A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Windbreak and Air Quality
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: Demonstration sites have been created in Pennsylvania to evaluate the effects of windbreaks on odors coming from poultry, dairy and swine operations.
Contact:: Richard Shockey
Resource Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
717-237-2217
richard.shockey@pa.usda.gov

Project Name:: Nanty Glo Environmental Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: This project treats mine discharge water via a passive treatment system composed of 2 vertical flow ponds and a wetland.
Website:: www.lrp.usace.army.mil/pm/fact_sheet/pfs_cg_nantyglo.pdf
Contact:: Kathleen J. Anderson
Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District
412-395-7178
Kathleen.j.anderson@usace.army.mil

Project Name:: Fresh off the Barge
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: A renaissance of transportation on the Hudson River utilizing Barges as an alternative for trucks to distribute agricultural products.
Website:: www.yonkersdwbid.com/FreshOffTheBarge.htm
Contact:: Joseph Heller

Lower Hudson-Long Island RC&D Council, Inc.
914-923-4866
joseph.heller@ny.usda.gov

Southeastern

Project Name:: Expanded State Park on Lake James, N.C.
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: The Lake James State Park expansion, from its current 605 acres to more than 3,500 acres, will bring jobs to the region and protect the area’s scenic beauty.
Contact:: Kathryn Blanchard

704-376-3434
kblanchard@crown-com.com

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Dakota County Minnesota Farmland and Natural Areas Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:: This voluntary program seeks to protect 5,000-10,000 acres of priority Dakota County farmlands and natural areas over the next 10 years.
Website:: www.co.dakota.mn.us/planning/fnap
Contact:: Al Singer
FNAP Manager
Dakota County
952-891-7001
al.singer@co.dakota.mn.us

Project Name:: McKenzie Creek Watershed Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: The project consists of voluntary acquisition of frequently flooded properties in the City of Piedmont and development of a habitat enhancing greenway.
Website:: www.morcd.org/bsrcd/mckenzie_creek.htm
Contact:: Gaylon Watson
Mayor
City of Piedmont
573-223-7660
mayor@cityofpiedmont.com

Project Name:: Missouri Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: The Missouri Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) provides incentives to farmers to restore riparian buffers to reduce sediment, pollutant, and bacterial loading of waterways.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/state_updates.htm#misso
Contact:: Gerald Hrdina
FSA Conservation Program Specialist
USDA Farm Service Agency
573-876-0932
Gerald.hrdina@mo.usda.gov

Project Name:: Ohio Scioto River Basin Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: The Ohio Scioto River Basin CREP helps cost-share the creation of conservation buffers and wetlands on private farms to improve water quality.
Website:: www.ohiodnr.com/soilandwater/sciotocrep
Contact:: Rob Hamilton
Resource Management Specialist, Division of Soil and Water Conservation
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
614-562-0738
rob-hamilton@oh.nacdnet.org

Project Name:: Confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota
Summary:: Conservation organizations and landowners partnered to acquire 1,465 acres bordering the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, located in McKenzie County, northwestern North Dakota.
Website:: www.ndnrt.com/pdf/WRP_projects.pdf
Contact:: Jennifer Heglund
ASTC(Programs)
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
701-530-2095
jennifer.heglund@nd.usda.gov

Project Name:: Middle Mississippi River Wetland Restoration
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois, Missouri
Summary:: Since the Great Flood of 1993 American Land Conservancy has been helping restore bottomland hardwood habitat, sidechannels and wetlands from St. Louis to Cairo, IL.
Website:: www.alcnet.org
Contact:: Jennifer Frazier
Vice President
American Land Conservancy
573-866-9989
jenny@alcnet.org

Project Name:: Red River of the North
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota, Minnesota
Summary:: Partners have achieved exceptional results in protecting land and water, building local stewardship and creating partnerships that have leveraged major funding.
Website:: www.rrbdin.org
Contact:: Charles Fritz
Director
International Water Institute
701-231-9747
charles.fitz@ndsu.nodak.edu

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:: Owl Mountain Partnership (OMP)
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: A community based, collaborative partnership to create and implement a regional land-use ethic and demonstrate sustainable resource management on a landscape scale.
Website:: www.northpark.org/owlmtn/
Contact:: Jerry Jack
Project Manager
Owl Mountain Partnership
970-723-0020
carol.brown@state.co.us

Far West

Project Name:: Perenosa Bay, Afognak Island
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: Coastal rainforest and salmon rivers are being conserved for Alaska Department of Natural Resources in an area identified as the top habitat for Exxon Valdez oil spill injured fish and wildlife.
Website:: www.alcnet.org
Contact:: Tim Richardson
Project Coordinator
American Land Conservancy
301-770-6496
tlrs@erols.com

Project Name:: Morro Bay, Protecting Priority Habitats
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Environmentalists and trawl fishermen combined science and economics to come up with no-trawl zones that protect priority habitats, while keeping enough areas open to keep fishermen in business.
Contact:: Rod Fujita
Senior Scientist
Environmental Defense
(510) 658-8008
rfujita@ed.org

Project Name:: Habitat use, seasonal movement and stock structure of bearded seals
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: This project responds to concerns of coastal hunters and will provide information about habitat use and stock identification for the bearded seals found in Kotzebue Sound.
Website:: www.kotzebueira.org
Contact:: Alex Whiting
Environmental Specialist
Native Village of Kotzebue
907-442-5303
sheep@otz.net

Project Name:: Jacksonville Woodlands
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Partners collaborated to establish a remarkable system of urban hiking and equestrian interpretative trails. The Federally listed lily Frittilaria Gentneri is located throughout the JWA lands.
Contact:: Genivieve Rasmussen
Natural Resource Staff Administrator
Bureau of Land Management Medford District
541-618-2348
Genivieve_Rasmussen@blm.gov

Project Name:: Kendall Jackson Wine Estates, Ltd. (KJWE)
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: A cooperative agreement that centers on the establishment and long-term management of vineyard lands in a manner that will minimize any adverse affects on the California Tiger Salamander.
Contact:: Steve Henry
Assistant Field Supervisor Ventura Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
805-644-1766 x307
Steve_Henry@fws.gov

National

Project Name:: Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest
Location:: National
Summary:: The State-Fish Art Contest has educated thousands of students nationwide about America’s fisheries, helping to creating knowledgeable future leaders of cooperative conservation efforts.
Website:: www.statefishart.com
Contact:: Brett Richardson
Grants and Information Coordinator
Wildlife Forever
763-253-0222
brichardson@wildlifeforever.org

Project Name:: Freeport LNG Conservation Easement
Location:: National
Summary:: 77+ acre wetland held for mitigation on LNG facility development, preserving key wetland habitat from further encroachment and to educate the public on the importance of wetland areas
Contact:: Darrell H. Schwebel
President
Cradle of Texas Conservancy, Inc.
(979)285-2173
dhschwebel@dow.com

Current Conservation Programs