A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Protecting New Jersey's Sourland Region
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: D&R Greenway Land Trust and multiple partners have protected over 3,500 acres of habitat and natural resources in central New Jersey’s Sourlands region – with more preservation projects to come.
Website:: www.drgreenway.org
Contact:: Linda J. Mead
Executive Director
D&R Greenway Land Trust
609-924-4646
lmead@drgreenway.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:: Next Generation National Parks: Boston Harbor Islands and Cedar Creek and Belle Grove
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: Boston Harbor Islands national park area and Cedar Creek & Belle Grove NHP, illustrate how parks can be successfully managed collaboratively by the federal, state, local and non-profit sectors.
Website:: www.bostonislands.com
Contact:: Bruce Jacobson
Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area
National Park Service
617-223-8667
bruce_jacobson@nps.gov

Project Name:: Round Ball Mountain
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: The Conservancy will acquire Round Ball Mountain and manage it for wildlife habitat, public recreation, and as an outdoor classroom.
Website:: www.clctrust.org
Contact:: Marissa Codey
Project Manager
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
marissa@clctrust.org

Project Name:: Saving the Natural and Working Landscape in Kennebec and Waldo Counties
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Local, state & federal partners target protection of prime farmlands located upland of a 40,000-acre forest & wetland landscape to conserve rare & endangered terrestrial, aquatic and plant species.
Website:: www.mltn.org
Contact:: LouAnna Perkins
Executive Director
Maine Farmland Trust
207-469-6465
LPerkins@mainefarmlandtrust.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Atlantic Station Redevelopment
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Innovative Smart Growth practices alleviate air pollution and foster development that combats sprawl and supports economic development.
Website:: www.atlanticstation.com/concept_greenstar.php
Contact:: Brian Leary
Vice President, Design & Development
Atlantic Station, LLC
404-876-2616
bleary@atlanticstation.com

Project Name:: Abacoa New Town
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Abacoa is a 2000-acre new town based on neo-traditional town planning principles, being built on land originally owned by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Website:: www.conservationfund.org
Contact:: Kendra Briechle
Manager Center for Conservation and Development
The Conservation Fund
703-525-6300
kbriechle@conservationfund.org

Project Name:: Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Programmatic Safe Harbor
Location:: Southeastern: South Carolina
Summary:: Safe Harbor agreement was established in South Carolina to address landowner concerns and to provide sufficient assurances to engage them in woodpecker habitat conservation.
Contact:: Michael Bean
Sr. Attorney, Ecosystems Program
Environmental Defense
202-387-3500 ext. 3312
michael_bean@environmentaldefense.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Illinois River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: The Illinois River Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) helps farmers improve water quality in the Illinois River and restore bottomland habitat through conservation easements.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/state_updates.htm#ill
Contact:: Jim Herbert
Illinois State Director
The Nature Conservancy
309-636-3325
jherbert@tnc.org

Project Name:: Managing Flooding in Metropolitan Milwaukee
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:: The Conservation Fund partnered with the Milwaukee Sewerage District is implementing flood management programs that protect wetlands and wildlife habitat.
Website:: www.conservationfund.org
Contact:: Peg Kohring
Director, Midwest Office, TCF
The Conservation Fund
(269) 426-8825
pkohring@aol.org

Project Name:: DTE Energy Trenton Channel Power Plant
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: Through local partnerships in Michigan, DTE Energy is helping the common tern make a comeback along the Detroit River.
Website:: www.wildlifehc.org/
Contact:: Vanessa Kauffman
Director of Marketing & Communications
Wildlife Habitat Council
301-588-8994
vkauffman@wildlifehc.org

Project Name:: Rocky Mountain Front Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: A cooperative project of ranchers, agencies and NGO's to protect the heritage and working landscape that is the last stonghold for grizzlies that use the prairies.
Website:: nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/montana/preserves/art6027.html
Contact:: Dave Carr
Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
406-443-0303
dcarr@tnc.org

Far West

Project Name:: Sustainable Wine Grape Growing in California
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: California winegrowers use innovative partnerships to advance projects ranging from habitat restoration to “green building.”
Website:: www.cawg.org
Contact:: Karen Ross
President
California Association of Winegrape Growers
916-924-5370
karen@cawg.org

Project Name:: Hawaii Coral Reef and Native Algae Restoration
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: Volunteers, local communities, NGOs, businesses, and government agencies work together to remove invasive alien algae and to begin to restore Hawaii's coral reefs.
Website:: www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/hawaii
Contact:: Eric Co
Marine Conservation Program Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii
808-537-4508
eco@tnc.org

Project Name:: Community-Based Alliance for Training and Sustainable Stewardship
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A partnership between the Alliance of Forest Workers and Harvesters and Lomakatsi Restoration Project to link worker training with on-the-ground project implementation in ecological restoration.
Contact:: Denise Smith
Director
Alliance of Forest Workers & Harvesters
530-629-3353
alliancefwh@pcweb.net

Project Name:: Conserving Biodiversity in Pierce County, Washington
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: To develop a habitat conservation plan for the Gig Harbor Biodiversity Management Area and establish biological inventories and ongoing monitoring.
Website:: www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/services/home/property/pals/other/biodiversity.htm
Contact:: Katherine Brooks
Senior Planner
Pierce County Planning and Land Services Department
(253) 798-3181
kbrooks@co.pierce.wa.us

Project Name:: Effects of climate variability and land use on American drylands
Location:: Far West: California, South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: This project monitors landscape change and its influence on ecosystems and communities that depend on ecological services of water, productivity, and landscape stability.
Website:: esp.cr.usgs.gov/info/sw/index.html
Contact:: Richard L. Reynolds
Research Scientist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-1303
rreynolds@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Mt. Emily Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Project
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Complementary projects on private and public lands – including stewardship contracting on public lands – reduce fire risks on home sites and forest land.
Contact:: Kurt Wiedenmann
District Ranger
La Grande, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
541-962-8582
kwiedenmann@fs.fed.us

National

Project Name:: HabitattitudeTM
Location:: National
Summary:: Habitattitude, an innovative partnership that unifies government and industry to promote environmentally responsible consumer behaviors to aquarium hobbyists, water gardeners and backyard pond owners.
Website:: www.habitattitude.net
Contact:: Joe Starinchak
Outreach Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
703-358-2018
joe_starinchak@fws.gov

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

Current Conservation Programs