A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Charles River
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: The Clean Charles effort brings together a variety of organizations and their diverse projects to clean the river for swimming by 2005.
Website:: www.epa.gov/boston/charles2005
Contact:: Robert Zimmerman, Jr.
Executive Director
Charles River Watershed Association
781-788-0007
rzimmerman@crwa.org

Project Name:: Ontario Dune Coalition
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: TODC provides technical, educational, and clearinghouse services to its member organizations, property owners and public officials in matters addressing the Eastern Lake Ontario Dunes.
Website:: www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/glhabitat/dune/dune.html
Contact:: John DeHollander
District Manager
Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District
315.592.9663
john.dehollander@oswegosoilandwater.com

Project Name:: Living Learning Collaborative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: Education that brings out the greatness in each of us in harmony with Life on Earth
Contact:: Mary Beth Merritt
Director

(413) 528-4262 x12345
fourwindsfarmgb@aol.com

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:: Land Conservation Works in Augusta, Georgia
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Through partnerships with governmental, private, corporate, and non-profit orgs, this partnership is building a successful land conservation movement in Augusta, GA
Website:: www.csrlt.org
Contact:: Hazel Langrall
Program Manager
Central Savannah River Land Trust
(706) 312-5263
hazel@csrlt.org

Project Name:: Northern bobwhite restoration in middle and western Tennessee
Location:: Southeastern: Tennessee
Summary:: We are improving bobwhite nesting and brood rearing habitat on private lands through Farm Bill conservation programs and producer incentive payments.
Contact:: Roger Wells
National Habitat Coordinator
Quail Unlimited, Inc.
620-443-5834
roger@qu.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Blackfoot Challenge
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: A diverse array of partners coalesced around watershed-wide, citizen-based efforts to protect a river famous for its scenic and recreational values.
Website:: www.blackfootchallenge.org
Contact:: Tina Bernd-Cohen
Executive Director
Blackfoot Challenge
406-793-3900
tina@blackfootchallenge.org

Project Name:: Glacial Ridge Project, Partnership in Preservation
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:: Glacial Ridge Project, the country’s largest grassland and wetland reconstruction effort, is returning Minnesota’s prairie to its pre-settlement condition.
Website:: nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/minnesota/preserves/art6943.html
Contact:: Ron Nargang
State Director
The Nature Conservancy
612-331-0774
rnargang@tnc.org

Project Name:: BP Wood River Refinery
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: A former unusable industrial property in Illinois is revitalized through efforts of multiple partners creating a redeveloped area and wildlife sanctuary.
Website:: www.wildlifehc.org
Contact:: Vanessa Kauffman
Director of Marketing & Communications
Wildlife Habitat Council
301-588-8994
vkauffman@wildlifehc.org

Project Name:: Implementation of a Scientifically Credible IPM Approach to Control Invasive Species and Restore Native Prairie
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota
Summary:: This partnership used the experience and expertise of a wide variety of disciplines to treat and restore NPS lands using a scientifically credible approach.
Contact:: Chad Prosser
EPMT Liaison
National Park Service
701-623-4466
Chad_Prosser@nps.gov

Project Name:: Phalen Corridor Brownfields Redevelopment
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:: Inner city decay is revitalized with parks, schools, housing, and employment by community and stakeholder outreach, planning and volunteerism.
Website:: www.phalencorridor.org
Contact:: Curt Milburn
Project Director
Phalen Corridor
651-772-6220
cmilburn@phalencorridor.org

Project Name:: Mapping Invasive Leafy Spurge with Remote Sensing
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota
Summary:: This partnership develops remote sensing and modeling for detecting, mapping, and predicting infestations of leafy spurge on the Northern Great Plains.
Contact:: Susan Stitt
Physical Scientist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-202-4351
susan_stitt@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Mississippi Riverfront Trail
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: The Riverfront Trail is developing 11 miles of recreational greenway perfect for hiking, biking, inline skating and the enjoyment of nature.
Website:: www.trailnet.org
Contact:: Kathi Weilbacher
Events and Media Manager
Trailnet, Inc.
314-416-9930 x111
kathi@trailnet.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Thunderbird/Tajique Landscape Projects
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Two landscape-scale projects with large partnerships are working to reduce fire hazard, improve forest health, and create jobs for community sustainability.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/projects/hfi/examples/cibola-nf.shtml
Contact:: Phil Archuleta
Chief Executive Office
P&M Signs
505-847-2850
info@pmsignsinc.com

Project Name:: Public Lands Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The partnership seeks to influence the management of Western Colorado's public lands in ways that enhance and help maintain diverse, healthy and viable economies, environments, and communities.
Website:: www.upproject.org/UPP/PLP.html
Contact:: Mary Chapman
Coordinator
Public Lands Partnership
(970) 874-8806
plp@montrose.net

Far West

Project Name:: Moose Creek Fish Passage Restoration Project
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: A man-made waterfall blocked salmon from quality habitat. The Chickaloon Tribe lead a restoration project to reconstruct a natural river channel bypassing the waterfall.
Contact:: Jessica Dryden
Moose Creek Project Coordinator
Chickaloon Village Environmental Protection Program
907-745-0737

Project Name:: Cooperative Riparian Restoration and Beach Closures
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Project has resulted in collaborative efforts with adjacent landowners and interests that have resulted in win-win solutions at New River both for the environment and stakeholders.
Contact:: Chris Church
ACEC Manager
Bureau of Land Management Coos Bay District
(541) 751-4301
chris_church@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Puget Sound & Coastal WA Hatchery Reform Project
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: A science-based reform of the world’s largest salmon hatchery system to: 1) help to conserve naturally spawning salmon and steelhead populations; and 2) support sustainable fisheries.
Website:: www.hatcheryreform.org
Contact:: Michael Kern
Project Director
Long Live the Kings
206-382-9555 x 25
mkern@lltk.org

Project Name:: Puget Sound Georgia Basin Ecosystem Management Collaboration
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: International partnership developing solutions, sharing science and implementing protective actions for one of the most ecologically diverse ecosystems in North America.
Website:: www.psat.wa.gov
Contact:: John Dohrmann
Washington/Co-Chair
Puget Sound Georgia Basin Internationl Task Force
360-725-5440
jdohrmann@psat.wa.gov

National

Project Name:: National Tribal Native Plant Initiative (NTNPI)
Location:: National
Summary:: On-going collaboration to provide information and facilities to tribes for growing native plants, while acknowledging specific needs and sensitivities of individual tribes.
Contact:: Larry Payne
Director – Cooperative Forestry
USDA Forest Service
202-205-1602
lpayne@fs.fed.us

Current Conservation Programs