A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Partnership
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: In northern New Hampshire 171,000 acres of forestland were purchased to enhance recreational opportunities and benefit the local economy through sustainable forestry.
Website:: www.tpl.org
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org

Project Name:: Nicatous Lake Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Conserving, in perpetuity, economic, ecological, and recreational values to ensure ongoing benefits of sustainable forestry, water quality, wildlife, and recreational pursuits.
Website:: www.fsmaine.org
Contact:: Alan Hutchinson
Executive Director
Forest Society of Maine
207-945-9200
alan@fsmaine.org

Project Name:: Galway Tree Farm Preserve
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: This 49 acre property contains a mix of habitats including maturing Christmas tree plantations, natural forest, open field, wetland, and ponds.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Project Name:: Hunt Forestland Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:: This well-managed forestland has been managed by the owner since 1956. It is one of 16 properties nationwide designated as Model Forests by the Forest Guild, the only one in Vermont.
Website:: www.vlt.org
Contact:: Carl Powden
Forest Projects Director
Vermont Land Trust
802-223-5234
carl@vlt.org

Project Name:: Living Learning Collaborative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: Education that brings out the greatness in each of us in harmony with Life on Earth
Contact:: Mary Beth Merritt
Director

(413) 528-4262 x12345
fourwindsfarmgb@aol.com

Southeastern

Project Name:: Great Allatoona Lake Cleanup
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: This is a long standing partnership involving protection of public lands in a rapidly developing area that becomes model for lake cleanup's across the nation.
Website:: allatoona.sam.usace.army.mil/
Contact:: Ginger Bjornson
Park Ranger
U.S.Army Corps of Engineers
678-721-6729
Virginia.E.Bjornson@sam.usace.army.mil

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Nebraska Partnership for All-Bird Conservation
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: Partners promote coordinated & voluntary land stewardship that will conserve, improve, and expand habitat for all bird species in Nebraska.
Website:: www.nebraskabirds.org
Contact:: Kelly Wells
Coordinator
Nebraska Partnership for All-Bird Conservation
(402) 471-5363
kwells@ngpc.state.ne.us

Project Name:: Kaskaskia Watershed Association, Inc.
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: Federal, State and local partners joined together to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for restoration and management of the Kaskaskia River watershed.
Website:: www.swircd.org/swircd/projects/kas_Final_Report.htm
Contact:: Larry Hasheider
President
Kaskaskia Watershed Association, Inc.
618-243-5514
lhmh76@hotmail.com

Project Name:: Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: BEMRP emphasizes the need to incorporate relevant research into knowledge about lands on landscape scales, focusing also on public participation and collaboration.
Contact:: Greg Jones
Project Leader
USDA Forest Service
406-542-4167
jgjones@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Tallgrass Legacy Alliance
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Kansas
Summary:: Agricultural organizations, conservation organizations and private citizens seeking balanced, community based stewardship of the Kansas Tallgrass prairies.
Website:: www.oznet.ksu.edu/tla/
Contact:: Jeff Davidson
TLA Coordinator
Kansas State University Research and Extension
620-583-7455
jdavidso@oznet.ksu.edu

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Dixie and Fishlake National Forest Plan Revision Effort
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: The Dixie and Fishlake National Forests are collaboratively revising our Forest Plans. We have worked closely with people in over 100 workshops to develop a vision for managing these forests.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r4/dixie/projects/FParea/HomePage.htm
Contact:: Kenton Call
Public Affairs Specialist
Dixie National Forest
(435) 865-3730
ckcall@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Sand Flats Recreation Area, Grand County, Utah
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: Partners entered into a cooperative agreement for local management of the federal recreation area. Project has benefited both the recreation area and the nearby community of Moab.
Website:: discovermoab.com/sandflats.htm and discovermoab.com/visitorcenter.
Contact:: Bob Ratcliffe
Deputy Group Manager
Recreation and Visitor Services, Bureau of Land Management
202-452-5040
Bob_Ratcliffe@blm.gov

Far West

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:: Landscape level conservation in Southern California
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Habitat fragmentation has created a hot spot of species endangerment. Multiple species HCPs with multiple partners are creating connectivity for species conservation using innovative approaches.
Website:: www.werc.usgs.gov/hcp/
Contact:: Dr. Robert N. Fisher
Principal Investigator
US Geological Survey
858-637-6882
rfisher@usgs.gov

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

Project Name:: San Bernardino National Forest Association
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Promotes social investment, particularly education, in the forest as a way to support both local community development and a healthy forest.
Contact:: Fran Colwell
Forest Recreation Officer
USDA Forest Service
909-382-2715
fcolwell@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Steens Mountain Wilderness Fence Removal
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: With BLM support, three citizen groups participated in six week-long volunteer work parties and provided over $60,000 worth of volunteer labor to remove 16 miles of unneeded fence wire and posts.
Contact:: Karla Bird
Andrews Field Manager
Bureau of Land Management, Burns District
541-573-4425
karla_bird@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Sustainable Wine Grape Growing in California
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: California winegrowers use innovative partnerships to advance projects ranging from habitat restoration to “green building.”
Website:: www.cawg.org
Contact:: Karen Ross
President
California Association of Winegrape Growers
916-924-5370
karen@cawg.org

National

Project Name:: Collaborative Volunteer Invasives Monitoring Project
Location:: National
Summary:: Through partnerships with community volunteer groups, NGO's and government science agencies, the NWRS has trained volunteers across the country to map invasive weeds on refuges using GPS units.
Website:: www.refugenet.org/new-invasives/vimp.html
Contact:: Jenny Ericson
National Invasive Species Program Specialist
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System
703-358-2063
Jenny_Ericson@fws.gov

Project Name:: Partnerships to Protect the Nation's Wetlands and Coastlines
Location:: National
Summary:: USDI Minerals Management Service is working with coastal States to identify sand deposits in Federal waters suitable for beach restoration.
Contact:: Thomas Readinger

USDI Mineral Management Services
202-208-3530
thomas.readinger@mms.gov

Current Conservation Programs