A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Sandy Neck/ Great Marsh Land Conservation
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: By 2005, a partnership of government and non-profit partners formed in 2003 had added over 120 newly protected acres to the Sandy Neck/Great Marsh Conservation Area on Cape Cod.
Contact:: Robb Johnson
Land Protection Specialist
The Nature Conservancy
617-227-7017 x 305
rjohnson@tnc.org

Project Name:: Conserving Maryland’s Threatened Bog Turtle
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:: The Partnership is working with private farmers and landowners to help recover the threatened bog turtle.
Website:: www.bogturtles.org
Contact:: Tim Male
Senior Ecologist
Environmental Defense
2023873500
tmale@ed.org

Project Name:: Friends of the Rappahannock (F.O.R.)
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Conservation and protection of the Rappahannock River and its watershed through locally-led partnerships promoting L.I.D practices, agricultural BMP’s and conservation easements.
Website:: www.riverfriends.org
Contact:: Tom Van Arsdall
Volunteer Chair
Friends of the Rappahannock
(540) 785-0949
tom@vanarsdall.com

Project Name:: Galway Tree Farm Preserve
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: This 49 acre property contains a mix of habitats including maturing Christmas tree plantations, natural forest, open field, wetland, and ponds.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Sun River Watershed
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: A watershed project established in 1996, that benefits all water users in the Sun River Basin
Website:: nris.state.mt.us/wis/sunriver/sunhome.htm
Contact:: Alan Rollo
Coordinator
Sun River Watershed
406-727-4437
arollo@mcn.net

Project Name:: Guide for South Dakota Rural Homeowners
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: South Dakota
Summary:: The project/publication helps people to understand natural resources to better manage their small acreages for a healthier environment and guides them to available programs and services.
Website:: www.sd.nrcs.usda.gov/Publications.html and http://www.sdconservation.org
Contact:: Colette Kessler
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(605) 224-2476
colette.kessler@sd.usda.gov

Project Name:: Upper Mississippi River Basin
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois
Summary:: New drainage water management systems in the Midwest are improving water quality and wildlife habitat in the Mississippi River Basin.
Website:: www.admcoalition.com/
Contact:: Charlie Schafer
President
Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition
800-232-4742
charlie@agridrain.com

Project Name:: Healthy Grown Potato Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:: The partnership promotes IPM, plans to protect habitat and species on private lands, improvements to soil, water and air quality, using regional goals, and markets these efforts through an eco-label.
Website:: www.wisconsinpotatoes.com/fresh_healthy.htm
Contact:: Frank Casey, Ph.D.
Director, Conservation Economics Program
Defenders of Wildlife
202-682-9400
fcasey@defenders.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: White Mountain Apache Tribe
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: The White Mountain Apache Tribe has created innovative strategies for balancing economic development and resource conservation.
Contact:: John Caid
Director, Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Division
White Mountain Apache Tribe
928-338-4385
JohnCaid@wmat.nsn.us

Project Name:: North Central Texas Water Quality
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Develop watershed management plans for six reservoirs in the Trinity River Basin providing water for 1.6 million people.
Website:: nctx-water.tamu.edu
Contact:: Dr. C. Allan Jones
Director
Texas Water Resources Institute
979-845-1851
cajones@tamu.edu

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

Far West

Project Name:: Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act Program
Location:: Far West: Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: This voluntary, citizen-based, cost shared program helps protect fish without impairing water withdrawals from streams for farming, ranching, hydropower and municipal purposes.
Website:: pacific.fws.gov/Fisheries/FRIMA/
Contact:: Jerry Van Meter
FWS Regional Coordinator (ID, OR, WA)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(503) 231-6217
jerry_vanmeter@fws.gov

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

Project Name:: Fish Friendly Farming Environmental Certification
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The FFF program integrates economic use of farmland with the production of environmental benefits. The land manager is the central figure in achieving and sustaining environmental improvements.
Website:: www.fishfriendlyfarming.org
Contact:: Laurel Marcus
Executive Director
California Land Stewardship Institute
510 832 3101
laurelm@ix.netcom.com

Project Name:: California Tribal Partnerships
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: A unique blend of traditional Native American practices and today’s science preserves native customs and contributes to forest health.
Website:: www.r5.fs.fed.us/tribal-relations
Contact:: Sonia Tamez
Regional Tribal Relations Program Manager
USDA Forest Service
707-562-8919
stamez@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Beatty Habitat Committee
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: The Committee is developing a trails project along the Amargosa River in Oasis Valley meant to enhance tourism and protect the Amargosa toad as well as other native plants and animals.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/beattyhabitat.html
Contact:: Jim Moore
Oasis Valley Project Manager
The Nature Conservancy
(702) 737-8744, Ext. 19
jmoore@tnc.org

Project Name:: Cooperative Riparian Restoration and Beach Closures
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Project has resulted in collaborative efforts with adjacent landowners and interests that have resulted in win-win solutions at New River both for the environment and stakeholders.
Contact:: Chris Church
ACEC Manager
Bureau of Land Management Coos Bay District
(541) 751-4301
chris_church@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Little Canyon Mountain Fuel Reduction Project
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Communities partner with BLM to reduce fuels on public lands adjacent to private lands.
Website:: www5.or.blm.gov/Prineville/LCM/home.htm
Contact:: Tina Welch
Field Manager, Central Oregon Resource Area
Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District
541-416-6731
cmwelch@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Restoration of Migratory Fish Habitat Through Dam Removal and Fish Passage
Location:: Far West: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Connecticut
Summary:: In 2001 American Rivers and the NOAA CRP began a partnership to cooperatively provide financial and technical assistance to local communities for dam removal and fish passage projects.
Website:: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/americanrivers.html
Contact:: Elizabeth Maclin
Director
American Rivers—Rivers Unplugged Campaign
202-347-7550
emaclin@americanrivers.org

Project Name:: Soulen Ranch Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel Candidate Conservation Agreement
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Soulen Ranch has been instrumental in developing interest among other landowners to enroll under the southern Idaho ground squirrel CCAA, which will cover over 1,000,000 acres of squirrel habitat.
Contact:: Carmen Thomas
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
208-378-5243
Carmen_Thomas@fws.gov

Current Conservation Programs