| Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic |
| Project Name: | Hudson Valley Farmland Protection Project
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| Location: | Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
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| Summary: | Scenic Hudson has protected more than 4,800 acres of Hudson Valley farmland through partnerships with willing farm owners and multiple governmental and private funding sources.
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| Website: | www.scenichudson.org/farmland/index.html |
| Contact: | Seth McKee
Director of Policy and Programs
The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc.
845-473-4440 smckee@scenichudson.org
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| Project Name: | Creating a Natural Resource Plan for Philipstown NY
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| Location: | Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
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| Summary: | The natural resource protection plan will include an inventory of existing natural resources in Philipstown, identify protection goals and present implementation strategies to achieve those goals.
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| Website: | www.hhlt.org |
| Contact: | Andrew Chmar
Executive Director
Hudson Highlands Land Trust
(845) 424-3358 andrew.chmar@hhlt.org
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| Project Name: | Land Trust/Municipal Partnerships for Conservation
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| Location: | Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
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| 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.
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| Website: | www.gwrlt.org |
| Contact: | Susan Lamb
Director of Development
Great Works Regional Land Trust
(207) 646-3604 susanlamb@gwrlt.org
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| Southeastern |
| Project Name: | Onslow Bight Conservation Forum
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| Location: | Southeastern: North Carolina
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| Summary: | Regional collaboration across 9 counties on the Atlantic coastal plain to conserve saltwater marshes, long leaf savannahs, estuaries, wetlands, and pocosins.
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| Contact: | Fred Annand
Associate Director of Conservation
The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina Chapter
919-403-8558 fannand@tnc.org
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| Project Name: | Saint Croix Ground Lizard Habitat Restoration, Hotel on the Cay Partnership
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| Location: | Southeastern: Virgin Islands
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| Summary: | In this Partners for Fish and Wildlife program project the FWS implemented a restoration and management plan for the protection and recovery of the endangered ground lizard in St. Croix, USVI.
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| Website: | www.fws.gov/caribbean-ecoteam/ |
| Contact: | Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297 silmarie_padron@fws.gov
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| Midwest/Northern High Plains |
| Project Name: | Community Floodplain Buyout Partnership
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
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| 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.
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| Contact: | Roger A. Hansen
State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
573-876-0901 roger.hansen@mo.usda.gov
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| Project Name: | Assisting Agricultural Producers in Improving Water Quality
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
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| Summary: | Partners assist agricultural producers in improving water quality and provide education, technical assistance and financial assistance to owners and operators of animal feeding operations.
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| Website: | www.conservewy.com/ |
| Contact: | Bobbie Frank
Executive Director
Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts
307-632-5716 waocd@trib.com
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| Project Name: | Powder River Conservation District, Flood Mitigation Efforts
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
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| Summary: | Partners help town recover from flood and develop a flood prevention plan. Emergency watershed protection and PL-83-566 - small watershed protection.
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| Contact: | Allison Engle
District Conservationist
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
307-738-2321 allison.engle@wy.usda.gov
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| Project Name: | Providing Data Critical to Managing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem for a Keystone Species
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
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| Summary: | Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team conducts research and long-term radio monitoring efforts on expanding grizzly bear populations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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| Website: | www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/igbst-home.htm |
| Contact: | Charles C. Schwartz
Principal Investigator
U. S. Geological Survey
406-994-5043 chuck_schwartz@usgs.gov
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| South-Central/South-West |
| Project Name: | Greater Flagstaff Forests Partnership
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| Location: | South-Central/South-West: Arizona
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| Summary: | The Partnership works collaboratively in the Flagstaff region to restore native ecosystems, protect communities from destructive wildfire, and enhance economic opportunities for community enterprises.
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| Website: | www.gffp.org |
| Contact: | Steve Gatewood
Program Director
Greater Flagstaff Forests Partnership
928/226-0644 steveg@gffp.org
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| Project Name: | Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc.
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| Location: | South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
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| Summary: | As an American Heritage Rivers “Keystone” projects for Louisiana, Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc. is uniting the river communities of Orleans and Plaquemines Parish with a series of greenways.
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| Website: | www.woodlandstrail.com |
| Contact: | Katie Brasted
President
Woodlands Trail and Park, Inc.
(504) 433-4000 woodlandstrail@aol.com
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| Project Name: | Fort Still Private Lands Initiative
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| Location: | South-Central/South-West: Oklahoma
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| Summary: | A broad-based coalition of interests has come together to identify common concerns and provide a mechanism for de-conflicting economic, environmental, and social needs in positive ways.
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| Website: | www.landlegacy.com/index.asp?page=new&issue=20040002 |
| Contact: | Steve Bonner
Community Planner
NPS Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance
512-916-5163 steve_bonner@nps.gov
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| Project Name: | Yampa River System Legacy Project
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| Location: | South-Central/South-West: Colorado
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| Summary: | This voluntary, incentive-based project protects the ecological health of the Yampa River and the productive agricultural lands it supports, while also providing for recreational opportunities.
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| Website: | www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/yampa.html |
| Contact: | Susan Dorsey Otis
Director
Yampa Valley Land Trust
(970) 879-7240 contactus@redlodgeclearinghouse.org
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| Far West |
| Project Name: | Yainix Ranch Project
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| Location: | Far West: Oregon
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| Summary: | A working lands conservation easement and a conservation investment model supports sustainable approaches for ranch management and collaborative conservation solutions.
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| Website: | www.sustainablenorthwest.org/programs/range.php |
| Contact: | James Honey
Program Officer
Sustainable Northwest
(503) 221-6911 jhoney@sustainablenorthwest.org
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| Project Name: | Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan
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| Location: | Far West: Oregon
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| Summary: | The Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan (JCIFP) addresses wildfire risk and opportunities for public education, fuels reduction and emergency management in southwest Oregon.
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| Website: | www.co.josephine.or.us |
| Contact: | Mark Sorensen
Director General Services Department
Josephine County
541-474-5426
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| Project Name: | Community-Based Collaboration and Kenai Winter Access Planning
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| Location: | Far West: Alaska
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| Summary: | The Chugach National Forest is working with communities using a collaborative learning approach to craft a winter access management plan on the Seward Ranger District of the Kenai Peninsula.
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| Contact: | Rebecca Talbott
Public Affairs Officer
Chugach National Forest
(907) 743-9508 rtalbott@fs.fed.us
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| Project Name: | Continental Divide Trail Alliance
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| Location: | Far West: Idaho, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming, Montana, South-Central/South-West: Colorado, New Mexico
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| Summary: | CDTA was formed to engage a broad spectrum of stakeholders in the development of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. Over 1,275 miles, 31 bridges and 46 trailheads have been completed.
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| Website: | www.cdtrail.org |
| Contact: | Bruce Ward
Executive Director
Continental Divide Trail Alliance
303-838-3760 bruce@cdtrail.org
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| Project Name: | Rocky Reach, Rock Island and Wells Projects Habitat Conservation Plans
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| Location: | Far West: Washington
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| Summary: | Cooperative partnerships are developing the first hydropower Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) to minimize the impact of hydro dams on Endangered Species Act-listed anadromous salmon and steelhead.
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| Website: | www.chelanpud.org/rr_relicense/existing/hcp/index.htm |
| Contact: | Tracy Yount
Project Manager
Chelan County Public Utility District
503-663-8121 tracy@chelanpud.org
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| National |
| Project Name: | CF Industries National Watershed Award
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| Location: | National
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| Summary: | The CF Industries National Watershed Award recognizes outstanding community watershed protection efforts. The award focuses on innovative, non-regulatory approaches to improving water quality.
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| Website: | cfindustries.com/commrelations/watershed/watershed.htm |
| Contact: | Jesus I Peralta
Public Affairs Office
CF Industries
202.371.9279 jperalta@cfindustries.com
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