A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: NYC Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, New York
Summary:: New York City, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), agricultural producers, and others address non-point source pollution through voluntary programs that protect stream corridors and working land.
Website:: www.nycwatershed.org
Contact:: Larry Beckhardt
Program Director
NYC Department of
718-595-4139
lbeckhardt@dep.nyc.gov

Project Name:: North Fork Potomac Watershed
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: West Virginia
Summary:: Landowners, environmentalists, universities, and government agencies worked together to restore Potomac River water quality by reducing polluted runoff from beef and poultry farms.
Website:: www.wvca.us
Contact:: John Wagoner
Chairman
Potomac Valley Construction District
304-822-5174
www.wvca.us

Project Name:: Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Southeastern: Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee
Summary:: Eighty year-old public/private partnership manages the 2,175 mile-long Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia.
Website:: www.appalachiantrail.org
Contact:: Dave Startzell
Executive Director
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
304-535-6331 x 116
dstartzell@appalachiantrail.org

Project Name:: Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: The Friends of Supawna Meadows NWR are cooperating with partners to control invasive plants on the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
Website:: www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=52571
Contact:: Linda Chorba Ziemba
Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(856) 935-1487
fw5rw_smnwr_@fws.gov

Project Name:: Page County Water Quality Advisory Committee
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Active committee comprised of local stakeholders formed to advise elected officials on water quality issues, both surface water and groundwater
Website:: www.pagewaterquality.org
Contact:: Chris Anderson
Environmental Coordinator
Page County Dept. of Environmental Services
540-743-4808
gypmoth@shentel.net

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:: Saratoga Apple Orchard
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: This project preserves some of the best agricultural soils in NY, saves spectacular landscapes and views, and preserves a beautiful entryway to the historic villages of Schuylerville and Victory.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Palmetto Bluff Preservation
Location:: Southeastern: South Carolina
Summary:: More than one-third of the original 20,000 acres at Crescent Resources' Palmetto Bluff community in the S.C. lowcountry has been set aside in perpetuity.
Website:: www.palmetto-bluff.com
Contact:: Kathryn Blanchard

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

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Bull River Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: The public-private partnership permanently protected more than 1,800 acres of key wildlife habitat along the Bull River in northwestern Montana.
Website:: www.conservationfund.org
Contact:: Mark W. Elsbree
Vice President
The Conservation Fund, Northwest Region
(208) 726-4419
melsbree@mindspring.com

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Rio Grande Basin Initiative
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico, Texas
Summary:: The Rio Grande Basin is a highly productive agricultural area, with irrigated agriculture claiming more than 85 percent of its water.
Website:: riogrande.tamu.edu
Contact:: Dr. B.L. Harris
Project Director, Associate Director
Texas Water Resources Institute
979-845-1851
bl-harris@tamu.edu

Project Name:: Neches River Saltwater Barrier
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The project insures freshwater availability for municipal, agricultural and industrial uses as well as providing for fish and wildlife habitat protection.
Website:: www.lnva.dst.tx.us/
Contact:: Robert Stroder
General Manager
Lower Neches Valley Authority
409-892-4011
roberts@lnva.dst.tx.us

Project Name:: Cimarron Watershed Alliance
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The Alliance seeks to improve and maintain both the quality and quantity of water in the Cimarron watershed through collaborative community activities involving all stakeholders.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/cimarron.html
Contact:: Jim Hollis
Cimarron River Water Master
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission
(505) 376-2918
cimwater@cimarron.springercoop.com

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

Far West

Project Name:: Indian Creek Restoration/City Center Revitalization
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Caldwell’s downtown revitalization plan uses restoration of Indian Creek as the catalyst for a sustainable community with ecological integrity and economic vitality.
Website:: www.caldwellonline.org/Indian_Creek.htm
Contact:: Dennis Cannon
Caldwell Redevelopment Coordinator
City of Caldwell
208-455-4736
dcannon@ci.caldwell.id.us

Project Name:: Nez Perce Reforestation
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: This project planted native trees as part of AMERICAN FORESTS’ Global ReLeaf program to reforest burned areas in Nez Perce Woods Property.
Website:: www.americanforest.org
Contact:: Deborah Gangloff
Executive Director
American Forests
(202) 737-1944
info@amfor.org

Project Name:: Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: The community of Coupeville, WA, and the National Park Service manage Ebey’s Landing for historic, agricultural, and open space conservation.
Website:: www.nps.gov/ebla/
Contact:: Rob Harbour
Manager
Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
360-678-6084
Rob_Harbour@partner.nps.gov

Project Name:: Big Wood River Fishery Assessment: Healthy Waters, Healthy Future
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: This study identifies habitat as the factor limiting the fishery and identifies threats to fish habitat. The study suggests how local governments and conservationists can address these issues.
Website:: www.woodriverlandtrust.org/FishReport/FisheryAssessmentReport.html
Contact:: Kathryn Goldman
Project Coordinator
Wood River Land Trust
(208) 788-3947
kgoldman@woodriverlandtrust.org

Project Name:: Protecting the San Mateo Watershed
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy is a 1171-acre wildlife reserve providing education and stewardship with the purpose of creating awareness of the rich diversity of the San Mateo Watershed.
Website:: www.theconservancy.org
Contact:: Laura Cohen
Executive Director
The Donna O'Neill Land Conservancy
949-489-9778
rmvlc@sbcglobal.net

Project Name:: Restoration and Management of Crissy Field
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Partners raised $34 million in funding from multiple sources to restore Crissy Field to a complex of marshes, grasslands, and dunes.
Contact:: Brian O’Neill
Superintendent
Golden Gates National Recreation Area
415-561-4720

Project Name:: Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: Indigenous grassroots organization of more than 60 tribes provides critical technical assistance to local tribes to help them protect and preserve the Yukon River watershed.
Website:: www.yritwc.com/
Contact:: Rob Rosenfeld
Program Director
Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
907-451-2530
rrosenfeld@yritwc.com

Current Conservation Programs