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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