A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Page County Water Quality Advisory Committee
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Active committee comprised of local stakeholders formed to advise elected officials on water quality issues, both surface water and groundwater
Website:: www.pagewaterquality.org
Contact:: Chris Anderson
Environmental Coordinator
Page County Dept. of Environmental Services
540-743-4808
gypmoth@shentel.net

Project Name:: Franklin Parker Preserve Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: The Franklin Parker Preserve restoration project will transform 1100 acres of disturbed agricultural wetlands back to their natural wetland conditions.
Website:: www.njconservation.org
Contact:: Tim Morris
Assistant Director
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
908-234-1225 x 129
tim@njconservation.org

Project Name:: Land Trust/Municipal Partnerships for Conservation
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Land trust works cooperatively with local planning boards to accept title to designated open spaces and manage them for their natural resources and public access.
Website:: www.gwrlt.org
Contact:: Susan Lamb
Director of Development
Great Works Regional Land Trust
(207) 646-3604
susanlamb@gwrlt.org

Project Name:: New Gosport Landfill Site Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: 5500 tons of abrasive blast material and used sand blasting grit were disposed of to restore the area to a functional component of the Paradise Creek Watershed.
Contact:: Marjorie Mayfield

Elizabeth River Project
757-399-7487
mmayfield@elizabethriver.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Callaway Conservation
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: The Ida Cason Callaway Foundation protected 2,507 acres of forest. Forest restoration, education and recreation activities continue under the terms of the conservation easement.
Website:: www.callawaygardens.com/development/iccf.htm
Contact:: Buford Sanders
Forest Legacy Coordinator
Georgia Forestry Commission
706-542-9939
bsanders@gfc.state.ga.us

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:: Mississippi Wildlife and Grenada Lake
Location:: Southeastern: Mississippi
Summary:: This partnership has produced record fish, relocated overpopulated deer herds, managed disease outbreaks in fish and wildlife and increased acreage of waterfowl management.
Contact:: Bubba Hubbard
Assistant Fish Chief
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
601-432-2208
bubbah@mdwfp.state.ms.us

Project Name:: Mountain Island Lake water quality protection
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: This collaborative effort among landowners, county government and Catawba Lands Conservancy conserved 500 acres to protect the source of drinking water for Charlotte and surrounding communities.
Website:: www.catawbalands.org
Contact:: Davis J. Cable
Executive Director
Catawba Lands Conservancy
(704) 342-3330
dave@catawbalands.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Land O’ Lakes Ravine Restoration
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:: Partnership stabilized ravine leading to the Mississippi River that was causing sediment deposition and extreme disturbance to high quality plant communities.
Website:: www.dakotacountyswcd.org/liddemo.htm#land-lakes
Contact:: Brian Watson
District Manager
Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District
(651) 480-7778
brian.watson@co.dakota.mn.us

Project Name:: Missouri Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: The Missouri Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) provides incentives to farmers to restore riparian buffers to reduce sediment, pollutant, and bacterial loading of waterways.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/state_updates.htm#misso
Contact:: Gerald Hrdina
FSA Conservation Program Specialist
USDA Farm Service Agency
573-876-0932
Gerald.hrdina@mo.usda.gov

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:: Northern Michigan Conservation and Wildlife Alliance
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: To bring together all hands-on conservation organizations and to introduce them to the public.
Contact:: Doug Truax
Chair
Northern Michigan Wildlife and Conservation Alliance
231-369-2325
dwtruax@acegroup.cc

Project Name:: Ohio CELP
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: The Trust for Public Land is working on two projects along the lakefront of Lake Erie in Ohio: East Sandusky Bay and Mentor Marsh.
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org

Project Name:: Research, monitoring, and evaluation program for habitat and productivity of Federally listed species
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Montana
Summary:: Research to support resource management of emergent sandbar habitats on the Missouri River for Federally listed species: piping plovers and least terns.
Contact:: Mark Sherfy
Research Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
701-253-5504
msherfy@usgs.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Mountain Plover Conservation Efforts in Colorado
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Several organizations partnered together to conduct research on over 300,000 acres of farm land in Colorado. Due to cooperative efforts, the plover was not listed as an Endangered Species.
Contact:: Jared Koch
Director of National Affairs
Colorado Farm Bureau
303-749-7500
jkoch@colofb.com

Project Name:: Envision Utah
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: Envision Utah, an unparalleled public-private partnership, educates citizens about urban growth and methods for maintaining quality of life and natural beauty.
Website:: www.envisionutah.org
Contact:: Alan Matheson
Executive Director
Coalition for Utah's Future
801-303-1452
amatheson@cuf-envision.org

Far West

Project Name:: Olaa-Kilauea - Building Bridges by Building Fences
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: The partnership uses inmate labor to build fences and conduct other conservation activities.
Website:: hawp.org/Partnerships.php
Contact:: Tanya Rubenstein
Partnership Coordinator
Olaa-Kilauea Partnership
(808) 985-6197
Tanya_Rubenstein@contractor.nps.gov

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:: Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership (CWRP)
Location:: National
Summary:: The Corporate Partnership gives businesses a structure in which to support federally-funded coastal and other aquatic restoration and protection projects.
Website:: www.coastalamerica.gov/text/cwrp.html
Contact:: Patmarie Nedelka
CWRP Coordinator/Deputy Director for Policy
Coastal America
202-401-9928
Patmarie.Nedelka@usda.gov

Project Name:: National Network of Forest Practitioners
Location:: National
Summary:: An alliance of rural people working to build a forest economy that is ecologically sound & socially just. An information clearinghouse, & a place for people to meet, learn, & make their voices heard.
Website:: www.nnfp.org
Contact:: Thomas Brendler
Executive Director
National Network of Forest Practitioners
401-273-6507
thomas@nnfp.org

Current Conservation Programs