A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Ditch Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:: A collaboration between academic, state, and federal institutions to better understand and manage nutrient losses from agricultural drainage ditches.
Website:: www.sawgal.umd.edu/drainageditches/
Contact:: Brian Needelman
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
301-405-8227
bneed@umd.edu

Southeastern

Project Name:: Culebra Habitat Restoration Project
Location:: Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:: The Culebra Mayor is working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners Program on mangrove restoration and using Housing and Urban Develpment funds to restore downtown sea side areas.
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

Project Name:: Protecting Iroquois “Hunt Country” – A Treasured Natural Habitat in Central Kentucky
Location:: Southeastern: Kentucky
Summary:: Bluegrass Conservancy and members of the Iroquois Hunt Club are working to protect farmland within the Iroquois hunting country; to date, 1,258 acres of “Hunt Country” have been placed under easement.
Website:: www.bluegrassconservancy.org
Contact:: Tim DeWitt
Executive Director
Bluegrass Conservancy
(859) 255-4552
tdewitt@bluegrassconservancy.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Partnerships
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: A collaboration between the Forest Service and partners makes possible a wide range of interpretive and educational operations at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r1/lewisclark/lcic
Contact:: Jane Weber
Center Director
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
(406) 727-8733
mailroom_r1_lewis_and_clark@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Preserving Drayton Plains, a Clinton River Natural Area
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: Through a conservation easement and partnership with a township and non-profit Nature Center, Oakland Land Conservancy helped preserve a 137-acre threatened natural area.
Website:: www.oaklandlandconservancy.org
Contact:: Donna Folland
Executive Director
Oakland Land Conservancy
248-601-2816
folland@wwnet.net

Project Name:: Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Fishery agencies and organizations are coordinating efforts to gather information on historic spawning rivers and remnant lake sturgeon populations in the Great Lakes.
Website:: www.fws.gov/midwest/sturgeon
Contact:: Henry Quinlan
Lead Biologist for Lake Superior
Ashland Fishery Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
715-682-6185
Henry_Quinlan@fws.gov

Project Name:: Lake Superior Land Trust Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Summary:: Many land trusts and conservation groups have leveraged resources needed to conserve natural and scenic resources in the Lake Superior watershed.
Website:: www.lta.org
Contact:: Renee Kivikko
Midwest Program Director
Land Trust Alliance
269-324-1683
rkivikko@lta.org

Project Name:: South Phillips County Rancher Stewardship Alliance
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Twenty-five family ranches lead efforts for collaborative conservation to sustain communities, ranching culture and wildlife across 1,500,000 acres of native prairie.
Contact:: Dale and Janet Veseth
Contact Persons
South Phillips County Rancher Stewardship Alliance
406-658-2504
djvsth@mtintouch.net

Project Name:: Tinkers Creek Watershed Action Plan
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: A study of the Watershed seeking to initiate a Conservation Priority Plan to protect aquatic and terrestrial habitat.
Website:: Tinkerscreek.org
Contact:: Marion Olson
Land trust President
Tinkers Creek Land Conservancy
330 425 4159
maoteach@alltel.net

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Diablo Trust/Diablo Canyon Rural Planning Area
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: With a goal to provide a model for other rural communities across Arizona, and the West, the project has produced innovative planning methods to help protect the economic value of ranchlands.
Website:: www.diablotrust.org
Contact:: Hadassah Holland Ziegler
Administrative & Program Manager
The Diablo Trust
928-523-0588
info@diablotrust.org

Project Name:: Arkansas Conservation Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arkansas
Summary:: The partnership is a unique force, combining the strengths of federal, state and local organizations along with educational institutions, to help preserve and protect The Natural State.
Website:: www.ar.nrcs.usda.gov/partnerships/
Contact:: Kalven L. Trice
State Conservationist
USDA/NRCS
(501) 301-3100
kalven.trice@ar.usda.gov

Project Name:: Dry Hollow Agricultural and Wildlife Preservation Initiative
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: A private, non-profit land trust uses conservation easements to help landowners preserve nine working ranches and wildlife preserves in the rural, scenic Dry Hollow drainage prized as wildlife habitat
Website:: www.avlt.org
Contact:: Martha Cochran
Executive Director
Aspen Valley Land Trust
970-963-8440
marthac@avlt.org

Far West

Project Name:: Soap Lake Science and Community Collaborative
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Science and education are bridging environmental goals and community economic development interests for the benefit of a unique natural resource.
Website:: www.thelake.org
Contact:: Jerry Vice
Chair
Soap Lake Conservancy
206-229-2066
gavice@comcast.net

Project Name:: Seabird Protection Program
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: The Marine Corps Base Hawaii's Ulupa’u weapons range is the site for a collaborative effort to protect red-footed boobies through state-of-the-art conservation practices.
Contact:: Ms. Elizabeth Kumabe
President
Hawaii Audubon Society
808-528-1432
hiaudsoc@pixi.com

Project Name:: Poso Creek Flood Plain Wetland Habitat Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: On the Poso Creek Flood Plain Wetland Habitat Project, partners are working together to restore and enhance wetlands in the Tulare Basin, site of California's largest historic freshwater wetland.
Contact:: Chadd Santerre
Senior Waterfowl Habitat Biologist
California Waterfowl Association
530-868-5072
chadd_santerre@calwaterfowl.org

Project Name:: Upper Snake River Land Conservation Project
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: The combined efforts of BLM, local landowners, and conservation organizations has conserved more than 14,000 acres of private land along Idaho's upper Snake River.
Contact:: Karen Rice
Idaho Falls District LWCF Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management
(208) 524-7549
karen_rice@blm.gov

Project Name:: Little Canyon Mountain Fuel Reduction Project
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Communities partner with BLM to reduce fuels on public lands adjacent to private lands.
Website:: www5.or.blm.gov/Prineville/LCM/home.htm
Contact:: Tina Welch
Field Manager, Central Oregon Resource Area
Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District
541-416-6731
cmwelch@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Soulen Ranch Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel Candidate Conservation Agreement
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Soulen Ranch has been instrumental in developing interest among other landowners to enroll under the southern Idaho ground squirrel CCAA, which will cover over 1,000,000 acres of squirrel habitat.
Contact:: Carmen Thomas
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
208-378-5243
Carmen_Thomas@fws.gov

National

Project Name:: Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
Location:: National
Summary:: Western Regional Air Partnership produces technical analyses, policies, and integrated, consensus solutions for addressing regional haze in the West.
Website:: www.wrapair.org
Contact:: Patrick Cummins
WRAP Co-Director
Air Quality Program Mgr, Western Governors Association
303-623-9378
pcummins@westgov.org

Project Name:: Walk A Mile in My Boots is Implemented Nationwide
Location:: National
Summary:: Cattlemen and biologists spend several days together, experiencing first-hand each other’s day-to-day activities, with the goal of opening the lines of communication, and developing partnerships.
Website:: www.fws.gov/walkamile/
Contact:: Stacey Katseanes
Associate Director
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
202-347-0228 x114
skatseanes@beef.org

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