Cooperative Conservation Amreica
A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
Project Name:
Penobscot River Restoration Project
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:
Project removed barriers to migration of Atlantic salmon and other fish on Maine’s Penobscot River while maintaining energy generating capacity.
Website:
www.penobscotriver.org
Contact:
Laura Rose Day
Executive Director
Penobscot River Restoration Trust
(207) 232-5976
lrose_day@penobscotriver.org
Project Name:
Charles River
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:
The Clean Charles effort brings together a variety of organizations and their diverse projects to clean the river for swimming by 2005.
Website:
www.epa.gov/boston/charles2005
Contact:
Robert Zimmerman, Jr.
Executive Director
Charles River Watershed Association
781-788-0007
rzimmerman@crwa.org
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
Project Name:
Maine Coast Protection Initiative
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:
The Land Trust Alliance has convened 70 coastal land trusts, other groups, and state and federal agencies, to conserve the Maine coast’s natural and cultural resources.
Website:
www.lta.org
Contact:
Amy Owsley
Field Representative for the Maine Coast Protection Initiative
Land Trust Alliance
207-319-9716
aowsley@lta.org
Project Name:
Natural Seaside Landscapes for Migratory Birds
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:
Partnership is working to enhance economic conditions for local citizens through exploitation of unique eco-tourism opportunities, while improving the quality of habitat for migratory birds.
Contact:
Bridgett Estel Costanzo
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
804-693-6694 x 125
Bridgett_costanzo@fws.gov
Southeastern
Project Name:
ACE Basin Project
Location:
Southeastern: South Carolina
Summary:
The ACE Basin Project is widely recognized as one of the most successful public/private partnerships in ecosystem based conservation.
Contact:
Dean Harrigal
Wildlife Biologist
South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources
(843) 844-8957
harrigald@dnr.sc.gov
Project Name:
Saint Croix Ground Lizard Habitat Restoration, Hotel on the Cay Partnership
Location:
Southeastern: Virgin Islands
Summary:
In this Partners for Fish and Wildlife program project the FWS implemented a restoration and management plan for the protection and recovery of the endangered ground lizard in St. Croix, USVI.
Website:
www.fws.gov/caribbean-ecoteam/
Contact:
Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:
The MAEP program provides education, technical assistance, and verification to help farmers voluntarily prevent agricultural pollution risks.
Website:
www.maeap.org
Contact:
Jan Wilford
MAEAP Program Manager
Michigan Department of Agriculture
517-241-4730
wilfordj9@michigan.gov
Project Name:
Wildlife Forever – Minnesota Twins Bass Fishing Classic
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:
The Wildlife Forever - Minnesota Twins Bass Fishing Classic raises funds for natural resource conservation and youth education projects while promoting the conservation of Twin Cities Metro lakes.
Website:
www.wildlifeforever.org
Contact:
Pete Wuebker
Director of Marketing
Wildlife Forever
763-253-0222
pwuebker@wildlifeforever.org
Project Name:
Healthy Kids Healthy Forests Partnership (A Get Fit With US Campaign Program)
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:
Partners within the Bitterroot Valley of Montana are working to promote healthy lifestyles by engaging young people in the natural world through public land learning and stewardship activities.
Website:
www.fs.fed.us/r1/bitterroot/
Contact:
Julie Schreck
Healthy Kids Healthy Forests Coordinator
USDA Forest Service, Bitteroot National Forest
(406) 375-2606
jschreck@fs.fed.us
South-Central/South-West
Project Name:
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:
The 97,000-acre Baca Ranch (and senior water rights associated with such ranch) were acquired by the Nature Conservancy for ultimate disposition to the US to create the Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Park.
Website:
nature.org/success/bacaranch.html
Contact:
Charles Bedford
State Director
The Nature Conservancy of Colorado
(303) 444-2950
cbedford@tnc.org
Project Name:
Booker T. Washington High School
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Arkansas
Summary:
Brownfields project to revitalize and modernize training, education, employment opportunities and entrepreneurial activities for traditional and non-traditional students and the community.
Contact:
Nathan Champagne
Brownfields Coordinator
City of New Orleans
504-658-4070
njchampagne@cityofno.com
Project Name:
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:
The preserve protects and restores local wetlands that provide crucial habitat for millions of migrating and resident birds.
Website:
nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/utah/preserves/art5834.html
Contact:
Chris Brown
Preserve Manager
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
(801) 531-0999
christopher_brown@tnc.org
Project Name:
Northwest Colorado Stewardship
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:
Northwest Colorado Stewardship seeks to engage a wide diversity of local interests in working together to find solutions to previously intractable natural resource management issues.
Website:
www.nwcos.org
Contact:
Jeremy Casterson
Planning and Environmental Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management
(970) 826-5071
Jeremy_Casterson@co.blm.gov
Project Name:
Restoration and Management of the Tavasci Marsh in Arizona as a Wetland and Wildlife Habitat
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:
Phelps Dodge acquired the drained Tavasci Marsh, Arizona's largest non-Colorado River freshwater marsh, and entered into a successful agreement with the State of Arizona to restore it as a wetland.
Contact:
wcobb@phelpsdodge.com
Director - Environment Department
Phelps Dodge Corporation
(602) 366-8100
wcobb@phelpsdodge.com
Far West
Project Name:
Metropolitan Greenspaces Program
Location:
Far West: Washington, Oregon
Summary:
This program supports environmental education, habitat restoration and protection, environmental planning, and ecological studies throughout an urban greenspaces system.
Website:
www.fws.gov/pacific/oregonfwo/greenspaces/gs-UrbanConservation.htm
Contact:
Jim Desmond
Senior Director
Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces
(503) 797-1850
desmondj@metro.dst.or.us
Project Name:
Portfields
Location:
Far West: Washington, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts, Southeastern: Florida
Summary:
Multi-agency partnership to assist ports to revitalize waterfront areas, improve marine transportation, and protect and restore critical habitat.
Website:
www.brownfields.noaa.gov
Contact:
David Holst
Program Analyst
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
301-713-2989
dholst@noaa.gov
Project Name:
Restoration of Migratory Fish Habitat Through Dam Removal and Fish Passage
Location:
Far West: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Connecticut
Summary:
In 2001 American Rivers and the NOAA CRP began a partnership to cooperatively provide financial and technical assistance to local communities for dam removal and fish passage projects.
Website:
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/americanrivers.html
Contact:
Elizabeth Maclin
Director
American Rivers—Rivers Unplugged Campaign
202-347-7550
emaclin@americanrivers.org
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
National
Project Name:
Collaborative Resource Stewardship in National Trails System
Location:
National
Summary:
The National Appalachian Scenic Trail must rely on partnerships to meet its mission. The trail is maintained, managed and protected through a unique cooperative arrangement.
Contact:
Pam Underhill
Superintendent
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Park Service
304-535-6279

 

 

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