A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

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:: Chesapeake Bay Program, Chesapeake Bay Commission
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Summary:: The Chesapeake Bay Program is a multi-state, multi-agency effort to restore water quality in the Chesapeake Bay through sound land-use decisions.
Website:: chesapeake.usgs.gov/
Contact:: Ann Swanson
Executive Director
Chesapeake Bay Commission
(410) 263-3420
annswanson@covad.net

Project Name:: Restoring bog turtle habitat in New York
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Federal, state, and NGO partners are working together with private landowners to restore the wetland habitat of the threatened bog turtle.
Website:: www.backfromthebrink.org/specieslearnabout.cfm?animal_id=1
Contact:: Bruce Hammond
Project manager/Scientist
Environmental Defense
617 723 2996
bhammond@environmentaldefense.org

Project Name:: Bog Turtle Recovery, Back from the Brink Program
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Bog turtle recovery project establishes a new model for targeted recovery of certain types of species through multi-party cooperation on private lands.
Website:: www.environmentaldefense.org
Contact:: Michael Bean
Sr. Attorney, Ecosystems Program
Environmental Defense
202-387-3500
michael_bean@environmentaldefense.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

Project Name:: Preservation of Escobar's Highland Farm, one of last dairy farms in Rhode Island
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: ALT raised $3 million to secure a 75-acre conservation agreement to protect Escobor's farm on Aquidneck Island. Critical partners: USDA-NRCS, State of Rhode Island, & Town of Portsmouth.
Website:: www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:: Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401-849-2799 x12
tclement@ailt.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Carroll County, GA Farmland Preservation
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Private and governmental interests work together to encourage sustainable agriculture and preservation of working family farms
Contact:: John Pershing
Executive Director
Georgia Agricultural Land Trust
770-214-5109
jpershing@ttvglaw.com

Project Name:: Palmetto Bluff Preservation
Location:: Southeastern: South Carolina
Summary:: More than one-third of the original 20,000 acres at Crescent Resources' Palmetto Bluff community in the S.C. lowcountry has been set aside in perpetuity.
Website:: www.palmetto-bluff.com
Contact:: Kathryn Blanchard

704-376-3434
kblanchard@crown-com.com

Project Name:: Lathrop Bayou Habitat Management Area
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Partners work across public and private boundaries, to provide funding, resources and expertise to manage intact long leaf forests.
Contact:: Bruce Dawson
Jackson Field Manager

601-977-5400
Bruce_Dawson@blm.gov

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:: Iowa Buffer Team
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Iowa
Summary:: A unique group of public and private partners joined forces to promote the establishment of buffers on agricultural lands.
Website:: www.treesforever.org
Contact:: Shannon Ramsay

Trees Forever
319-373-0650
sramsay@treesforever.org

Project Name:: Nebraska Tallgrass Prairie Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: The Tallgrass Prairie Partnership identifies tallgrass management needs and directs habitat improvements on private lands.
Website:: www.privatelandownernetwork.org/local-resources/Northern-Prairies-Land-Trust/1404
Contact:: Kent Pfeiffer

Northern Prairies Land Trust
402-228-0276
kent.pfeiffer@nebraska.gov

Project Name:: Providing Data Critical to Managing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem for a Keystone Species
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:: Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team conducts research and long-term radio monitoring efforts on expanding grizzly bear populations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Website:: www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/igbst-home.htm
Contact:: Charles C. Schwartz
Principal Investigator
U. S. Geological Survey
406-994-5043
chuck_schwartz@usgs.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Diablo Canyon Rural Planning Area
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: One Innovative Diablo Trust Project--creating Arizona's first rural planning area to provide economic opportunities in support of private landholders and traditional uses while preserving open spaces.
Website:: www.diablotrust.org
Contact:: Hadassah Holland Ziegler
Program & Administrative Manager
The Diablo Trust
928-523-0588
info@diablotrust.org

Project Name:: Kiowa National Grassland Integrated Resource Management
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: This project involves managing the 136,505-acre National Grassland in northeastern New Mexico for greater productivity and healthier forage.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r3/cibola/districts/kiowa/shtml
Contact:: Nancy Walls

US Forest Service - Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands
(505) 374-9652
nwalls@fs.fed.us

Far West

Project Name:: Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: The community of Coupeville, WA, and the National Park Service manage Ebey’s Landing for historic, agricultural, and open space conservation.
Website:: www.nps.gov/ebla/
Contact:: Rob Harbour
Manager
Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
360-678-6084
Rob_Harbour@partner.nps.gov

Project Name:: Mattole Restoration Council
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Council seeks to restore the natural systems in the Mattole River watershed and maintain these systems at sustainable levels of health and productivity.
Contact:: Chris Larson
Executive Director
Mattole Restoration Council
(707)-629-3514
chris@mattole.org

Project Name:: Upper Santa Clara River Watershed Arundo And Tamarisk Removal Plan (SCARP)
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The goal behind SCARP is to allow any agency or organization to perform arundo & tamarisk removal projects of any size within upper Santa Clara River watershed.
Website:: www.vcrcd.org
Contact:: Brent Wimmer
Assistant Project Technician
Ventura County Resource Conservation District
805 396-4685
Brent.Wimmer@vcrcd.org

National

Project Name:: Cooperative Community-Based Habitat Restoration
Location:: National
Summary:: The partnership provides the framework for FishAmerica, NOAA and local organizations to restore marine and anadromous fish habitat by providing necessary technical and financial support.
Website:: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/fishamerica.html
Contact:: Johanna Laderman
Managing Director
FishAmerica
703-519-9691
jladerman@asafishing.org

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