Cooperative Conservation Amreica
A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
Project Name:
Forest For Every Classroom
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:
A Forest For Every Classroom partnership created a stewardship program to build capacity in teachers. They learn about teaching place, forests, ecology, and using public lands as outdoor classroom.
Website:
www.nps.gov/mabi/mabi/education/forest.htm
Contact:
Kathleen Diehl
Partnership Coordinator

(802) 747-6709
kdiehl@fs.fed.us
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:
New York City Watershed Protection and Partnership Council
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:
Protection of a water system supplying 9 million people requires close cooperation of government and non-government stakeholders and numerous watershed programs
Website:
www.dos.state.ny.us/watershed/wppc.htm
Contact:
William C. Harding
Executive Director
New York City Watershed Protection and Partnership Council
914-734-1347
wharding@dos.state.ny.us
Southeastern
Project Name:
Vulcan Materials Company Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
Location:
Southeastern: Alabama
Summary:
Wildlife team creates a nature center on mountain preserve providing students in Birmingham the opportunity to reach new educational heights.
Website:
www.wildlifehc.org
Contact:
Vanessa Kauffman
Director of Marketing & Communications
Wildlife Habitat Council
301-588-8994
vkauffman@wildlifehc.org
Project Name:
Enlisting Private Landowners and the Army for Endangered Species
Location:
Southeastern: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
Summary:
Safe Harbor Agreements and compatible use buffers used on and off Army bases contribute to recovery of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.
Contact:
Michael Bean
Wildlife Chair
Environmental Defense
202-387-3500 ext. 3312
michael_bean@environmentaldefense.org
Project Name:
Southern Appalachian Elk Restoration
Location:
Southeastern: Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina
Summary:
Restoration of elk to its historic eastern range is underway in the southern Appalachians, with elk populations in Kentucky now exceeding 5,550.
Website:
www.rmef.org/bugle/pages/05MA/appalachian_1.html
Contact:
David Ledford
Southeast Initiative Program Director
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
606-330-0179
dledford@RMEF.org
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
Calumet Initiative
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois, Indiana
Summary:
A coalition working to revitalize both the Rustbelt economy and the significant ecological riches of Calumet.
Website:
www.cityofchicago.org/environment
Contact:
Suzanne Malec
Deputy Commissioner
Chicago Department of Environment
312-744-7468
smalec@cityofchicago.org
Project Name:
International Lake Level Management: Minnesota-Ontario Lakes region
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:
An international research program documents ecological changes associated with the new hydrologic regime in Namakan Reservoir, Voyageurs National Park.
Contact:
Larry Kallemeyn
Research Scientist
U.S. Geological Survey
218-283-9821
larry_kallemeyn@usgs.gov
Project Name:
Tallgrass Legacy Alliance
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Kansas
Summary:
Agricultural organizations, conservation organizations and private citizens seeking balanced, community based stewardship of the Kansas Tallgrass prairies.
Website:
www.oznet.ksu.edu/tla/
Contact:
Jeff Davidson
TLA Coordinator
Kansas State University Research and Extension
620-583-7455
jdavidso@oznet.ksu.edu
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:
American Forests & Bureau of Land Management
Location:
South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:
American Forests and the BLM teamed up to re-establish pine forests on acquired cutover lands on the Homestead Mesa in New Mexico.
Website:
www.americanforests.org
Contact:
Deborah Gangloff
Executive Director
American Forests
(202) 737-1944
info@amfor.org
Project Name:
Pathfinder Project on the Colorado “GMUG” National Forests
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:
Pathfinders developed 27 strategies to achieve instream flows without imposing federal restrictions on water diversions in 3 Colorado National Forests.
Website:
www.gmugpathfinder.org
Contact:
Chris Treese
External Affairs
Colorado River Water Conservation District
970-945-8522
ctreese@crwcd.gov
Project Name:
New Mexico Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP)
Location:
South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:
$18 million awarded for collaborative forest restoration, hazardous fuel reduction, or small diameter utilization treatment on 15,000 acres of forest land.
Contact:
Walter Dunn
Program Coordinator
USDA Forest Service
505-842-3425
wdunn@fs.fed.us
Far West
Project Name:
Columbia River Estuary Spill Fund
Location:
Far West: Oregon, Washington
Summary:
Partners collaborate on restoration and education efforts in the lower Columbia River.
Contact:
Stephen Zylstra
Division Manager, OFWO
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(503) 231-6179
stephen_zylstra@fws.gov
Project Name:
Big Creek Habitat Restoration Project
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
A diverse group of partners provided a continuity of restored stream habitat within Big Creek that will benefit water quality, salmon, and other stream and riparian resources.
Contact:
Elaine Raper
Field Manager, Umpqua Resource Area
Bureau of Land Management
541-751-4466
elaine_raper@or.blm.gov
Project Name:
Cox Creek Cooperative Weed Management Area
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
Partners collaborating to control Portuguese Broom, a noxious weed. Weed Management Area includes the coordination of 35 different landowners, including private, federal, state and county.
Contact:
Glen Brady
Project Manager
Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District
541-957-5061
glen.brady@oacd.org
Project Name:
Habitat use, seasonal movement and stock structure of bearded seals
Location:
Far West: Alaska
Summary:
This project responds to concerns of coastal hunters and will provide information about habitat use and stock identification for the bearded seals found in Kotzebue Sound.
Website:
www.kotzebueira.org
Contact:
Alex Whiting
Environmental Specialist
Native Village of Kotzebue
907-442-5303
sheep@otz.net
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
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:
Critters Pocket Guide Series
Location:
National
Summary:
Critters field guides have been distributed to over 232,000 students in 10 states nationwide through interactive field and classroom programs.
Website:
www.wildlifeforever.org
Contact:
Brett Richardson
Grants and Information Coordinator
Wildlife Forever
763.253.0222
brichardson@wildlifeforever.org

 

 

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