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:: Trout Pond
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: The Trust for Public Land and its partners created a 2,660-acre community forest in Freedom, New Hampshire.
Website:: www.tpl.org
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org

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

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: DTE Energy Trenton Channel Power Plant
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: Through local partnerships in Michigan, DTE Energy is helping the common tern make a comeback along the Detroit River.
Website:: www.wildlifehc.org/
Contact:: Vanessa Kauffman
Director of Marketing & Communications
Wildlife Habitat Council
301-588-8994
vkauffman@wildlifehc.org

Project Name:: Wildlife Forever – Minnesota Twins Bass Fishing Classic
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:: The Wildlife Forever - Minnesota Twins Bass Fishing Classic raises funds for natural resource conservation and youth education projects while promoting the conservation of Twin Cities Metro lakes.
Website:: www.wildlifeforever.org
Contact:: Pete Wuebker
Director of Marketing
Wildlife Forever
763-253-0222
pwuebker@wildlifeforever.org

Project Name:: Nebraska City Citizens and Science Group - Missouri River Adaptive Management Pilot Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
Summary:: The NCC&SG is working to identify, select and implement, through a collaborative and adaptive process, pilot projects and/or models to support river recovery and community revitalization.
Contact:: Jennifer Pratt Miles
Mediator
Meridian Institute
970-513-8340 ext. 213
jprattmiles@merid.org

Project Name:: Clearwater Stewardship Project, Seeley Lake Ranger District, Lolo National Forest
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: One of the first projects to test collaborative approaches and new stewardship contracting authorities to accomplish forest and recreation site restoration in occupied grizzly bear habitat.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/projects/stewardship/results/clearwater/index.shtml
Contact:: Tim Love
District Ranger
USDA Forest Service, Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake Ranger District
(406) 677-2233
tlove@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Red River Basin Restoration Effort
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:: Partnership works with others to restore aquatic connectivity by removing or providing fish passage around select dams and other barriers to fish passage within the Red River basin.
Contact:: Marcia C. M. de Almeida
Fish Passage Interim Coordinator R9
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
703-358-1941
Marcia_Almeida@fws.gov

Project Name:: Tallgrass Legacy Alliance
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Kansas
Summary:: Agricultural organizations, conservation organizations and private citizens seeking balanced, community based stewardship of the Kansas Tallgrass prairies.
Website:: www.oznet.ksu.edu/tla/
Contact:: Jeff Davidson
TLA Coordinator
Kansas State University Research and Extension
620-583-7455
jdavidso@oznet.ksu.edu

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Houston Toad Recovery
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Recovery of the Houston toad by providing safe harbor assurances and incentives to private landowners for their participation in habitat restoration and enhancement.
Contact:: David Wolfe
Senior Scientist
Environmental Defense
512-691-3415
dwolfe@ed.org

Project Name:: Henry Mountain Bison Herd
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: Sportsmen and ranchers negotiate win-win solutions to maintain livestock grazing and ensure quality bison hunts in the Utah Henry Mountains.
Contact:: Don Peay

Henry Mountain Sportsmen for Habitat
801-635-5576

Project Name:: Texas Master Naturalist Program
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Master Naturalist volunteers provide education, outreach and service dedicated to beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities.
Website:: www.masternaturalist.tamu.edu
Contact:: Michelle Haggerty
State Coordinator
Texas Master Naturalist Program
(979) 458-2034
mhaggerty@wfscgate.tamu.edu

Project Name:: Bradshaw Foothills Planning Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A citizen driven management plan is in development for the Bradshaw Foothills in Arizona.
Contact:: Chris Horyza
Community Liaison
Bureau of Land Management
623-580-5628
chris_horyza@blm.gov

Project Name:: Greater Ruidoso Area Wildland Urban Interface Group (GRAWUIG)
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Through collaboration and cooperation among its diverse members, GRAWUIG has improved over 22,000 acres, and developed a Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
Contact:: Jose M. Martinez
Forest Supervisor
USDA Forest Service
505-434-7200
jmmartinez@fs.fed.us

Far West

Project Name:: Bighorn Sheep Restoration in North America
Location:: Far West: California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Summary:: Through research, habitat enhancements, and translocations, bighorn sheep have been restored to much of their native range. Their numbers have been increased from below 50,000 to over 200,000.
Website:: www.fnaws.org
Contact:: Raymond Lee
President
Foundation for North American Wild Sheep (FNAWS)
(307) 527-6261
rlee@fnaws.org

Project Name:: Effects of climate variability and land use on American drylands
Location:: Far West: California, South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: This project monitors landscape change and its influence on ecosystems and communities that depend on ecological services of water, productivity, and landscape stability.
Website:: esp.cr.usgs.gov/info/sw/index.html
Contact:: Richard L. Reynolds
Research Scientist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-1303
rreynolds@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Restoration and Management of Crissy Field
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Partners raised $34 million in funding from multiple sources to restore Crissy Field to a complex of marshes, grasslands, and dunes.
Contact:: Brian O’Neill
Superintendent
Golden Gates National Recreation Area
415-561-4720

Project Name:: San Bernardino National Forest Association
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Promotes social investment, particularly education, in the forest as a way to support both local community development and a healthy forest.
Contact:: Fran Colwell
Forest Recreation Officer
USDA Forest Service
909-382-2715
fcolwell@fs.fed.us

National

Project Name:: Programs studying climate change, invasive species, and bald cypress swamp distribution
Location:: National
Summary:: Over 50 people volunteer to collect data in North America and Eurasia on growth and distribution of wetlands invasive species: purple loosestrife.
Website:: www.nwrc.gov/special/purplel/index.htm
Contact:: Beth A. Middleton
Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey
337-266-8618
beth_middleton@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Wildland Fire Leadership Council
Location:: National
Summary:: The Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) was established in April 2002 to implement and coordinate the National Fire Plan and Federal Wildland Fire Policy inplementation.
Website:: www.fireplan.gov
Contact:: Corbin Newman
National Fire Plan Coordinator
USDA Forest Service
202-205-1332
cnewman02@fs.fed.us

Current Conservation Programs