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

Current Conservation Programs