A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Revegetation Project at Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: Study to evaluate cost-effective direct seeding techniques for restoring severely degraded site at former Coast Guard base into quality wildlife habitat along the Atlantic Flyway in New Jersey.
Contact:: David Smart
State Resource Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
732-537-6051
david.smart@nj.usda.gov

Project Name:: Bridge Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: This project restored tidal flows to a 40-acre degraded salt marsh, improving habitat for a variety of estuarine organisms by replacing undersized culverts with larger, properly sized culverts.
Contact:: Georgeann Keer
Project Manager
MA Coastal Zone Management, Wetlands Restoration Program
617-626-1246
georgeann.keer@state.ma.us

Project Name:: Ontario Dune Coalition
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: TODC provides technical, educational, and clearinghouse services to its member organizations, property owners and public officials in matters addressing the Eastern Lake Ontario Dunes.
Website:: www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/glhabitat/dune/dune.html
Contact:: John DeHollander
District Manager
Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District
315.592.9663
john.dehollander@oswegosoilandwater.com

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:: 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

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:: Longleaf Pine and Oak Planting Projects
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Partnership involves expansion of a longleaf pine woodland in an urban area and reforestation of a former bottomland hardwood forest.
Website:: allatoona.sam.usace.army.mil/
Contact:: Terrell Stoves
Park Ranger/ Forester
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
678-721-6735
Terrell.S.Stoves@sam.usace.army.mil

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: 500-1000 person ecovillage in northeast Missouri as experimental project in social and technological strategies for sustainable living for North Americans.
Website:: www.dancingrabbit.org
Contact:: Jonah
Secretary

(660) 883-5881
secretary@dancingrabbit.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:: Platte River Ecosystem Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska, Wyoming, South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The partnership seeks a river recovery program that addresses both habitat conservation and regional water development needs and utilizes imagery and geospatial information.
Website:: mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/platte/
Contact:: Randy Parker
Hydrologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-4882
rsparker@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Safeguarding Natural and Cultural Heritage in National Parks
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska, South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Innovative and specialized mobile strike teams work with private and public partners throughout the country to manage harmful invasive plants on park lands.
Website:: www.nature.nps.gov/biology/invasivespecies
Contact:: Linda R. Drees
Branch Chief
National Park Service
970.225.3595
Linda_Drees@nps.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Land Restoration/Revegetation – Fort Hood
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Dairy compost was used to revegetate degraded training maneuver areas that caused soil erosion and water quality issues.
Website:: forthoodreveg.tamu.edu
Contact:: Dr. C. Allan Jones
Director
Texas Water Resources Institute
979-845-1851
cajones@tamu.edu

Project Name:: Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (“Breaux Act”)
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary:: The goal of the Breaux Act partnership is to design, build, maintain and monitor sustainable projects that create, protect, and restore Louisiana’s coastal wetlands.
Website:: www.lacoast.gov
Contact:: Julie T. Morgan
CWPPRA Outreach Program Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division, New Orleans District, CEMVN-PM-C
504-862-2587
julie.t.morgan@mvn02.usace.army.mil

Far West

Project Name:: Building Collaborative Stewardship, North Fork Crooked River
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Project is a model for future efforts as partners work together to forestall lawsuits and establish improvements on private land as well as Federal.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/projects/units/paulina/northfork/
Contact:: Janice Staats
Hydrologist
National Riparian Service Team
(541) 416-6891
janice_staats@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Jordan Valley Cooperative Weed Management Area
Location:: Far West: Idaho, Oregon
Summary:: Twelve public and private partners are managing weeds across Oregon and Idaho by sharing equipment, funds, labor, and local information.
Contact:: Dennis Stanford
Private Landowner and Chairman
Jordan Valley Cooperative Weed Management Area
541-583-2278
Mike_Woods@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Lakeface Lamb and Clearwater Stewardship Projects
Location:: Far West: Idaho, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Stewardship contracts engage local communities in collaborative forest management and help National Forests meet their forest restoration goals.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/projects/stewardship/results/index.shtml
Contact:: Liz Johnson-Gebhardt
Community Spokesperson
Priest River Development Corporation
208-448-0210
lizjg35@hotmail.com

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:: Cosumnes River Preserve
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The objective of this effort is to safeguard and restore the Cosumnes River and surrounding habitat, increasing migratory waterfowl populations and providing for agricultural and recreational use.
Website:: www.cosumnes.org
Contact:: Rick Cooper
Manager
Cosumnes River Preserve
(916) 684-2816
Rick_Cooper@ca.blm.gov

Project Name:: Sustaining Ecosystems, Fisheries, and Recreation, Channel Islands
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: A 4-year effort to build a community consensus based on science for a reserve network successfully identified recovery goals for fisheries, biodiversity, education, economics, and heritage values.
Contact:: Gary E. Davis
Visiting Chief Scientist
National Park Service
805-658-5707
gary_davis@nps.gov

Project Name:: West Coast Collaborative
Location:: Far West: Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Partnership between leaders from federal, state, and local government, the private sector, and environmental groups committed to reducing diesel emissions along the West Coast.
Website:: www.westcoastcollaborative.org
Contact:: Dennis McLerran
Executive Director
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
206-689-4004
dennism@pscleanair.org

Current Conservation Programs