A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Old Inlet Terrapin Habitat Enhancement Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Delaware
Summary:: The goal of the Old Inlet Terrapin Habitat Enhancement Project is to restore nesting habitat for the Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin).
Website:: www.coastalamerica.gov
Contact:: MQ Riding
Director of Communications
Conectiv Energy
302-451-5528
mq.riding@conectiv.com

Project Name:: Restoration Project at Alamatong Wellfield in Morris County
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: Partners target removal of invasive Russian olive shrub on 600-acre wellfield, a primary water source for over 470,000 Morris County residents and habitat for a variety of birds and insects.
Website:: www.mcmua.com/Water/WaterConservationAdopttheAlamatong.htm
Contact:: David Smart
State Resource Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
732-537-6051
david.smart@nj.usda.gov

Project Name:: Boston Harbor Island National Park Area
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: A new breed of National Park, owned and managed collaboratively by a broad range of public and private landowners, agencies, and partners.
Contact:: Thomas B. Powers
President
Island Alliance
617-223-8530
tpowers@islandalliance.org

Project Name:: Acadia Trails Forever, Acadia National Park
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The project is unique in that Acadia is the first National Park to use entry fees to match private fundraising. Acadia is also the first National Park to have a privately endowed trail system.
Contact:: W. Kent Olson
President
Friends of Acadia
207-288-3340
kenolson@friendsofacadia.org

Project Name:: Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Students explore the connections between fisheries, the marine environment, their communities and their own lives while creating intergenerational collaborative partnerships.
Website:: www.st.nmfs.gov/lfkproject
Contact:: Julie Bartsch
Northeast Regional Coordinator
Rural School and Community Trust
978-779-0047
jbartsch@earthlink.net

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Defense Mapping Agency Center/National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: Formerly used Defense site is being restored for economic development and conservation of significant wetland areas.
Contact:: Mark Brady
Assistant Vice President, Real Estate and Community Development
St. Louis County Economic Development Council
314-615-7665
mbrady@saintlouisco.com

Project Name:: Bete Grise Preserve
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: Partners raised funds and applied for grants to buy Bete Grise, a high quality dune swale wetland system. In 2004, two grants were awarded totaling $1,450,000 for 1104 acres.
Website:: hkconserve.com
Contact:: Sue Haralson
Administrator
Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District
906 482-0214
sue.haralson@mi.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Blackfoot Challenge
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: A diverse array of partners coalesced around watershed-wide, citizen-based efforts to protect a river famous for its scenic and recreational values.
Website:: www.blackfootchallenge.org
Contact:: Tina Bernd-Cohen
Executive Director
Blackfoot Challenge
406-793-3900
tina@blackfootchallenge.org

Project Name:: Battle Creek River Watershed Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: The Battle Creek River Watershed Project is an effort by landowners, residents, conservation groups, and local, state, and federal agencies to protect the quality of water.
Website:: calhouncd.org/bcriver.pdf
Contact:: Kristine Boley-Morse
Project Coordinator
Calhoun Conservation District
(269) 781-4867
kristine.boley-morse@macd.org

Project Name:: Cheney Lake Water Quality Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Kansas
Summary:: Farmers, the City of Wichita, and NRCS and EPA partnered to fund and implement conservation practices to clean and protect the city’s water supply at Cheney Lake.
Website:: www.cheneylakewatershed.org/
Contact:: Lisa French
Project Director, Citizens Management Committee
Cheney Lake Watershed, Inc.
620-665-0231
lisa.french@ks.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Fishery agencies and organizations are coordinating efforts to gather information on historic spawning rivers and remnant lake sturgeon populations in the Great Lakes.
Website:: www.fws.gov/midwest/sturgeon
Contact:: Henry Quinlan
Lead Biologist for Lake Superior
Ashland Fishery Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
715-682-6185
Henry_Quinlan@fws.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Diablo Trust/Diablo Canyon Rural Planning Area
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: With a goal to provide a model for other rural communities across Arizona, and the West, the project has produced innovative planning methods to help protect the economic value of ranchlands.
Website:: www.diablotrust.org
Contact:: Hadassah Holland Ziegler
Administrative & Program Manager
The Diablo Trust
928-523-0588
info@diablotrust.org

Project Name:: Eagle River Assembly
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The Assembly addresses legal property interests in the Eagle River Basin while preserving the quality of life and outstanding environmental conditions present in the Eagle River.
Website:: nps.sonoran.org/cs_eaglerv.htm
Contact:: Chris Treese

(970) 945-8522
ctreese@crwcd.org

Project Name:: Greater Ruidoso Area Wildland Urban Interface Group (GRAWUIG)
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Through collaboration and cooperation among its diverse members, GRAWUIG has improved over 22,000 acres, and developed a Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
Contact:: Jose M. Martinez
Forest Supervisor
USDA Forest Service
505-434-7200
jmmartinez@fs.fed.us

Far West

Project Name:: Cooperative Air Quality Workshops
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: A series of agricultural air quality workshops were offered to San Joaquin Valley farmers to create Conservation Management Practice plans (CMPs).
Contact:: John Beyer
NRCS Air Quality Coordinator
Natural Resources Conservation Service
559-252-2191
john.beyer@ca.usda.gov

Project Name:: Hokulea, Navigating Change in the Hawaiian Islands
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: "Navigating Change" is a project focused on raising awareness to ultimately motivate people to change their attitudes and behaviors to better care for all our islands and ocean resources.
Website:: www.navigatingchange.org and www.hawaiianatolls.org
Contact:: Ann Bell
Outdoor Recreation Planner
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(808) 792-9530
Ann_Bell@fws.gov

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:: Upper Snake River Land Conservation Project
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: The combined efforts of BLM, local landowners, and conservation organizations has conserved more than 14,000 acres of private land along Idaho's upper Snake River.
Contact:: Karen Rice
Idaho Falls District LWCF Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management
(208) 524-7549
karen_rice@blm.gov

Project Name:: Recoverability and Vulnerability of Desert Ecosystems (RVDE) Project: Mojave Desert Ecosystems
Location:: Far West: California, Nevada, South-Central/South-West: Arizona, Utah
Summary:: Examines disturbance and recovery of regional desert ecosystems to develop tools to manage desert ecosystems pressured by population growth and competing needs.
Website:: geography.wr.usgs.gov/mojave/rvde/
Contact:: Len Gaydos
Center Director
U.S. Geological Survey
650-329-4330
lgaydos@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Stewardship Partners
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Helping private landowners to restore and preserve the natural landscapes of Washington State.
Website:: www.stewardshippartners.org
Contact:: David Burger
Executive Director
Stewardship Partners
206-292-9875
db@stewardshippartners.org

Current Conservation Programs