A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: NYC Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, New York
Summary:: New York City, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), agricultural producers, and others address non-point source pollution through voluntary programs that protect stream corridors and working land.
Website:: www.nycwatershed.org
Contact:: Larry Beckhardt
Program Director
NYC Department of
718-595-4139
lbeckhardt@dep.nyc.gov

Project Name:: Norwalk River Watershed Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Connecticut, New York
Summary:: The Norwalk River Watershed Initiative is restoring the Norwalk watershed by improving water quality, habitat, and flood management through local decision making.
Website:: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/WSI/pdffiles/Norwalk-River-case-study.pdf
Contact:: Walter Smith
Water Quality Coordinator
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
860-871-4040
walter.smith@ct.usda.gov

Project Name:: Ducktrap Coalition, Ducktrap River Watershed
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Ducktrap watershed coalition formed to protect natural values in the watershed through a multifaceted partnership.
Website:: www.coastalmountains.org/htm/duckt_coalition.htm
Contact:: Scott Dickerson
Executive Director
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
207 236 7091
scottd@coastalmountains.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Suwannee River Partnership
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: The Partnership is working with producers to improve river water quality through a voluntary program of Best Management Practices (BMP) and verification.
Website:: mysuwanneeriver.com
Contact:: Jeffrey Woods
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Natural Resources Conservation Service
352-338-9515
jeffrey.woods@fl.usda.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Glacial Ridge Project, Partnership in Preservation
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:: Glacial Ridge Project, the country’s largest grassland and wetland reconstruction effort, is returning Minnesota’s prairie to its pre-settlement condition.
Website:: nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/minnesota/preserves/art6943.html
Contact:: Ron Nargang
State Director
The Nature Conservancy
612-331-0774
rnargang@tnc.org

Project Name:: Dam Removal and Fishway Construction in Minnesota and North Dakota
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota, North Dakota
Summary:: Removing impediments to fish passages to establish a lake sturgeon population on the White Earth Reservation and improve habitat availability for all migrating species along the Red River.
Contact:: Scott Yess
Assistant Project Leader
LaCrosse Fishery Resources Office
608-783-8432
Scott_Yess@fws.gov

Project Name:: WILD Nebraska
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: The WILD Nebraska program seeks to increase and improve wildlife habitat on private land and public land not owned by the Commission to optimize recreational access opportunities.
Website:: www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/programs/wildnebraska/wildnebraska.asp
Contact:: Steve Riley
Assistant Division Administrator
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
402-471-5420
sriley@ngpc.state.ne.us

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Partnerships for Bat Conservation
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Targeted conservation efforts involving a diverse array of partners are protecting bats and their habitats in caves and mines.
Website:: www.batcon.org
Contact:: Dr. Merlin Tuttle
President and Founder
Bat Conservation International
512-327-9721
mtuttle@batcon.org

Project Name:: Central Texas Sustainability Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Conflict over habitat for two endangered species resulted in a diverse working group able to address the needs of both the species and affected landowners.
Contact:: Steve Manning
Leon River Restoration Project
Central Texas Cattlemen's Association
254-865-2054
manning254@aol.com

Project Name:: Owl Mountain Partnership (OMP)
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: A community based, collaborative partnership to create and implement a regional land-use ethic and demonstrate sustainable resource management on a landscape scale.
Website:: www.northpark.org/owlmtn/
Contact:: Jerry Jack
Project Manager
Owl Mountain Partnership
970-723-0020
carol.brown@state.co.us

Project Name:: Refugio-Goliad Prairie Restoration Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: A partnership of private landowners and conservation partners working to maintain and enhance a 100,000 acre complex of coastal prairie, once home to the endangered Attwater's Prairie Chicken.
Website:: training.fws.gov/library/Pubs4/prairie_bookmark.pdf
Contact:: Mark Dumesnil
Texas Gulf Coast Program Manager
The Nature Conservancy/ Texas Chapter
(361) 882-3582
mark_dumesnil@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:: Oregon White Oak Restoration
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Students and neighbors plant seven Oregon white oaks as pilot restoration project aimed at keeping oak habitat in the neighborhood.
Contact:: Bob Van Dyk
Project Coordinator
Pacific University
(503) 352-2709
vandykr@pacificu.edu

Project Name:: Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act Program
Location:: Far West: Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: This voluntary, citizen-based, cost shared program helps protect fish without impairing water withdrawals from streams for farming, ranching, hydropower and municipal purposes.
Website:: pacific.fws.gov/Fisheries/FRIMA/
Contact:: Jerry Van Meter
FWS Regional Coordinator (ID, OR, WA)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(503) 231-6217
jerry_vanmeter@fws.gov

Project Name:: Willamette River Water Trail
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Willamette River Water Trail is a community-driven partnership effort that illustrates what can be achieved when local communities work together towards a common goal.
Website:: www.willamettewatertrail.org/
Contact:: Mark A. Brown
Willamette River Navigator
BLM
(541) 520-3886
Mark_brown@blm.gov

Project Name:: Collaborating on Regional Innovation and Services
Location:: Far West: Oregon, California
Summary:: CLC is a diverse network in the N. CA and S. OR region integrating ecological integrity, economic resilience, and social well-being in the practice of forest and watershed stewardship.
Website:: www.communityforestry.net
Contact:: Jude Wait
Director
Collaborative Learning Circle
541-482-4353
judew@asis.com

Project Name:: Lower Columbia Salmon Recovery Plan
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: A collaborative approach that integrates state salmon recovery, ESA recovery, subbasin planning, and state watershed planning into a single process.
Website:: www.lcfrb.gen.wa.us/default1.htm
Contact:: Jeff Breckel
Executive Director
Lower Columbia River Fish Recovery Board
360-425-1553
jbreckel@lcfrb.gen.wa.us

Project Name:: Multi-State Sage-grouse Conservation Initiative
Location:: Far West: California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, South-Central/South-West: Colorado, Utah
Summary:: A broadly-based cooperative effort utilizing working groups at the local level to restore habitats and rebuild populations of sage-grouse and other sagebrush-dependent wildlife across the West.
Contact:: Kathleen Clarke
Director USDI
Bureau of Land Management
202-208-3801
kathleen_clarke@blm.gov

Project Name:: Puget Sound & Coastal WA Hatchery Reform Project
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: A science-based reform of the world’s largest salmon hatchery system to: 1) help to conserve naturally spawning salmon and steelhead populations; and 2) support sustainable fisheries.
Website:: www.hatcheryreform.org
Contact:: Michael Kern
Project Director
Long Live the Kings
206-382-9555 x 25
mkern@lltk.org

National

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

Current Conservation Programs