A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Performance Based Cleanup Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC
Summary:: Andrews AFB and state and local agencies use a performance-based strategy to reduce costs and expedite cleanup of contaminated areas on and near the base.
Contact:: Mr. Rick Grills

Maryland Dept. of the Environment
410-537-3398
rgrills@mde.state.md.us

Project Name:: Friends of the Rappahannock (F.O.R.)
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Conservation and protection of the Rappahannock River and its watershed through locally-led partnerships promoting L.I.D practices, agricultural BMP’s and conservation easements.
Website:: www.riverfriends.org
Contact:: Tom Van Arsdall
Volunteer Chair
Friends of the Rappahannock
(540) 785-0949
tom@vanarsdall.com

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Michigan Conservation Stewards Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: This program delivers high quality, locally based education to create an informed citizenry who will practice community-based volunteer conservation management activities.
Contact:: Heather Van Den Berg
Program Manager

(517) 432-5037
vanden64@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:: Red River Basin Restoration Effort
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:: Partnership works with others to restore aquatic connectivity by removing or providing fish passage around select dams and other barriers to fish passage within the Red River basin.
Contact:: Marcia C. M. de Almeida
Fish Passage Interim Coordinator R9
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
703-358-1941
Marcia_Almeida@fws.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration Study
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary:: The plan would make significant progress towards achieving and sustaining a coastal ecosystem that can support and protect the environment, economy and culture of southern Louisiana and the Nation.
Website:: www.lca.gov
Contact:: Julie T. Morgan
Outreach Program Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, CEMVN-PPPMD, Coastal Restoration Branch
(504) 862-2587
julie.t.morgan@mvn02.usace.army.mil

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:: Sonoran Pronghorn Captive Breeding Program
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A cooperative captive breeding program was established in Arizona to halt the decline of the endangered Sonoran Pronghorn and to seed new populations of the species in the state.
Contact:: Mr. John Hervert
Wildlife Biologist
Arizona Department of Game and Fish
928-342-0091
jhervert@gf.state.az.us

Project Name:: Black Bear Conservation Committee
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Southeastern: Mississippi
Summary:: The BBCC is a broad-based coalition of diverse interests whose mission is to promote the restoration of the Louisiana black bear through education, research, and habitat management.
Website:: bbcc.org/
Contact:: Paul Davidson
Executive Director
Black Bear Conservation Committee
225-763-5425
PLDavidson@aol.com

Project Name:: Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Canyon De Chelley National Monument is an early example of shared stewardship between the National Park Service and the Navajo Nation.
Contact:: Scott Travis
Superintendent, Canyon De Chelley National Monument
National Park Service
928-674-5500 ext 224

Project Name:: Cooperative and Integrated Remediation and Restoration planning
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The Trustees collaborated with the Port and the Corps of Engineers and matched WRDA 204 funds with the Bailey Site settlement to create 100 salt-marsh acres.
Website:: response.restoration.noaa.gov/cpr/cpr.html
Contact:: Ron Gouguet
NOAA Coastal Resource Coordinator Chief
NOAA
206-526-6938
Ron.Gouguet@noaa.gov

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

Project Name:: Yampa River System Legacy Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: This voluntary, incentive-based project protects the ecological health of the Yampa River and the productive agricultural lands it supports, while also providing for recreational opportunities.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/yampa.html
Contact:: Susan Dorsey Otis
Director
Yampa Valley Land Trust
(970) 879-7240
contactus@redlodgeclearinghouse.org

Far West

Project Name:: Lakeface Lamb and Clearwater Stewardship Projects
Location:: Far West: Idaho, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Stewardship contracts engage local communities in collaborative forest management and help National Forests meet their forest restoration goals.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/projects/stewardship/results/index.shtml
Contact:: Liz Johnson-Gebhardt
Community Spokesperson
Priest River Development Corporation
208-448-0210
lizjg35@hotmail.com

Project Name:: Afognak Island Timber Road Removal
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: Afognak Island's wild salmon, Kodiak bears and Roosevelt Elk habitat within an active timber harvest region is being rapidly restored through road removal, tree replanting and disturbance reduction.
Website:: www.wildlifeforever.org
Contact:: Douglas H. Grann
President & CEO
Wildlife Forever
763-253-0222
dgrann@wildlifeforever.org

Project Name:: Audubon California Landowner Stewardship Program
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Audubon California works with farmers and ranchers in the Sacramento Valley to implement restoration projects in a manner compatible with existing agricultural operations.
Website:: ca.audubon.org/LSP/Willow_Slough.htm
Contact:: Vance Russell
Program Director
Audubon California
530-795-2921
vrussell@audubon.org

Project Name:: Crissy Field Restoration
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Restoration project created a world-class waterfront park from a former 100-acre asphalt and concrete dump, raising $34 million in private funds.
Contact:: Greg Moore
Executive Director
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
415-561-3030 x 2228
gmoore@parksconservancy.org

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:: Business Alliance for Sustainable Energy
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A joint project of 3EStrategies and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. The goal is to create and expand sustainable energy projects and firms in Central Oregon.
Website:: www.3estrategies.org
Contact:: Cylvia Hayes
Executive Director
3EStrategies
541.617.9013
info@3estrategies.org

Project Name:: Kendall Jackson Wine Estates, Ltd. (KJWE)
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: A cooperative agreement that centers on the establishment and long-term management of vineyard lands in a manner that will minimize any adverse affects on the California Tiger Salamander.
Contact:: Steve Henry
Assistant Field Supervisor Ventura Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
805-644-1766 x307
Steve_Henry@fws.gov

Current Conservation Programs