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A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
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:
Lewiston Initiates Community Investment with Bates Mill Redevelopment
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:
The City of Lewiston, Maine cleaned up and redeveloped a former textile mill using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields funding. Existing structures were conserved.
Contact:
Tony Raia
Program Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
202-566-2758
Raia.Anthony@epamail.epa.gov
Project Name:
Baltimore Ecosystem Study
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:
Collaborative long-term study about urban ecology and the social benefits of conservation; project involves extensive monitoring and a significant educational component.
Contact:
Michael T. Rains
Director
USDA Forest Service
610-557-4017
mrains@fs.fed.us
Project Name:
Darby Farm - Alburg
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:
After earning a PhD in agronomy, Heather Darby returned to the family farm and is transforming the farm through sustainable management practices. It is a diversified agricultural operation.
Website:
www.vlt.org
Contact:
Jon Ramsay
Stewardship Agricultural Manager
Vermont Land Trust
802-434-3079
jramsay@vlt.org
Southeastern
Project Name:
Southern Appalachian Elk Restoration
Location:
Southeastern: Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina
Summary:
Restoration of elk to its historic eastern range is underway in the southern Appalachians, with elk populations in Kentucky now exceeding 5,550.
Website:
www.rmef.org/bugle/pages/05MA/appalachian_1.html
Contact:
David Ledford
Southeast Initiative Program Director
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
606-330-0179
dledford@RMEF.org
Project Name:
Caguitas River Buffer Restoration
Location:
Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:
A partnership with many agencies, including Housing and Urban Development, for restoration of approximately 1.5 miles of river buffer zone along the Caguitas river.
Contact:
Silmarie Padron
Private Lands Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
Conserving Prairie Ranches, Ranchers, and Grassland Birds
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
Summary:
A landscape-level project that uses purchased conservation easements to conserve native grasslands and wetlands vital to ranchers and grassland birds.
Website:
www.ducks.org
Contact:
James Ringelman
Director of Conservation Programs
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
701-355-3504
jringelman@ducks.org
Project Name:
Wildlife Forever – Minnesota Twins Bass Fishing Classic
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:
The Wildlife Forever - Minnesota Twins Bass Fishing Classic raises funds for natural resource conservation and youth education projects while promoting the conservation of Twin Cities Metro lakes.
Website:
www.wildlifeforever.org
Contact:
Pete Wuebker
Director of Marketing
Wildlife Forever
763-253-0222
pwuebker@wildlifeforever.org
Project Name:
Creating, Protecting, and Restoring Kansas Wetlands and Streams
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Kansas
Summary:
Partnership is a non-governmental, non-political, locally-driven group that implements sound plans to address Kansas wetland, stream, and riparian area water quality and habitat concerns.
Website:
www.kaws.org/
Contact:
Tim Christian
State Coordinator
The Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams, Inc. (KAWS)
620-241-3636
tchristian@kaws.org
Project Name:
Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:
Fishery agencies and organizations are coordinating efforts to gather information on historic spawning rivers and remnant lake sturgeon populations in the Great Lakes.
Website:
www.fws.gov/midwest/sturgeon
Contact:
Henry Quinlan
Lead Biologist for Lake Superior
Ashland Fishery Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
715-682-6185
Henry_Quinlan@fws.gov
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
South-Central/South-West
Project Name:
Grand County / BLM Recreation Partnerships
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:
Through county and agency agreements, the BLM Sand Flats Recreation Area and the Moab Information Center are managed by non-federal partners.
Website:
www.discovermoab.com/sandflats.htm and www.discovermoab.com/visitorcenter.htm
Contact:
Russ von Koch
Recreation Branch Chief
Moab BLM Field Office
435-259-2119
Russ_von_koch@blm.gov
Project Name:
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:
The preserve protects and restores local wetlands that provide crucial habitat for millions of migrating and resident birds.
Website:
nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/utah/preserves/art5834.html
Contact:
Chris Brown
Preserve Manager
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
(801) 531-0999
christopher_brown@tnc.org
Far West
Project Name:
Willamette River Water Trail
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
The Willamette River Water Trail is a community-driven partnership effort that illustrates what can be achieved when local communities work together towards a common goal.
Website:
www.willamettewatertrail.org/
Contact:
Mark A. Brown
Willamette River Navigator
BLM
(541) 520-3886
Mark_brown@blm.gov
Project Name:
Point Loma Ecological Reserve
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
Landowners on Point Loma Peninsula joined with the U.S. Navy to establish a 650-acre Ecological Reserve Area to restore native coastal habitat.
Contact:
Laura Ball
City of San Diego
Metropolitan Wastewater Department
858-292-6417
lball@sandiego.gov
Project Name:
Conservation on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation
Location:
Far West: Nevada
Summary:
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe recently completed a Comprehensive Resource Management Plan with the assistance from the USDA's NRCS on their 475,000 acre reservation.
Website:
www.nv.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:
Liz Warner
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
775-857-8500 x 105
liz.warner@nv.usda.gov
Project Name:
Soulen Ranch Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel Candidate Conservation Agreement
Location:
Far West: Idaho
Summary:
Soulen Ranch has been instrumental in developing interest among other landowners to enroll under the southern Idaho ground squirrel CCAA, which will cover over 1,000,000 acres of squirrel habitat.
Contact:
Carmen Thomas
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
208-378-5243
Carmen_Thomas@fws.gov
Project Name:
U.S. Mexico Border 2012 Program
Location:
Far West: California, South-Central/South-West: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico
Summary:
Bottom up approach places management decisions at the appropriate level - Local communities set their priorities, while federal and state agencies address regional and border-wide problems.
Website:
www.epa.gov/usmexicoborder/
Contact:
Jerry Clifford
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of International Affairs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
202-564-6600
clifford.jerry@epa.gov
National
Project Name:
Return of the Wild Turkey in North America
Location:
National
Summary:
The National Wild Turkey Federation worked with its partners to restore wild turkeys to all suitable habitat across North America.
Website:
www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/history_of_hunting.html
Contact:
Rob Keck
Chief Executive Officer
National Wild Turkey Federation
803-637-3106
pgoad@nwtf.net
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