A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Ducktrap River Tributary Restoration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The goal of the Ducktrap River project was to protect federally-endangered Atlantic Salmon and other cold water species by stabilizing the eroding portions of the tributary channel.
Contact:: Kym Sanderson
District Office Manager
Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District
207-338-1964 x 3
kym.sanderson@me.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Sandy Neck/ Great Marsh Land Conservation
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: By 2005, a partnership of government and non-profit partners formed in 2003 had added over 120 newly protected acres to the Sandy Neck/Great Marsh Conservation Area on Cape Cod.
Contact:: Robb Johnson
Land Protection Specialist
The Nature Conservancy
617-227-7017 x 305
rjohnson@tnc.org

Project Name:: Appalachian Mountain Club Maine Woods Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The AMC's Maine Woods Initiative is a strategy for land conservation that integrates habitat protection, recreation, education, and sustainable forestry in the 100-Mile Wilderness region of Maine.
Website:: www.outdoors.org/mwi
Contact:: Walter Graff
Deputy Director
Appalachian Mountain Club
(603) 466-2721, ext. 194
wgraff@outdoors.org

Project Name:: Trout Pond
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: The Trust for Public Land and its partners created a 2,660-acre community forest in Freedom, New Hampshire.
Website:: www.tpl.org
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org

Project Name:: Creating a Natural Resource Plan for Philipstown NY
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: The natural resource protection plan will include an inventory of existing natural resources in Philipstown, identify protection goals and present implementation strategies to achieve those goals.
Website:: www.hhlt.org
Contact:: Andrew Chmar
Executive Director
Hudson Highlands Land Trust
(845) 424-3358
andrew.chmar@hhlt.org

Project Name:: Perpetual Conservation of Historic Miantonomi Park in Rhode Island
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: Miantonomi Park, once the seat of power for the Narragansetts and today a safe haven for song birds and people, has been permanently conserved by a 29-acre conservation easement with ALT.
Website:: www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:: Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401 849 2799 x 12
tclement@ailt.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Protecting Fish Habitat in SC
Location:: Southeastern: South Carolina
Summary:: A powerful coalition of private citizens and federal, state, and local agencies, is restoring South Carolina's rare trout waters.
Contact:: David Demarest
Foothills RC&D Coordinator
Foothills RC&D
864-467-2775
dave.demarest@sc.usda.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Action Teams for the Environment
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: The Action Team Project assists college students in developing an awareness of environmental issues. Students build the skills necessary to take action on environmental/conservation issues.
Contact:: Lynn Dominguez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

(989) 774-7305
domin1la@cmich.edu

Project Name:: Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Initiative
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: Partnership is conserving living farms in harmony with National Park Service cultural and land stewardship values, and managing farms via private leases.
Website:: www.cvcountryside.org
Contact:: Darwin Kelsey
Executive Director
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy
330-657-2532
dkelsey@cvcountryside.org

Project Name:: Southern Lake Michigan Rim Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary:: In partnership with volunteers and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, the Conservancy works to combat invasive species, remove trash and conduct prescribed burns in this biologically rich area.
Website:: www.nature.org/indiana
Contact:: Paul Labus
Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
(219) 473-4312
plabus@tnc.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Dairy Compost Utilization
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Central Texas’ dairy industry comprises 165 dairies, more than 100,000 cows, and contributes potentially polluting wastewater runoff to the area’s waters.
Website:: compost.tamu.edu
Contact:: Dr. C. Allan Jones
Director
Texas Water Resources Institute
979-845-1851
cajones@tamu.edu

Project Name:: New Mexico Collaborative Watershed Projects
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The New Mexico Collaborative Watershed Projects are cooperative community based efforts to improve water quality in New Mexico.
Contact:: Sarah Walen
Senior Mediator
Meridian Institute
970-513-8340 ext. 221
skwalen@merid.org

Project Name:: Controlling Invasive Tamarisk in Aravaipa Canyon
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Control of invasive plants in the entire management area has become a priority shared across interest groups - from ranchers to conservationists - who are stakeholders in the area.
Contact:: Diana Turner

AZ Native Plant Society
(520) 888-9282
dianaskturner@hotmail.com

Project Name:: Colorado River Refuge
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Pines and Prairies Land Trust worked with government and private entities to acquire 1.5 miles of Colorado River frontage near downtown Bastrop, Texas to create the first free county park in Bastrop.
Website:: pinesandprairieslandtrust.org
Contact:: Carrie F. Knox
President
Pines and Prairies Land Trust
512-308-1911
cknox@gvtc.com

Project Name:: Eagle River Assembly
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The Assembly addresses legal property interests in the Eagle River Basin while preserving the quality of life and outstanding environmental conditions present in the Eagle River.
Website:: nps.sonoran.org/cs_eaglerv.htm
Contact:: Chris Treese

(970) 945-8522
ctreese@crwcd.org

Project Name:: Fort Still Private Lands Initiative
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Oklahoma
Summary:: A broad-based coalition of interests has come together to identify common concerns and provide a mechanism for de-conflicting economic, environmental, and social needs in positive ways.
Website:: www.landlegacy.com/index.asp?page=new&issue=20040002
Contact:: Steve Bonner
Community Planner
NPS Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance
512-916-5163
steve_bonner@nps.gov

Project Name:: New Mexico Habitat Stamp Program
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Directly engaged the public in planning for $10 million in habitat restoration on 380,000 acres and 506 water sources on public lands.
Contact:: Don DeLorenzo
Director
Wildlife, Fish and Rare Plants, USDA Forest Service
505-842-3260
ddelorenzo@fs.fed.us

Far West

Project Name:: Project Green
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: A grass roots group of neighbors living along Pittman Wash in Henderson Nevada decided to rid their community of weeds and tranpslant native trees and partnered with the Natinal Park Service.
Website:: www.cityofhenderson.com/works/php/dscprojgreen.php
Contact:: Curt Chandler
Land Manager
City Of Henderson
702-267-3020
Curt.Chandler@cityofhenderson.com

Project Name:: Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program
Location:: Far West: Nevada, California, South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: This innovative project is the largest and longest-term major river system habitat restoration plan, designed to create habitat and protect listed and sensitive species.
Website:: www.usbr.gov/lc/lcrmscp
Contact:: Lorri Gray
Program Director
Bureau of Reclamation
702-293-8555
lgray@lc.usbr.gov

Project Name:: Fish and Amphibian Use of Seasonal Aquatic Habitats in Grass Seed Producing Fields of the Willamette Basin
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: This is a study of fish and amphibian use of habitats in intermittent streams that drain agricultural lands in western Oregon.
Website:: oregoninvests.css.orst.edu/FMPro
Contact:: Guillermo Giannico
Assistant Professor
Oregon State University
541-737-2479
giannico@oregonstate.edu

Current Conservation Programs