A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Lick Run Project - Chancellorsville, VA
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: After a year-long struggle to prevent the upzoning of land connected with the 1863 battle of Chancellorsville, preservation groups joined forces with local government to create a battlefield park.
Website:: www.chancellorsville.org
Contact:: Jim Campi
Policy and Communications Director
Civil War Preservation Trust
202-367-1861
jcampi@civilwar.org

Project Name:: Boston Harbor Island National Park Area
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: A new breed of National Park, owned and managed collaboratively by a broad range of public and private landowners, agencies, and partners.
Contact:: Thomas B. Powers
President
Island Alliance
617-223-8530
tpowers@islandalliance.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Invasive Species Florida Strike Team
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: This public/private partnership is a team of dedicated individuals and volunteers that meet monthly to kill invasive plant species on each others lands.
Website:: www.fws.gov/hobesound/
Contact:: Margo Stahl
Refuge Manager
US Fish and Wildlife Service
772-546-6141
margo_stahl@fws.gov

Project Name:: Longleaf Pine and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Partners at Fort Benning are working to expand longleaf pine stands to all upland pine sites and increase Red Cockaded Woodpecker breeding groups to 350.
Contact:: Mr. Wade C. Harrison
Chattahoochee Fall Line Project Director
The Nature Conservancy Fort Benning Office
706-682-0104
wharrison@tnc.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Preserving Drayton Plains, a Clinton River Natural Area
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: Through a conservation easement and partnership with a township and non-profit Nature Center, Oakland Land Conservancy helped preserve a 137-acre threatened natural area.
Website:: www.oaklandlandconservancy.org
Contact:: Donna Folland
Executive Director
Oakland Land Conservancy
248-601-2816
folland@wwnet.net

Project Name:: Nebraska Partnership for All-Bird Conservation
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: Partners promote coordinated & voluntary land stewardship that will conserve, improve, and expand habitat for all bird species in Nebraska.
Website:: www.nebraskabirds.org
Contact:: Kelly Wells
Coordinator
Nebraska Partnership for All-Bird Conservation
(402) 471-5363
kwells@ngpc.state.ne.us

Project Name:: Michigan Frog & Toad Survey
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: The Michigan Frog and Toad Survey will provide a wealth of information on the status of Michigan frog and toad populations, and help monitor the quality of our environment.
Website:: www.michigan.gov/dnr/1,1607,7-153-10370_12143_12194---,00.html
Contact:: Lori Sargent
Natural Heritage Specialist
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
517-373-9418
SargenL2@michigan.gov

Project Name:: Research, monitoring, and evaluation program for habitat and productivity of Federally listed species
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Montana
Summary:: Research to support resource management of emergent sandbar habitats on the Missouri River for Federally listed species: piping plovers and least terns.
Contact:: Mark Sherfy
Research Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
701-253-5504
msherfy@usgs.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Rio Arriba County Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Partners identified BLM lands next to communities for transfer to and future development by private owners in exchange for conservation easements.
Website:: www.sonoran.org
Contact:: Luther Probst
Executive Director
The Sonoran Institute
520-290-0828 ext209
luther@sonoran.org

Project Name:: Eagle River Assembly
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The Assembly addresses legal property interests in the Eagle River Basin while preserving the quality of life and outstanding environmental conditions present in the Eagle River.
Website:: nps.sonoran.org/cs_eaglerv.htm
Contact:: Chris Treese

(970) 945-8522
ctreese@crwcd.org

Project Name:: Quivira Coalition
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The Coalition fosters ecological, economic, and social health on western landscapes through education, innovation, collaboration, and progressive public and private land stewardship.
Website:: www.quiviracoalition.org
Contact:: Courtney White
Executive Director
Quivira Coalition
(505) 820-2544
executive@quiviracoalition.org

Project Name:: Texas Hill Country Land Owner Conservation Assistance Program
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Challenge is to restore and enhance habitat on ranchland that serves the needs of the Black Capped Vireo and the Golden-Cheeked Warbler, both listed species. All project sites are on private lands.
Contact:: Kim Sharp
Program Coordinator
Environmental Defense
512-478-5161
ksharp@ed.org

Far West

Project Name:: Oregon White Oak Restoration
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Students and neighbors plant seven Oregon white oaks as pilot restoration project aimed at keeping oak habitat in the neighborhood.
Contact:: Bob Van Dyk
Project Coordinator
Pacific University
(503) 352-2709
vandykr@pacificu.edu

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:: Creeks & Communities
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Federal-level, interagency strategy designed to foster and support grassroots action across the landscape for stewardship of wetlands and riparian areas.
Website:: www.or.blm.gov/nrst
Contact:: Laura Van Riper, PhD
Social Scientist
National Riparian Service Team
541-416-6702
laura_van_riper@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: California Resource Advisory Committees
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Partnerships between communities and national forests, bringing together diverse interests to collaboratively work on watershed restoration, fuels reduction and road maintenance projects.
Contact:: Chris Nota
Regional Forester’s Representative
USDA Forest Service
916-498-5901
cnota@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Green and Solar Homes Tour
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A collaborative statewide effort to host Green and Solar Homes Tours and a comprehensive green building magazine, Green and Solar Building Oregon. In 2005, 11 Oregon communities will hold tours.
Website:: www.3estrategies.org/ProjectsGreenSolarTour.asp
Contact:: Cylvia Hayes
Executive Director
3EStrategies
541.617.9013
info@3estrategies.org

Project Name:: Pacific Crest Trail Association
Location:: Far West: California, Oregon, Washington
Summary:: Primary partner with Federal agencies for supporting the Pacific Crest Trail, undertaking land acquisitions, and coordinating over 181,000 hours of volunteer labor.
Contact:: Tim Stone
Pacific Crest Trail Manager
USDA Forest Service
707-562-8881
timothygstone@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Salmon Creek Watershed Reforestation Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Bodega Land Trust and Forests Unlimited planted 600 redwood seedling on a BLT easement that was clearcut around 1900.
Website:: bodeganet.com/landtrust
Contact:: Sandy Sharp
Treasurer
Bodega Land Rtust
707-876-3093
landtrust@bodeganet.com

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

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