A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Creating Recreation Outlets through Land Revitalization Efforts
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: The City of Providence has redeveloped a number of former Brownfields sites into greenspace and bike paths, using federal and state funding, including U.S. EPA Brownfields Resources.
Contact:: Tony Raia
Program Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
202-566-2758
Raia.Anthony@epamail.epa.gov

Project Name:: Hunt Forestland Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:: This well-managed forestland has been managed by the owner since 1956. It is one of 16 properties nationwide designated as Model Forests by the Forest Guild, the only one in Vermont.
Website:: www.vlt.org
Contact:: Carl Powden
Forest Projects Director
Vermont Land Trust
802-223-5234
carl@vlt.org

Project Name:: Land Trust/Municipal Partnerships for Conservation
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Land trust works cooperatively with local planning boards to accept title to designated open spaces and manage them for their natural resources and public access.
Website:: www.gwrlt.org
Contact:: Susan Lamb
Director of Development
Great Works Regional Land Trust
(207) 646-3604
susanlamb@gwrlt.org

Project Name:: Reilly Ridge Farm
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: With the help of the Town of Halfmoon, this 50 acre family farm, in use since 1909, preserves beautiful fields, views, wetlands, forests and land on either side of the county trail system.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Arnold Air Force Base Conservation Core Team
Location:: Southeastern: Tennessee
Summary:: A Conservation Core Team initiated by Arnold AFB is helping restore and protect listed species and important habitat on Tennessee’s southeastern Highland Rim.
Contact:: Sally Rollins Palmer
Science Program Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy
931-840-8881
spalmer@tnc.org

Project Name:: NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: A nationally recognized program for its efforts to restore, enhance and protect the environment and foster responsible economic growth.
Website:: www.nceep.net
Contact:: Bill Gilmore
Director
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
917-715-1412
bill.gilmore@ncmail.net

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Community Floodplain Buyout Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: Missouri watershed project used to buyout more than 100 frequently flooded residences and businesses in Piedmont. In their place are a park and a hiking trail.
Contact:: Roger A. Hansen
State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
573-876-0901
roger.hansen@mo.usda.gov

Project Name:: Platte River Habitat Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: The Partnership attempts to balance the economic needs of landowners and the ecological needs of wildlife and native grasslands.
Website:: www.PlatteHabitat.org
Contact:: Timothy Tunnell
Grasslands Manager
The Nature Conservancy
308-583-2294
ttunnell@tnc.org

Project Name:: Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:: In the spirit of Sigurd F. Olson, we facilitate solutions to environmental problems through education, research and citizen involvement.
Website:: www.northland.edu/soei
Contact:: Claudia Curran
Public Relations Manager
Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute
715-682-1678
ccurran@northland.edu

Project Name:: Michigan Frog & Toad Survey
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: The Michigan Frog and Toad Survey will provide a wealth of information on the status of Michigan frog and toad populations, and help monitor the quality of our environment.
Website:: www.michigan.gov/dnr/1,1607,7-153-10370_12143_12194---,00.html
Contact:: Lori Sargent
Natural Heritage Specialist
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
517-373-9418
SargenL2@michigan.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Land Restoration/Revegetation – Fort Hood
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Dairy compost was used to revegetate degraded training maneuver areas that caused soil erosion and water quality issues.
Website:: forthoodreveg.tamu.edu
Contact:: Dr. C. Allan Jones
Director
Texas Water Resources Institute
979-845-1851
cajones@tamu.edu

Project Name:: Landmark Grand Canyon Conservation Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: The Conservation Fund and Grand Canyon Trust are protecting nearly 900,000 acres stretching from the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
Website:: www.conservationfund.org
Contact:: Mike Ford

The Conservation Fund
(702) 990-3540
MikeFordTCF@aol.com

Project Name:: Diablo Canyon Rural Planning Area
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: One Innovative Diablo Trust Project--creating Arizona's first rural planning area to provide economic opportunities in support of private landholders and traditional uses while preserving open spaces.
Website:: www.diablotrust.org
Contact:: Hadassah Holland Ziegler
Program & Administrative Manager
The Diablo Trust
928-523-0588
info@diablotrust.org

Project Name:: James Bates Blue hole County Park
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Developed a 300+ acre County park facility to preserve key wetlands and provide the public access to a recreational area
Contact:: Darrell H. Schwebel
President
Cradle of Texas Conservancy, Inc
(979)285-2173
dhschwebel@dow.com

Project Name:: Restoring Endangered Kemp Ridley Sea Turtles at Padre Island National Seashore
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The recovery program for the Kemp Ridley Turtle is a major cooperative effort resulting in the beginning re-establishment of a turtle colony on Padre Island and adjacent areas on the Gulf Coast.
Contact:: Colin Campbell
Superintendent, Padre Island National Seashore
National Park Service
361-949-8173 ext 229

Project Name:: Roan Plateau Resource Management Plan Amendment
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Community based partnership for development of a Resource Management Plan for 73,602 acres of federal land within Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado.
Website:: www.co.blm.gov/gsra/RoanPlateauNovember2004.htm.
Contact:: Jamie Connell
Glenwood Springs Field Office Manager
Bureau of Land Management
970-947-2800
jconnell@blm.gov

Far West

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:: Hells Canyon and Owyhee's Weed Prevention Project
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: The focus of this project is prevention of invasive species expansion in Hells Canyon grasslands and Owyhee shrub steppe ecological systems in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. BLM, USFS, ISDA, and IDFG.
Website:: nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/idaho/science/art11928.html
Contact:: Arthur Ray Talsma
Hells Canyon and Owyhees Conservation Manager
The Nature Conservancy
208-343-8826 ext 15
atalsma@tnc.org

Project Name:: Rogue River Basin – Collaborative Basin-Scale Modeling for High Priority Restoration Needs
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Multi-stakeholder team developed an inclusive collaborative process to identify and prioritize the specific type of restoration work needed throughout the river basin.
Contact:: Debra Whitall
Collaboration/Policy Analyst
USDA Forest Service
202-205-0967
dwhitall@fs.fed.us

National

Project Name:: Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
Location:: National
Summary:: Western Regional Air Partnership produces technical analyses, policies, and integrated, consensus solutions for addressing regional haze in the West.
Website:: www.wrapair.org
Contact:: Patrick Cummins
WRAP Co-Director
Air Quality Program Mgr, Western Governors Association
303-623-9378
pcummins@westgov.org

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