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A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
Project Name:
Baltimore Ecosystem Study
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:
Collaborative long-term study about urban ecology and the social benefits of conservation; project involves extensive monitoring and a significant educational component.
Contact:
Michael T. Rains
Director
USDA Forest Service
610-557-4017
mrains@fs.fed.us
Project Name:
Bog Turtle Recovery, Back from the Brink Program
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:
Bog turtle recovery project establishes a new model for targeted recovery of certain types of species through multi-party cooperation on private lands.
Website:
www.environmentaldefense.org
Contact:
Michael Bean
Sr. Attorney, Ecosystems Program
Environmental Defense
202-387-3500
michael_bean@environmentaldefense.org
Project Name:
Next Generation National Parks: Boston Harbor Islands and Cedar Creek and Belle Grove
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:
Boston Harbor Islands national park area and Cedar Creek & Belle Grove NHP, illustrate how parks can be successfully managed collaboratively by the federal, state, local and non-profit sectors.
Website:
www.bostonislands.com
Contact:
Bruce Jacobson
Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area
National Park Service
617-223-8667
bruce_jacobson@nps.gov
Southeastern
Project Name:
Carroll County, GA Farmland Preservation
Location:
Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:
Private and governmental interests work together to encourage sustainable agriculture and preservation of working family farms
Contact:
John Pershing
Executive Director
Georgia Agricultural Land Trust
770-214-5109
jpershing@ttvglaw.com
Project Name:
Jupiter Inlet Natural Area
Location:
Southeastern: Florida
Summary:
BLM works with federal, county, municipal, educational and non-profit groups to manage a key regional landmark in northern Palm Beach County.
Contact:
Richard Walesky
Director
Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management
561-233-2400
rwalesky@co.palm-beach.fl.us
Project Name:
Partners Help Farmers Get Funds to Address Resource Concerns
Location:
Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:
Conservation partnership assisted coffee farmers to adopt new conservation technology in the Coffee Zone, Humid Upland Watersheds in Puerto Rico.
Contact:
Miguel F. Monroig
Coffee Specialist
Cooperative Extension Service
787-834-4590
m_monroig@seam.uprm.edu
Project Name:
Longleaf Pine and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery
Location:
Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:
Partners at Fort Benning are working to expand longleaf pine stands to all upland pine sites and increase Red Cockaded Woodpecker breeding groups to 350.
Contact:
Mr. Wade C. Harrison
Chattahoochee Fall Line Project Director
The Nature Conservancy Fort Benning Office
706-682-0104
wharrison@tnc.org
Project Name:
Catawba River Streambank Conservation Easements
Location:
Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:
An unprecedented, voluntary effort by Crescent Resources, LLC is protecting nearly 200 miles of stream banks in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Website:
www.duke-energy.com/news/releases/2001/may/2001052303.html
Contact:
Kathryn Blanchard
Crescent Resources, LLC
7043763434
kblanchard@crown-com.com
Project Name:
Cecil Field Naval Air Station Cleanup
Location:
Southeastern: Florida
Summary:
Timely investigation and cleanup of BRAC facilities supports reuse consistent with the economic redevelopment plans of local governments.
Website:
www.dep.state.fl.us
Contact:
David P. Gragke
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
850-245-8997
david.grabka@dep.state.fl.us
Midwest/Northern High Plains
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
South-Central/South-West
Project Name:
Diablo Trust
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:
The purpose of the Diablo Trust is to maintain Diablo Trust ranches as long-term, economically viable enterprises managed in harmony with the natural environment and the broader community.
Website:
www.diablotrust.org
Contact:
Hadassah Holland
Administrative and Program Manager
Diablo Trust
(928) 523-0588
info@diablotrust.org
Project Name:
Taos Grass Bank Project
Location:
South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:
The project entails creation of a grass bank that will provide alternative pasturage for permittees, thus allowing them to rest their grazing allotments for the purpose of range restoration.
Contact:
Ron Huntsinger
former Field Manager Taos Office
Bureau of Land Management
661-391-6006
Ron_Huntsinger@blm.gov
Far West
Project Name:
Willamette Sustainable Rivers Project
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
Identify environmental flow requirements for the Willamette River and tributaries; link to restoration and potential changes in operation of Army Corps of Engineers facilities.
Contact:
Leslie Bach
Director of Freshwater Programs
The Nature Conservancy
503-802-8100
lbach@tnc.org
Project Name:
Bahia Acquisition and Wetland Restoration Project
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
Project to permanently protect a 632-acre property consisting of unique native oak woodlands and diked/filled wetlands and to restore significant acreage of tidal wetlands.
Contact:
Barbara Salzman
President
Marin Audubon Society
415 924-6057
bsalzman@att.net
Project Name:
Beatty Habitat Committee
Location:
Far West: Nevada
Summary:
The Committee is developing a trails project along the Amargosa River in Oasis Valley meant to enhance tourism and protect the Amargosa toad as well as other native plants and animals.
Website:
www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/beattyhabitat.html
Contact:
Jim Moore
Oasis Valley Project Manager
The Nature Conservancy
(702) 737-8744, Ext. 19
jmoore@tnc.org
Project Name:
Cooperative Weed Management Areas
Location:
Far West: California, Idaho, Nevada, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming, South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:
The eighty-five CWMAs facilitate cooperation and coordination in leveraging local resources to provide increased emphasis and management of invasive and noxious weeds.
Contact:
Curt Johnson
Invasive Species Program Manager
USDA Forest Service
801-625-5600
cjohnson07@fs.fed.us
Project Name:
Endangered, native Colorado River fish conservation, restoration and recovery
Location:
Far West: California, South-Central/South-West: Colorado, Utah
Summary:
Restoration success from the active management of declining populations of Colorado River fish through innovative approaches to raising native fish to larger size away from predators.
Contact:
Gordon Mueller
Research Fishery Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-445-2218
gordon_a_mueller@usgs.gov
Project Name:
Recoverability and Vulnerability of Desert Ecosystems (RVDE) Project: Mojave Desert Ecosystems
Location:
Far West: California, Nevada, South-Central/South-West: Arizona, Utah
Summary:
Examines disturbance and recovery of regional desert ecosystems to develop tools to manage desert ecosystems pressured by population growth and competing needs.
Website:
geography.wr.usgs.gov/mojave/rvde/
Contact:
Len Gaydos
Center Director
U.S. Geological Survey
650-329-4330
lgaydos@usgs.gov
Project Name:
Ridge to Reef Conservation in the Pacific Islands, Hawaii
Location:
Far West: Hawaii
Summary:
Restoration of the Hanalei River Basin, with more than 30 endangered species, that is being impacted by pollution and sedimentation transported into offshore marine ecosystems.
Contact:
Bill Steiner
Center Director
U. S. Geological Survey
808-956-5691
bill_Steiner@usgs.gov
National
Project Name:
HabitattitudeTM
Location:
National
Summary:
Habitattitude, an innovative partnership that unifies government and industry to promote environmentally responsible consumer behaviors to aquarium hobbyists, water gardeners and backyard pond owners.
Website:
www.habitattitude.net
Contact:
Joe Starinchak
Outreach Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
703-358-2018
joe_starinchak@fws.gov
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