A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Guildford Farm Conservation Development
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Guildford Farm is a 35 lot Conservation Development that will protect 150 acre farm and wildlife preserve and buffer on key waterways. Houses and roads will use Low Impact Development, LID, methods.
Contact:: Carl Schmitt
President
Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy
434-985-9815
chschmitt@nexet.net

Project Name:: Nicatous Lake Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Conserving, in perpetuity, economic, ecological, and recreational values to ensure ongoing benefits of sustainable forestry, water quality, wildlife, and recreational pursuits.
Website:: www.fsmaine.org
Contact:: Alan Hutchinson
Executive Director
Forest Society of Maine
207-945-9200
alan@fsmaine.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

Southeastern

Project Name:: Winyah Bay Focus Area
Location:: Southeastern: Kentucky
Summary:: Broad-based coalition is conserving South Carolina’s coastal Winyah Bay watershed by land acquisitions, conservation easements, and wetland restoration.
Contact:: Roger Banks
Chairman
Winyah Bay Focus Area Task Force
843-768-4748
rbanks1962@bellsouth.net

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Cleveland Clean Air Century Campaign
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: This voluntary, community-based initiative seeks to reduce health and environmental risks from air toxics in Northeast Ohio.
Website:: www.ohiolung.org/ccacc.htm
Contact:: Linda D. Kimble
Project Coordinator
Cleveland Clean Air Century Campaign
216-532-8211
lkimble@ohiolung.org

Project Name:: Chicago Region Land Conservation Plan
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: The Land Trust Alliance has convened 10 land conservation groups in the Chicago region to help them build capacity to protect the diversity of natural resources and landscapes in the Chicago region.
Website:: www.lta.org
Contact:: Renee Kivikko
Midwest Program Director
Land Trust Alliance
269-324-1683
rkivikko@lta.org

Project Name:: Fleshman Creek
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: In partnership with the City of Livingston and Trout Unlimited, NPS helped to design and plan a stream restoration project to provide trout spawning and rearing habitat.
Website:: www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca/news&events/ne_stories/conssucc/Trout_Habitat_Improved.html
Contact:: Gary Weiner
RTCA Montana field office
National Park Service
(406) 587-1667
gary_weiner@nps.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Oklahoma Wildlife Alliance
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Oklahoma
Summary:: Oklahoma Wildlife and Prairie Heritage Alliance (OWPHA) provides a trusted and open forum for private landowners to engage with resource managers and conservation programs.
Website:: www.owpha.org
Contact:: Trapper Heglin
Coordinator
Oklahoma Wildlife and Prairie Heritage Alliance
(580) 735-2322
trapperheglin@pldi.net

Project Name:: Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The Front Range Fuels Treatment Partnership is a dynamic partnership of federal, state and local governments, land-management agencies, private landowners, conservation organizations and others.
Website:: www.frftp.org
Contact:: David Hessel
Coordinator, FRFTP
Colorado State Forest Service
303.635.1597
dhessel@lamar.colostate.edu

Project Name:: Buffalo Bayou
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The Trust for Public Land is a partner in a program of land protection and park development along Buffalo Bayou in Houston.
Website:: www.tpl.org
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Prgram Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org

Far West

Project Name:: Fox Creek Riparian Zone Restoration
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Installation of seven miles of fencing and 4,000 cuttings was completed in September, 2003. With the help of six partners, Fox Creek is now protected from trespass cattle and in restoration.
Website:: foxcreek.7glt.org
Contact:: Marshall McComb
Land Steward
Fox Creek Farm
(541) 675-8876
FoxCreek@(nospam)7GLT.org

Project Name:: Kagman Watershed Project
Location:: Far West: Pacific Islands
Summary:: Joint effort by CNMI Dept. of Land & Natural Resources, Saipan & No. Islands SWCD and USDA NRCS to address flooding of agricultural land during rainy season & irrigation shortage during dry season.
Contact:: Jeffrey Wheaton
State Conservation Engineer
USDA NRCS, Pacific Basin Area Office
(671) 472-7105
jeffrey.wheaton@pb.usda.gov

Project Name:: NRCS, State, Private, Tribal Partnership
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Public-Private-NGO: to Restore Salmon Habitat in the Blue Mountains of the Pacific Northwest
Contact:: Dr. Barry Southerland
Soil Conservationist

(509) 323-2970
barry.southerland@wa.usda.gov

Project Name:: Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Initiative
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: The Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Initiative is a cooperative conservation program to allow willing landowners to sell inholdings along salmon rivers for conservation and public access purposes.
Website:: www.swakcc.org
Contact:: Glenn Elison
Alaska Director
The Conservation Fund
907-868-7974
glennelison@alaska.com

Project Name:: Arroyo Seco Watershed Restoration Program
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Arroyo Seco Watershed Restoration Program is developing a comprehensive, long-term program to manage and restore the grand canyon that runs from the San Gabriel Mountains to downtown Los Angeles.
Website:: www.arroyoseco.org
Contact:: Tim Brick
Managing Director
Arroyo Seco Foundation
(626) 792-2442
tbrick@email.com

Project Name:: Santa Ana River Watershed Program
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Santa Ana Watershed Association develops and implements programs that enhance and sustain the natural resources of the river for wildlife and people.
Website:: SAWARCD.com
Contact:: Richard Zembal
Natural Resources Director
Orange County Water District
714-378-3203
RZembal@OCWD.com

Project Name:: Brake Pad Partnership
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Working together, the Partners are developing the science needed to understand the potential role of automobile brake pads in surface water quality and develop responses as needed.
Website:: www.suscon.org/brakepad/index.asp
Contact:: Connie Liao
Project Manager
Sustainable Conservation
415-977-0380 x336
cliao@suscon.org

National

Project Name:: Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
Location:: National
Summary:: Through social marketing, Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! simplifies this complex issue, makes it relevant to recreational users and empowers them with prevention procedures.
Website:: www.protectyourwaters.net
Contact:: Joe Starinchak
Outreach Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
703-358-2018
joe_starinchak@fws.gov

Project Name:: Return of the Wild Turkey in North America
Location:: National
Summary:: The National Wild Turkey Federation worked with its partners to restore wild turkeys to all suitable habitat across North America.
Website:: www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/history_of_hunting.html
Contact:: Rob Keck
Chief Executive Officer
National Wild Turkey Federation
803-637-3106
pgoad@nwtf.net

Project Name:: Freeport LNG Conservation Easement
Location:: National
Summary:: 77+ acre wetland held for mitigation on LNG facility development, preserving key wetland habitat from further encroachment and to educate the public on the importance of wetland areas
Contact:: Darrell H. Schwebel
President
Cradle of Texas Conservancy, Inc.
(979)285-2173
dhschwebel@dow.com

Current Conservation Programs