A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Protecting New Jersey's Sourland Region
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: D&R Greenway Land Trust and multiple partners have protected over 3,500 acres of habitat and natural resources in central New Jersey’s Sourlands region – with more preservation projects to come.
Website:: www.drgreenway.org
Contact:: Linda J. Mead
Executive Director
D&R Greenway Land Trust
609-924-4646
lmead@drgreenway.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Compatible Use Buffer Program
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Florida agencies and groups worked with Camp Blanding to create buffer zones to stem Base encroachment and provide open space for conservation.
Website:: aec.army.mil/usaec/natural/natural03a.html
Contact:: Mollie Glover Palmer
Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
850-245-2011
mollie.palmer@dep.state.fl.us

Project Name:: Disney Wilderness Preserve Partnership
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: An innovative partnership to restore and protect natural wetland and upland communities affected by past drainage operations, lumbering and cattle ranching.
Website:: www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/florida/preserves
Contact:: Robert Mindick
Education and Community Outreach Program Manager
The Nature Conservancy
407-935-0002
rmindick@tnc.org

Project Name:: Kings Mountain Gateway
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina, South Carolina
Summary:: Two State parks, towns, nonprofits and the National Park Service built an 80 mile trail network connecting King's Mountain to State and local parks, also improving visitors' entrance experience.
Website:: www.nps.gov/rtca
Contact:: Bill Lane
Landscape Architect
National Park Service
(404) 562-3175
bill_lane@nps.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Missouri SWCD/NRCS Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: Missouri NRCS' partnership with local soil and water conservation districts is tops in reducing soil erosion and protecting water quality.
Contact:: Roger A. Hansen
State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
573-876-0901
roger.hansen@mo.usda.gov

Project Name:: Lake Seldom Wetland Restoration Community Open Space
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: A rural community incorporates wetlands into a open space system. A multitude of partners pooled funds for acquisition and restoration.
Contact:: Bob Rager
City Manager
City of Holdrege
(308) 995-8681
brager@cityofholdrege.org

Project Name:: Middle Mississippi River Wetland Restoration
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois, Missouri
Summary:: Since the Great Flood of 1993 American Land Conservancy has been helping restore bottomland hardwood habitat, sidechannels and wetlands from St. Louis to Cairo, IL.
Website:: www.alcnet.org
Contact:: Jennifer Frazier
Vice President
American Land Conservancy
573-866-9989
jenny@alcnet.org

Project Name:: Healthy Grown Potato Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:: The partnership promotes IPM, plans to protect habitat and species on private lands, improvements to soil, water and air quality, using regional goals, and markets these efforts through an eco-label.
Website:: www.wisconsinpotatoes.com/fresh_healthy.htm
Contact:: Frank Casey, Ph.D.
Director, Conservation Economics Program
Defenders of Wildlife
202-682-9400
fcasey@defenders.org

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:: Army Compatible Use Buffer Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Conservation easements on lands adjacent to Fort Carson are being created to buffer the Fort from development and to maintain open space and wildlife habitat.
Website:: aec.army.mil/usaec/natural/natural03a.html
Contact:: Mr. Matthew Moorehead
Program Manager
The Nature Conservancy
720-974-7042
mmoorhead@tnc.org

Project Name:: Wetlands Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arkansas
Summary:: Project converts agricultural land to public wetland and wildlife management area.
Contact:: Kalven L. Trice
State Conservationist
USDA/NRCS
(501) 301-3100
kalven.trice@ar.usda.gov

Far West

Project Name:: Restoring Farmland in Nevada
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: Conservation partners are working to find ways, both vegetative and non-vegetative, to permanently protect farmland soils from wind erosion after irrigation water is removed.
Website:: www.nv.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:: Rod Dahl
Resource Conservationist
USDA NRCS
(775) 857-8500 x 146
rod.dahl@nv.usda.gov

Project Name:: Central Oregon Partnership for Wildfire Risk Reduction
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Central Oregon Partnership is using small tree harvests as a tool to foster health forest health and build new forest-biomass industries.
Website:: www.coic.org
Contact:: Scott Aycock
Program Administrator
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
541-548-9525
coic@coic.org

Project Name:: Green and Solar Homes Tour
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A collaborative statewide effort to host Green and Solar Homes Tours and a comprehensive green building magazine, Green and Solar Building Oregon. In 2005, 11 Oregon communities will hold tours.
Website:: www.3estrategies.org/ProjectsGreenSolarTour.asp
Contact:: Cylvia Hayes
Executive Director
3EStrategies
541.617.9013
info@3estrategies.org

Project Name:: Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Protection Program
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Cooperative agreement to control river flows for fall Chinook salmon to maximize spawning and rearing conditions in mid-Columbia River, while maintaining flexibility of hydroelectric dam operators.
Website:: www.gcpud.org/stewardship.htm
Contact:: Linda Jones

Grant County Public Utility District
509-754-5037
ljones1@gcpud.org

Project Name:: Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: National Park Service helped partners identify important interpretive themes and stories along the trail and determine how to integrate them with the trail's alignment and design.
Website:: www.nps.gov/rtca
Contact:: Barbara Rice
RTCA Program Leader
National Park Service
(510) 817-1449
barbara_rice@nps.gov

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:: Salmon Creek Watershed Reforestation Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Bodega Land Trust and Forests Unlimited planted 600 redwood seedling on a BLT easement that was clearcut around 1900.
Website:: bodeganet.com/landtrust
Contact:: Sandy Sharp
Treasurer
Bodega Land Rtust
707-876-3093
landtrust@bodeganet.com

Project Name:: Tarboo Watershed Project
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: This project works with landowners and partner organizations to assess, protect, and restore fish and wildlife for the benefit of the local community and future generations.
Website:: www.nwwatershed.org
Contact:: Peter Bahls
Director
Northwest Watershed Institute
503-235-2716
peter@nwwatershed.org

Project Name:: Transforming Development via Sea Grant Extension
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: Hawaii Sea Grant Program lent neutrality & credibility to Federal tech assistance, allowing local parties with differing views to collaborate effectively on a better approach to community development.
Website:: www.soest.hawaii.edu/SEAGRANT/theme/cce/themeteam2.php
Contact:: Gordon Grau
Director
University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
808-956-7031
sgdir@hawaii.edu

Current Conservation Programs