A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Norwalk River Watershed Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Connecticut, New York
Summary:: The Norwalk River Watershed Initiative is restoring the Norwalk watershed by improving water quality, habitat, and flood management through local decision making.
Website:: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/WSI/pdffiles/Norwalk-River-case-study.pdf
Contact:: Walter Smith
Water Quality Coordinator
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
860-871-4040
walter.smith@ct.usda.gov

Project Name:: Fish and Mussel Propagation in the Upper Tennessee River Basin of Virginia
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Partnership has developed freshwater fish and mussel propagation technologies to produce fish and juvenile mussels to be used for research and to augment declining populations.
Contact:: Shane Hanlon
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
276-623-1233 x 25
shane_hanlon@fws.gov

Project Name:: Saratoga Lake Preserve
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: This project ensures a stretch of shoreline remains unspoiled and protects wetlands, hardwood forests, and riparian habitats.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Ball Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Project Name:: Sawdust Remediation to Protect Endangered Species
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Partners work to remediate the enormous sawdust waste problem in the sensitive karst area in Lee County, Virginia.
Contact:: Shane Hanlon
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(276) 623-1233 x 25
shane_hanlon@fws.gov

Southeastern

Project Name:: International Paper Conservation Bank
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Project has provided a win-win trade-off in land uses by allowing logging activities to continue on commercial forest lands while ensuring that habitat is maintained for the red-cockaded woodpecker.
Website:: www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentid=2664
Contact:: Michael Bean
Sr. Attorney, Ecosystems Program
Environmental Defense
202-387-3500 ext 3312
michael_bean@environmentaldefense.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Lake Decatur Watershed Community Based Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: This farmer-urban community based watershed partnership, formed in 1943, promotes reducing nitrate and sediment loads from agricultural lands.
Website:: www.maconswcd.com
Contact:: Marilyn Parker
Executive Director
Macon County Soil & Water Conservation District
217-877-5670 Ext. 111
marilyn.parker@il.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Yaak Valley Forest Council
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: The Council seeks to protect the last remaining roadless cores in the Yaak Valley, support the development of a sustainable local economy, and encourage dialogue among polarized groups.
Website:: www.yaakvalley.org
Contact:: Robyn King
Executive Director
Yaak Valley Forest Council
(406) 295-9736
info@yaakvalley.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: White Mountain Stewardship Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A 10-year stewardship contract was awarded to thin 150,000 acres of forest to protect communities from wildfire and stimulate wood industry.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r3/asnf
Contact:: Steve Campbell
Navajo County Director
University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension
928-524-6271
Campbell@ag.arizona.edu

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:: Texas Hill Country Land Owner Conservation Assistance Program
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Challenge is to restore and enhance habitat on ranchland that serves the needs of the Black Capped Vireo and the Golden-Cheeked Warbler, both listed species. All project sites are on private lands.
Contact:: Kim Sharp
Program Coordinator
Environmental Defense
512-478-5161
ksharp@ed.org

Far West

Project Name:: Columbia River Estuary Spill Fund
Location:: Far West: Oregon, Washington
Summary:: Partners collaborate on restoration and education efforts in the lower Columbia River.
Contact:: Stephen Zylstra
Division Manager, OFWO
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(503) 231-6179
stephen_zylstra@fws.gov

Project Name:: Endangered Species Conservation Partnership
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: Marine Corps links training maneuvers to conservation by using amphibious assault vehicles to control invasive plant species to help restore the Hawaiian stilt.
Website:: www.fws.gov/endangered/pubs/marines.html
Contact:: Mr. Jeff Mikulina
Director
Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter
808-538-6616
mikulina@lava.net

Project Name:: Montana Water Trust
Location:: Far West: Idaho, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: MWT develops water transfer agreements with farmers, ranchers, and other landowners that increase flows and benefit native fish in Montana’s 4,000 miles of dewatered streams.
Website:: www.montanawatertrust.org
Contact:: Brianna Randall
Development Associate

(406) 829-3736
brianna.randall@montanawatertrust.org

Project Name:: Columbia River Basin Restoration Collaboration
Location:: Far West: Washington, Oregon
Summary:: Strategies from 58 locally-developed subbasin plans will guide off-site federal hydropower mitigation funding to protect and restore fish and wildlife.
Contact:: Doug Marker
Fish and Wildlife Division Director
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
503-222-5161
dmarker@nwcouncil.org

Project Name:: Ocean Shores Waterways
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: This project addresses waterways-related ecological and economic issues to ensure and promote sustainable practices in this growing coastal community.
Website:: forthcoming
Contact:: Lynn Wilson
Partnership Director
Ocean Shores Waterways
360-961-3363
lwilson@nasw.org

Project Name:: Recovery of the White Sea Bass along the California Coast
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The purpose of the OREHP is to investigate the potential for proactively counteracting the depletion of California's coastal marine fisheries through stock enhancement.
Website:: www.lcjbsa.org/whiteseabass/sub/sb4.html
Contact:: Bill Shedd
President
AFTCO
800-452-3726
bill@aftco.com

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

Project Name:: Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Passage Program
Location:: National
Summary:: The Fish Passage Program works with public and private partners nationwide to restore fish habitat by removing local barriers to natural water flows.
Website:: www.fws.gov/fisheries/FWSMA/fishpassage/
Contact:: Steven Moyer
Vice President Government Affairs & Volunteer Operations
Trout Unlimited
703-284-9406
smoyer@tu.org

Project Name:: Team Tamarisk: Cooperating for Results
Location:: National
Summary:: The Albuquerque Team Tamarisk conference launched Team Tamarisk as an inclusive alliance of cooperating agencies and individuals devoted to the control of non-native invasive plants.
Contact:: Tim Carlson
Executive Director
Tamarisk Coalition
970-248-1683
tcarlson@tamariskcoalition.org

Current Conservation Programs