Cooperative Conservation Amreica
A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
Project Name: Passaic River Restoration Project
Location: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary: The PRRP is a cooperative effort among four Federal and two State agencies, NGOs and the private sector to restore the environmental values of the highly urbanized lower Passaic River in New Jersey.
Website: www.ourpassaic.org
Contact: Jonathan P. Deason, Ph.D.
Professor
The George Washington University
202-994-4827 jdeason@gwu.edu
 
Project Name: Honeycomb Preserve Management Plan
Location: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary: The management plan includes ecological information about the property and outlines the conservation objectives for managing the land.
Website: www.hhlt.org
Contact: Marlo Kovacs
Land Steward
Hudson Highlands Land Trust
(845) 424-3358 Marlo.Kovacs@hhlt.org
 
Project Name: University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station
Location: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary: A public/nonprofit partnership through a $20M purchase to safeguard the only higher education research/education facility on the island. The 110 acre parcel embraces rare coastal and upland resources.
Website: www.nantucketconservation.com/info_files/information/umass.html
Contact: Jim Lentowski
Executive Director
Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc.
508-228-2884 jlentowski@nantucketconservation.org
 
Southeastern
Project Name: Duke Power’s Buck Steam Station Project WILD Site
Location: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary: Students in the Rowan-Salisbury North Carolina school system enjoy the benefits of outdoor wildlife class sessions at Duke Power's Buck Steam Station.
Contact: Norbert J. Zalme
Environmental Coordinator
Duke Energy Corporation
704- 645-2706 njzalme@duke-energy.com
 
Project Name: Northern bobwhite restoration in middle and western Tennessee
Location: Southeastern: Tennessee
Summary: We are improving bobwhite nesting and brood rearing habitat on private lands through Farm Bill conservation programs and producer incentive payments.
Contact: Roger Wells
National Habitat Coordinator
Quail Unlimited, Inc.
620-443-5834 roger@qu.org
 
Project Name: Rhyne Farm: Preserving the Past
Location: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary: The 179-acre bicentennial Rhyne Farm has been farmed continuously for more than 200 years by the same family. The landowners partnered with the Conservancy in 2001 to conserve it and their heritage.
Website: www.catawbalands.org
Contact: Davis J. Cable
Executive Director
Catawba Lands Conservancy
(704) 342-3330 dave@catawbalands.org
 
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name: Brown County Hills Project
Location: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary: Working with private landowners, governments and businesses, the Conservancy works in the Brown County Hills to balance the needs of a healthy forest with the region’s projected population growth.
Website: www.nature.org/indiana
Contact: Dan Shaver
Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
(812) 933-0246 dshaver@tnc.org
 
Project Name: Clearwater Stewardship Project, Seeley Lake Ranger District, Lolo National Forest
Location: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary: One of the first projects to test collaborative approaches and new stewardship contracting authorities to accomplish forest and recreation site restoration in occupied grizzly bear habitat.
Website: www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/projects/stewardship/results/clearwater/index.shtml
Contact: Tim Love
District Ranger
USDA Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake Ranger District
(406) 677-2233 tlove@fs.fed.us
 
Project Name: Mississippi Riverfront Trail
Location: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary: The Riverfront Trail is developing 11 miles of recreational greenway perfect for hiking, biking, inline skating and the enjoyment of nature.
Website: www.trailnet.org
Contact: Kathi Weilbacher
Events and Media Manager
Trailnet, Inc.
314-416-9930 x111 kathi@trailnet.org
 
South-Central/South-West
Project Name: Paradis Mitigation Bank
Location: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary: After more than seven decades of energy production for the Nation, the 7100-acre Paradis Mitigation Bank will protect, restore and enhance wetland functions and values of the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Website: upstream.chevrontexaco.com/paradis/
Contact: Eric Frasier
President
Frasier Group, Inc.
936-569-9428 efrasier@cox-internet. com
 
Project Name: Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration Study
Location: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary: The Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration Study uses partnerships, science, and geospatial/visualization technologies to address land loss.
Website: www.lca.gov/index.aspx
Contact: R. King Milling
Chairman
Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Restoration and Conservation
504-586-7176 rmilling@whitneybank.com
 
Project Name: Preserving the Desert Foothills
Location: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary: The Desert Foothills Land Trust is launching a five-year, public-private partnership to preserve some of the most ecologically and archaeologically important areas in the Phoenix Metro area.
Website: www.dflt.org
Contact: Michael Rigney
Executive Director
Desert Foothills Land Trust
480-488-6131 mrigney@dflt.org
 
Far West
Project Name: West Eugene Wetlands Partnership
Location: Far West: Oregon
Summary: An eight-organization partnership has implemented land acquisition, habitat restoration, environmental education and recreation facilities development over a 13-year period.
Website: www.ci.eugene.or.us/parks/wetlands/
Contact: Eric N. Wold
Wetlands Program Supervisor
City of Eugene, Parks and Open Spaces
(541) 682-4888 eric.n.wold@ci.eugene.or.us
 
Project Name: Fox Creek Riparian Zone Restoration
Location: Far West: Oregon
Summary: Installation of seven miles of fencing and 4,000 cuttings was completed in September, 2003. With the help of six partners, Fox Creek is now protected from trespass cattle and in restoration.
Website: foxcreek.7glt.org
Contact: Marshall McComb
Land Steward
Fox Creek Farm
(541) 675-8876 FoxCreek@(nospam)7GLT.org
 
Project Name: Codornices Creek Salmonid Restoration
Location: Far West: California
Summary: This project will form a consensus-based watershed council for the Codornices Watershed to coordinate restoration and monitoring activities regarding the stream's steelhead population.
Website: www.urbancreeks.org
Contact: Emma B.L. Gutzler
Restoration Coordinator
Urban Creeks Council
510.540.6669 ucc_staff@urbancreeks.org
 
Project Name: Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Eight Steps toward Partnership Success
Location: Far West: California
Summary: National Park Service, Golden Gates National Park Conservancy, and hundreds of citizens are providing time and service to management of the park’s cultural and natural resources.
Contact: Brian O’Neill
Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
National Park Service
415-561-4720 Brian_O’Neill@nps.gov
 
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: Seven Basins Fire Planning Project
Location: Far West: Oregon
Summary: The Seven Basins group works to provide community awareness of wildfire issues, fire mitigation, and reduction of hazardous fuels within local communities.
Contact: Leanne Mruzik
Fuels Management Specialist
Bureau of Land Management, Medford District
541-618-2419 lmruzik@or.blm.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
 
National
Project Name: National Network of Forest Practitioners
Location: National
Summary: An alliance of rural people working to build a forest economy that is ecologically sound & socially just. An information clearinghouse, & a place for people to meet, learn, & make their voices heard.
Website: www.nnfp.org
Contact: Thomas Brendler
Executive Director
National Network of Forest Practitioners
401-273-6507 thomas@nnfp.org