Cooperative Conservation Amreica
A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
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:
Upper Valley Trails for Life
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:
With Robt. Wood Johnson Foundation funds, Upper Valley Trails Alliance & National Park Service are promoting physical activity in four towns by using trails and doctors' "prescriptions for walking."
Website:
www.uvtrails.org/albd.html
Contact:
Lelia Mellen
RTCA Vermont Field Office
National Park Service
(802) 457-3368, ext 14
lelia_mellen@nps.gov
Southeastern
Project Name:
Northern bobwhite restoration in middle and western Tennessee
Location:
Southeastern: Tennessee
Summary:
We are improving bobwhite nesting and brood rearing habitat on private lands through Farm Bill conservation programs and producer incentive payments.
Contact:
Roger Wells
National Habitat Coordinator
Quail Unlimited, Inc.
620-443-5834
roger@qu.org
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
Dakota County Minnesota Farmland and Natural Areas Program
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:
This voluntary program seeks to protect 5,000-10,000 acres of priority Dakota County farmlands and natural areas over the next 10 years.
Website:
www.co.dakota.mn.us/planning/fnap
Contact:
Al Singer
FNAP Manager
Dakota County
952-891-7001
al.singer@co.dakota.mn.us
Project Name:
Leopold Memorial Reserve
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:
Coordination among private landowners stopped land fragmentation, initiated habitat monitoring, and improved management which produced significant ecological research and educational opportunities.
Website:
www.sandcounty.net/programs/leopold_memorial_reserve/
Contact:
Kevin McAleese
Program Manager
Sand County Foundation
(608) 663-4605
kmcaleese@sandcounty.net
Project Name:
Managing Flooding in Metropolitan Milwaukee
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:
The Conservation Fund partnered with the Milwaukee Sewerage District is implementing flood management programs that protect wetlands and wildlife habitat.
Website:
www.conservationfund.org
Contact:
Peg Kohring
Director, Midwest Office, TCF
The Conservation Fund
(269) 426-8825
pkohring@aol.org
Project Name:
Bridger-Teton National Forest Plan Revision
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:
The BTNF is starting its Plan Revision process under the 2005 NFMA Planning Rule, relying on public collaboration to produce a sound strategy to guide the BTNF's contribution to sustainability.
Website:
www.fs.fed.us/r4/btnf
Contact:
Herrick Fox
Forest Planner
Bridger-Teton National Forest
(307) 739-5563
hsfox@fs.fed.us
Project Name:
Sun River Watershed and Muddy Creek, Montana
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:
Grass roots team work, and an aggressive basin-wide assessment and BMP implementation program leads to successful erosion control, water quality and quantity improvements in the whole Sun River Basin
Website:
www.epa.gov/owow/showcase/sunriver/summary.html See also: http://www.rivernetwork.org/li
Contact:
Alan Rollo
Local Coordinator
Sun River Project
406-727-4437
arollo@mcn.net
South-Central/South-West
Project Name:
Rich County Wildlife Habitat Conservation
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:
The partnership will improve 24,000 acres of shrubsteppe habitat and collect pre- and post-treatment response data for vegetation and wildlife.
Contact:
John Fairchild
Habitat Conservation Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
801-538-4766
johnfairchild@utah.gov
Project Name:
Long-term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Gardens
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:
Cooperative monitoring is allowing government agencies and energy companies to determine within an adaptive management framework best drilling practices consistent with coral reef health.
Contact:
Thomas Readinger

USDI Minerals Management Service
202-208-3530
thomas.readinger@mms.gov
Far West
Project Name:
Peach Resource Renewal Project
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
Conservation Innovation Grants are part of the 2002 Farm Bill and were established as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Contact:
Mark Parson
Assistant State Conservationist (Acting)
NRCS
530-792-5600
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:
West Eugene Wetlands Partnership
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
An eight-organization partnership has implemented land acquisition, habitat restoration, environmental education and recreation facilities development over a 13-year period.
Website:
www.ci.eugene.or.us/parks/wetlands/
Contact:
Eric N. Wold
Wetlands Program Supervisor
City of Eugene, Parks and Open Spaces
(541) 682-4888
eric.n.wold@ci.eugene.or.us
Project Name:
Calapooia River, Improving Water Quality and Aquatic Habitat
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
Assessing riparian function and water quality in agricultural and forestry settings to promote natural resource management to improve water quality and aquatic habitat in the Calapooia River.
Contact:
Stephen Schoenholtz
Professor
Oregon State University
541.737.9112
Stephen.Schoenholtz@oregonstate.edu
Project Name:
Water Without War: Cooperative Salmon Restoration
Location:
Far West: Washington, Oregon
Summary:
River collaboration restores threatened fish by improving in-stream flow, habitat and water quality, while sustaining local farms and communities.
Website:
www.wallawallawatershed.org
Contact:
Kevin Scribner

Walla Walla Watershed Alliance
509-520-8040
ktscribner@my180.net
Project Name:
Clearwater National Forest/Nez Perce Tribe Aquatic Restoration Partnership
Location:
Far West: Idaho
Summary:
A collaborative effort between the Clearwater National Forest, the Nez Perce Tribe & other partners to restore watershed conditions and anadramous fisheries habitat in Idaho's Clearwater River Basin.
Website:
www.fs.fed.us/r1/clearwater/ResourceProg/watershed/watershed.htm
Contact:
Anne Connor
Aquatic Restoration Engineer
USDA Forest Service Clearwater National Forest
(208) 476-8235
aconnor@fs.fed.us
Project Name:
Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)
Location:
Far West: Washington, Oregon
Summary:
The Spirit of the Fish plan utilizes a gravel-to-gravel approach integrated into an adaptive management framework to restore treaty protected fish resources
Website:
www.critfc.org
Contact:
Olney Patt, Jr.
Executive Director
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
503-238-0667
pato@critfc.org
Project Name:
Ocean Shores Waterways
Location:
Far West: Washington
Summary:
This project addresses waterways-related ecological and economic issues to ensure and promote sustainable practices in this growing coastal community.
Website:
forthcoming
Contact:
Lynn Wilson
Partnership Director
Ocean Shores Waterways
360-961-3363
lwilson@nasw.org
National
Project Name:
Monitoring Coastal Restoration Projects Manual
Location:
National
Summary:
In partnership with numerous agencies and organizations, NOAA has compiled a comprehensive manual on how to plan and conduct the monitoring of coastal habitat restoration projects.
Website:
coastalscience.noaa.gov/ecosystems/estuaries/restoration_monitoring.html
Contact:
Felicity Burrows
Environmental Scientist
NOAA National Centers for Coastal and Ocean Science
301-713-3020
Felicity.Burrows@noaa.gov
Project Name:
Programs studying climate change, invasive species, and bald cypress swamp distribution
Location:
National
Summary:
Over 50 people volunteer to collect data in North America and Eurasia on growth and distribution of wetlands invasive species: purple loosestrife.
Website:
www.nwrc.gov/special/purplel/index.htm
Contact:
Beth A. Middleton
Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey
337-266-8618
beth_middleton@usgs.gov

 

 

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