney Lake Water Quality Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Kansas
Summary:: Farmers, the City of Wichita, and NRCS and EPA partnered to fund and implement conservation practices to clean and protect the city’s water supply at Cheney Lake.
Website:: www.cheneylakewatershed.org/
Contact:: Lisa French
Project Director, Citizens Management Committee
Cheney Lake Watershed, Inc.
620-665-0231
lisa.french@ks.nacdnet.net

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is jointly managed by BLM and the Pueblo de Cochti, with support from county and State partners.
Website:: www.nm.blm.gov/recreation/albuquerque/kasha_katuwe.htm
Contact:: Mr. Donald Suina
Monument Liaison
Pueblo de Cochiti
505-465-2244

Project Name:: Forest Bird Study - Lake Jackson, Texas
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Forest Bird Study Group conducts surveys, captures and bands wintering birds, and measures structure and composition of the woods where birds live.
Contact:: Wylie C. Barrow
Research Wildlife Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
337-266-8668
wylie_barrow@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Mancos Shale Terrains & Gunnison Gorge Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The project examines geologic sources of elevated salinity and selenium that negatively impact water quality for community water supplies and agriculture.
Website:: minerals.cr.usgs.gov/projects/mancos_shale/task1.html
Contact:: Richard Grauch
Research Geologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-5551
rgrauch@usgs.gov

Far West

Project Name:: The Irvine Ranch Land Reserve
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Irvine Company and partners created a 50,000 acre urban reserve for education, recreation, and conservation, a model for sustainable development.
Website:: www.irvineranch.com/irvineranch/irvineranch.asp
Contact:: Mike O’Connell
Executive Director
Irvine Ranch Land Reserve Trust
949-720-5568
moconnell@irlrtrust.org

Project Name:: Nez Perce Reforestation
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: This project planted native trees as part of AMERICAN FORESTS’ Global ReLeaf program to reforest burned areas in Nez Perce Woods Property.
Website:: www.americanforest.org
Contact:: Deborah Gangloff
Executive Director
American Forests
(202) 737-1944
info@amfor.org

Project Name:: Restoration and Management of Crissy Field
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Partners raised $34 million in funding from multiple sources to restore Crissy Field to a complex of marshes, grasslands, and dunes.
Contact:: Brian O’Neill
Superintendent
Golden Gates National Recreation Area
415-561-4720

Project Name:: Transforming Development via Sea Grant Extension
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: Hawaii Sea Grant Program lent neutrality & credibility to Federal tech assistance, allowing local parties with differing views to collaborate effectively on a better approach to community development.
Website:: www.soest.hawaii.edu/SEAGRANT/theme/cce/themeteam2.php
Contact:: Gordon Grau
Director
University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
808-956-7031
sgdir@hawaii.edu

Current Conservation Programs