A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Bristoe Station Battlefield Project, VA
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: The Civil War Preservation Trust, working with Centex Homes and Prince William County, Va., was able to save 127 acres of this pristine battlefield.
Website:: www.civilwar.org
Contact:: Jim Campi
Policy and Communications Director
Civil War Preservation Trust
202-367-1861
jcampi@civilwar.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Baraboo River Cooperative Restoration
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:: Partners worked together to remove four aged, unsafe, and uneconomical dams that blocked fish movement, damaged water quality, and endangered river users on the 128 mile Baraboo River mainstem.
Website:: www.sandcounty.net/programs/pioneering_solutions/strategic_approach/
Contact:: John W. Laub
Director, River/Floodplain Program
Sand County Foundation
(715) 588-3721
jwlaub@direcway.com

Project Name:: Stearns Farm Stream Restoration Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: This project is the restoration of an urban stream channel into a fully functioning headwater stream. This stream flows into Big Creek, the 3rd largest tributary to the Cuyahoga River.
Website:: www.CuyahogaRiverRAP.org
Contact:: James White
Executive Director / River Navigator
Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) / Cuyahoga American Heritage River
216-241-2414 x307
WhiteJ@CuyahogaRiverRAP.org

Project Name:: Comanche Pool Prairie Resource
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Kansas, South-Central/South-West: Oklahoma
Summary:: Restore and protect grassland natural resources, to provide education to ranchers, local citizens and youth on proper management of the rangeland ecosystem, and to enhance rural socioeconomics.
Website:: kansaspartners.fws.gov/ks8.htm
Contact:: Greg Kramos
Kansas Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
785-539-3474, ext 111
greg_kramos@fws.gov

Project Name:: Flathead Forestry Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: The project promotes community trust and collaborative processes, ensures forest and ecosystem health, and provides for a sustainable resource-based economy within the region.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/flatheadforest.html
Contact:: Carol Daly

Flathead Forestry Project
(406) 892-8155
cdaly1@centurytel.net

Project Name:: Sandhills Task Force
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: Task force has obtained over two million dollars in grants for projects such as easement acquisition, planned grazing systems, grassland research, environmental, and stream and wetland restoration.
Website:: www.sandhillstaskforce.org/
Contact:: Gene D. Mack
Sandhills Coordinator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
308-236-5015 ext 27
gene_mack@fws.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Bradshaw Foothills Planning Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A citizen driven management plan is in development for the Bradshaw Foothills in Arizona.
Contact:: Chris Horyza
Community Liaison
Bureau of Land Management
623-580-5628
chris_horyza@blm.gov

Project Name:: Chipeta Dam Removal Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Goal- remove a dangerous, migration-inhibiting diversion structure from the North Fork, restore the river corridor to a properly functioning ecosystem, and increase native and sport fish population.
Website:: www.nfria.paonia.com/chipeta.htm
Contact:: Teresa Steely
Executive Director
North Fork River Improvement Association
(970) 527-4614
nfria@tds.net

Project Name:: Greater Ruidoso Area Wildland Urban Interface Group (GRAWUIG)
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Through collaboration and cooperation among its diverse members, GRAWUIG has improved over 22,000 acres, and developed a Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
Contact:: Jose M. Martinez
Forest Supervisor
USDA Forest Service
505-434-7200
jmmartinez@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Mancos Shale Terrains & Gunnison Gorge Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The project examines geologic sources of elevated salinity and selenium that negatively impact water quality for community water supplies and agriculture.
Website:: minerals.cr.usgs.gov/projects/mancos_shale/task1.html
Contact:: Richard Grauch
Research Geologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-5551
rgrauch@usgs.gov

Project Name:: New Mexico Forestry Camp, Chaparral Girl Scout Camp
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Over 1000 youth have attended the camp and emerged with a better understanding of forest management and natural resource conservation.
Contact:: Jean Szymanski
Public Affairs
USDA Forest Service
505-842-3325
jszymanski@fs.fed.us

Far West

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:: Lakeface Lamb and Clearwater Stewardship Projects
Location:: Far West: Idaho, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Stewardship contracts engage local communities in collaborative forest management and help National Forests meet their forest restoration goals.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/projects/stewardship/results/index.shtml
Contact:: Liz Johnson-Gebhardt
Community Spokesperson
Priest River Development Corporation
208-448-0210
lizjg35@hotmail.com

Project Name:: Sandy River Riparian Habitat Protection Project
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Our multi-partner program combined education, research and noxious weed control to raise awareness and protect critical habitats on the Sandy River.
Website:: tncweeds.ucdavis.edu
Contact:: Jonathan Soll
Willamette Basin Conservation Director
The Nature Conservancy
503-802-8100
jsoll@tnc.org

Project Name:: Guadalupe River Project, San Jose, California
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: This project provides 100-year flood protection, habitat protection, water quality protection, fish & wildlife enhancement, and recreation & open space features within the Guadalupe River watershed.
Website:: www.spk.usace.army.mil/projects/civil/guadalupe/
Contact:: Bradley C. Hubbard
Project Manager
US Army Corps of Engineers
(916) 557-7054
bradley.c.hubbard@usace.army.mil

Project Name:: Hells Canyon and Owyhee's Weed Prevention Project
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: The focus of this project is prevention of invasive species expansion in Hells Canyon grasslands and Owyhee shrub steppe ecological systems in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. BLM, USFS, ISDA, and IDFG.
Website:: nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/idaho/science/art11928.html
Contact:: Arthur Ray Talsma
Hells Canyon and Owyhees Conservation Manager
The Nature Conservancy
208-343-8826 ext 15
atalsma@tnc.org

Project Name:: SEAtrails
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: The Southeast Alaska Trails System (SEAtrails) links communities and outstanding recreation spots via the Alaska Ferry to promote the local economy through sustainable tourism.
Website:: www.seatrails.org/index.htm
Contact:: Lisa Holzapfel
Rivers & Trails Program Leader
National Park Service
(907) 644-3586
lisa_holzaphel@nps.gov

Project Name:: Upper Santa Clara River Watershed Arundo And Tamarisk Removal Plan (SCARP)
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The goal behind SCARP is to allow any agency or organization to perform arundo & tamarisk removal projects of any size within upper Santa Clara River watershed.
Website:: www.vcrcd.org
Contact:: Brent Wimmer
Assistant Project Technician
Ventura County Resource Conservation District
805 396-4685
Brent.Wimmer@vcrcd.org

National

Project Name:: America’s Private Lands Conservation Partnership
Location:: National
Summary:: Conservation Districts carry out natural resource management programs at the local level and work with more than 2.5 million cooperating landowners on nearly 98 percent of U.S. private lands.
Website:: www.nacdnet.org
Contact:: Christa Jones
Regional Representative
National Association of Conservation Districts

christa-jones@nacdnet.org

Project Name:: Sage Grouse Working Groups
Location:: National
Summary:: The Sage Grouse Working Groups seek to improve sage grouse numbers and protect habitat for the bird to conserve the species and preclude the need for listing under the Endangered Species Act.
Website:: www.grousepartners.org/
Contact:: James Mosher
Executive Director
North American Sage Grouse Partnership
(301) 223-1533
nagp@grousepartners.org

Current Conservation Programs