A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Barren Island Shoreline Protection and Wetland Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland, Virginia
Summary:: This multi-agency partnership addresses the issues of dredge material placement, island erosion, resource protection, and innovative shoreline protection in one tidal marsh/island restoration project.
Website:: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration
Contact:: Rich Takacs
Mid-Atlantic Restoration Coordinator
NOAA Restoration Center
410-267-5672
rich.takacs@noaa.gov

Project Name:: Milton Preserve
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: This land donation protects 75 acres of mixed hardwood-conifer forest, and open field, and a pond in Galway, New York.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin
Summary:: HCP encourages voluntary creation and management of endangered Karner blue butterfly habitat on private lands through incentives and support.
Website:: www.dnr.wi.gov/org/land/forestry/karner/
Contact:: Dave Lentz
Wisconsin Statewide HCP Coordinator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
608-261-6451
David.Lentz@dnr.state.wi.us

Project Name:: Conserving Prairie Ranches, Ranchers, and Grassland Birds
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota
Summary:: A landscape-level project that uses purchased conservation easements to conserve native grasslands and wetlands vital to ranchers and grassland birds.
Website:: www.ducks.org
Contact:: James Ringelman
Director of Conservation Programs
Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
701-355-3504
jringelman@ducks.org

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

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Bahia Grande Estuary Restoration
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Restorated tidal exchange and estuary functions of an 11,000 acre barren basin and reestablished critical habitat for fish, wildlife and waterfowl.
Website:: www.oceantrust.org
Contact:: Thor Lassen
President
Ocean Trust
703-450-9852
tjlassen@oceantrust.org

Project Name:: Utah Prairie Dog Recovery/Back From the Brink Program/Environmental Defense
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: This partnership's new approach has begun to show that private landowners will participate in the recovery of listed species, even controversial ones, given the right incentives.
Website:: www.environmentaldefense.org/go/conservationincentives
Contact:: Theodore P. Toombs
Ecologist
Environmental Defense
303-447-7210
ttoombs@environmentaldefense.org

Project Name:: Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Ecosystem Restoration Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arkansas
Summary:: Through thinning and prescribed burning, this ecosystem has been restored on over 50,000 acres, leading to population increases in five declining species.
Website:: www.nwanews.com/story_print.php?paper=adg&Sports=section&storyid=109953
Contact:: L. D. Hedrick
Team Leader for Integrated Resource Management
USDA Forest Service
501-321-5270
lhedrick@fs.fed.us

Far West

Project Name:: Puget Sound and Adjacent Waters Restoration Program
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Puget Sound and Adjacent Waters Restoration Program provides assistance to agencies to restore the tributaries, waters, and shorelines of Puget Sound.
Website:: www.nws.usace.army.mil/PublicMenu/Menu.cfm?sitename=RPPS&pagename=home_page
Contact:: Brad Ack
Director
Washington State Puget Sound Action Team
360-725-5437
BAck@PSAT.WA.GOV

Project Name:: Sonoma Baylands Wetland Demonstration Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Restoration of a 320-acre tidal salt marsh helped to pull a vital dredging project out of a quagmire of environmental issues.
Contact:: Eric Jolliffe
Ecosystem Restoration Specialist
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
415. 503.6869
Eric.F.Jolliffe@usace.army.mil

Project Name:: Willamette River Water Trail
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Willamette River Water Trail is a community-driven partnership effort that illustrates what can be achieved when local communities work together towards a common goal.
Website:: www.willamettewatertrail.org/
Contact:: Mark A. Brown
Willamette River Navigator
BLM
(541) 520-3886
Mark_brown@blm.gov

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 Basin Restoration Collaboration
Location:: Far West: Washington, Oregon
Summary:: Strategies from 58 locally-developed subbasin plans will guide off-site federal hydropower mitigation funding to protect and restore fish and wildlife.
Contact:: Doug Marker
Fish and Wildlife Division Director
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
503-222-5161
dmarker@nwcouncil.org

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:: Cox Creek Cooperative Weed Management Area
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Partners collaborating to control Portuguese Broom, a noxious weed. Weed Management Area includes the coordination of 35 different landowners, including private, federal, state and county.
Contact:: Glen Brady
Project Manager
Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District
541-957-5061
glen.brady@oacd.org

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:: Return of the Wild Turkey in North America
Location:: National
Summary:: The National Wild Turkey Federation worked with its partners to restore wild turkeys to all suitable habitat across North America.
Website:: www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/history_of_hunting.html
Contact:: Rob Keck
Chief Executive Officer
National Wild Turkey Federation
803-637-3106
pgoad@nwtf.net

Project Name:: Wildlife Habitat Registry
Location:: National
Summary:: To provide a web mapping tool to facilitate collaboration among wildlife biologist in federal, state, and tribal agencies and among NGO's involved in wildlife habitat projects.
Website:: ims.geodata-mt.com/nwhpr.htm
Contact:: Marcy Allen
NWR Development Team
Geodata Services
406-721-8865
mallen@geodata-mt.com

Project Name:: Team Tamarisk: Cooperating for Results
Location:: National
Summary:: The Albuquerque Team Tamarisk conference launched Team Tamarisk as an inclusive alliance of cooperating agencies and individuals devoted to the control of non-native invasive plants.
Contact:: Tim Carlson
Executive Director
Tamarisk Coalition
970-248-1683
tcarlson@tamariskcoalition.org

Current Conservation Programs