Cooperative Conservation Amreica
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:
Local Fisheries Knowledge Pilot Project
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:
Students explore the connections between fisheries, the marine environment, their communities and their own lives while creating intergenerational collaborative partnerships.
Website:
www.st.nmfs.gov/lfkproject
Contact:
Julie Bartsch
Northeast Regional Coordinator
Rural School and Community Trust
978-779-0047
jbartsch@earthlink.net
Project Name:
Natural Seaside Landscapes for Migratory Birds
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:
Partnership is working to enhance economic conditions for local citizens through exploitation of unique eco-tourism opportunities, while improving the quality of habitat for migratory birds.
Contact:
Bridgett Estel Costanzo
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
804-693-6694 x 125
Bridgett_costanzo@fws.gov
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:
Agency on Bay Management
Location:
Southeastern: Florida
Summary:
The Agency on Bay Management (ABM) is a 20-year collaboration of resource stakeholders focused on the wise management of Tampa Bay.
Website:
www.tbrpc.org/abm/default.htm
Contact:
Suzanne Cooper
Principal Planner
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
727-570-5151 x 32
suzanne@tbrpc.org
Project Name:
Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Location:
Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:
A nationally recognized program for its efforts to restore, enhance and protect the environment and foster responsible economic growth.
Website:
www.nceep.net
Contact:
Bill Gilmore
Director
Ecosystem Enhancement Program
919-715-1412
bill.gilmore@ncmail.net
Project Name:
Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration
Location:
Southeastern: Florida
Summary:
The Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration initiative puts in place the largest and most ambitious watershed recovery program in U.S. history.
Website:
www.sofia.usgs.gov and www.sfrestore.org
Contact:
Martha N. Garcia

U.S. Geological Survey
703 648-6960
mgarcia@usgs.gov
Project Name:
Unicoi Turnpike Trail, a National Millennium Flagship Trail
Location:
Southeastern: Tennessee
Summary:
A 2 1/2 mile hiking trail was restored on the Cherokee NF near Coker Creek, TN of Monroe Co. This historic path was used for centuries by Spanish explorers, native Americans, and settlers.
Website:
www.cokercreek.org
Contact:
Linda Caldwell
Director
Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association, Etowah, TN
(423) 263-7232
info@tennesseeoverhill.com
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
St. Clair Shores Waterfront Advisory Committee
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:
Our goals are directed towards promoting better water quality, a cleaner Lake St. Clair and greater public awareness concerning our waterfront stewardship.
Website:
www.angelfire.com/mi4/scswateradvisory
Contact:
Joe St. John
Co-Chairperson
Waterfront Advisory Committee
(586) 774-4750
scswateradvisory@lycos.com
Project Name:
Northern Michigan Conservation and Wildlife Alliance
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:
To bring together all hands-on conservation organizations and to introduce them to the public.
Contact:
Doug Truax
Chair
Northern Michigan Wildlife and Conservation Alliance
231-369-2325
dwtruax@acegroup.cc
Project Name:
Blue River Project
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary:
The Nature Conservancy is working closely with landowners in the the Blue River area of southern Indiana to conserve and protect this area's unique and valued natural resources.
Website:
www.nature.org/indiana
Contact:
Allen Pursell
Blue River Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
(812) 738-2087
apursell@tnc.org
Project Name:
Kankakee Sands Restoration Project
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary:
The Kankakee Sands Restoration works with state and federal partners to re-connect 4 protected pristine areas in Newton County, thereby restoring a large segment of native prairie to Indiana.
Website:
www.nature.org/indiana
Contact:
Chip O'Leary
Kankakee Sands Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
(219) 285-2184
co'leary@tnc.org
South-Central/South-West
Project Name:
Partnerships for Bat Conservation
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:
Targeted conservation efforts involving a diverse array of partners are protecting bats and their habitats in caves and mines.
Website:
www.batcon.org
Contact:
Dr. Merlin Tuttle
President and Founder
Bat Conservation International
512-327-9721
mtuttle@batcon.org
Project Name:
Cimarron Watershed Alliance
Location:
South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:
The Alliance seeks to improve and maintain both the quality and quantity of water in the Cimarron watershed through collaborative community activities involving all stakeholders.
Website:
www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/cimarron.html
Contact:
Jim Hollis
Cimarron River Water Master
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission
(505) 376-2918
cimwater@cimarron.springercoop.com
Project Name:
Fire-affected Community Restoration and Recovery
Location:
South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:
Volunteer Task Force provides opportunities for volunteers to participate in ecological restoration and citizen science projects that benefit fire- and drought-affected communities in the Southwest.
Website:
www.volunteertaskforce.org/VTF%20Home.htm
Contact:
John Hogan
Physical Scientist
U. S. Geological Survey
505-662-1963
john_hogan@usgs.gov
Far West
Project Name:
Keizer Rapids Regional Community Park
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
The Keizer Rapids Park demonstrates how the Willamette American Heritage Rivers Initiative works with local partners to provide leverage for projects and build community capacity.
Website:
www.keizer.org/publicworks/Rapids/FactSheet.pdf
Contact:
Mark A. Brown
Willamette River Navigator
BLM
(541) 520-3886
mark_brown@blm.gov
Project Name:
East Bay Creek Restorations
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
The East Bay Watershed Center at Merritt College has designed and/or implemented several urban creek restorations, wildfire control and public interpretive installations in the San Francisco Bay Area
Website:
www.merritt.edu/~envst
Contact:
Robin Freeman
Director
Merritt College Watershed Center
510-434-3840
rfreeman@merritt.edu, rfreeman@peralta.edu
Project Name:
Mt. Emily Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Project
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
Complementary projects on private and public lands – including stewardship contracting on public lands – reduce fire risks on home sites and forest land.
Contact:
Kurt Wiedenmann
District Ranger
La Grande, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
541-962-8582
kwiedenmann@fs.fed.us
Project Name:
Sustaining Ecosystems, Fisheries, and Recreation, Channel Islands
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
A 4-year effort to build a community consensus based on science for a reserve network successfully identified recovery goals for fisheries, biodiversity, education, economics, and heritage values.
Contact:
Gary E. Davis
Visiting Chief Scientist
National Park Service
805-658-5707
gary_davis@nps.gov
National
Project Name:
FireWise Communities
Location:
National
Summary:
FireWise Communities is a national initiative helping communities and their residents design, build, and maintain fire resistant properties.
Website:
www.firewise.org
Contact:
Jim Smalley

National Fire Protection Association
617-984-7483
jsmalley@nfpa.org

 

 

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