A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Appalachian Mountain Club Maine Woods Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The AMC's Maine Woods Initiative is a strategy for land conservation that integrates habitat protection, recreation, education, and sustainable forestry in the 100-Mile Wilderness region of Maine.
Website:: www.outdoors.org/mwi
Contact:: Walter Graff
Deputy Director
Appalachian Mountain Club
(603) 466-2721, ext. 194
wgraff@outdoors.org

Project Name:: Boyd's Marsh Coastal Wetlands Restoration
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: Town Pond, once a thriving coastal pond on Narragansett Bay, is being restored from years of dredge spoils and permanently conserved by US ACE, NBEP, State of RI, and Save The Bay.
Website:: www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:: Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401 849 2799 x12
tclement@ailt.org

Project Name:: Virginia's Middle Fork Holston River
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Watershed plan is being successfully implemented by local partnerships to reduce fecal bacterial loadings from livestock access to streams, and failing or inadequate on-site sewage disposal systems.
Website:: www.nacdnet.org/govtaff/tmdl/CSAbingdonVA.htm
Contact:: Anthony Summitt
Project Officer
Holston River Soil & Water Conservation District
276-628-8187
anthony.summitt@va.nacdnet.net

Southeastern

Project Name:: Northeast Florida Islands Initiative Project
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Innovative cooperative agreements, strategic land acquisition, and effective management strategies to conserve and create the largest urban park system in the nation.
Website:: www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/florida/preserves/art10617.html
Contact:: Hallie Stevens
St. Marys/Sea Islands Program Director
The Nature Conservancy
904-598-0004
hstevens@tnc.org

Project Name:: Kings Mountain Gateway
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina, South Carolina
Summary:: Two State parks, towns, nonprofits and the National Park Service built an 80 mile trail network connecting King's Mountain to State and local parks, also improving visitors' entrance experience.
Website:: www.nps.gov/rtca
Contact:: Bill Lane
Landscape Architect
National Park Service
(404) 562-3175
bill_lane@nps.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Lake Seldom Wetland Restoration Community Open Space
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: A rural community incorporates wetlands into a open space system. A multitude of partners pooled funds for acquisition and restoration.
Contact:: Bob Rager
City Manager
City of Holdrege
(308) 995-8681
brager@cityofholdrege.org

Project Name:: Indiana Master Naturalist Program
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary:: Brings together specialists with adult learners to foster an understanding of Indiana's natural resources and promote volunteer service and conservation in local communities.
Website:: www.indianamasternaturalist.org/
Contact:: Todd Hutson
Purdue Extension Educator, Chair State IMN Advisory Committee

(765) 492-3394
hutsont@purdue.edu

Project Name:: Partners of the USDA Forest Service Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center was built through partnerships and works with a diversity of tribes, partner groups and volunteers to deliver world class education and interpretive programs.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r1/lewisclark/lcic/
Contact:: Jane Weber
Center Director
Lewis & Clark National Forest, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
(406) 727-8733
jweber@fs.fed.us

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Sonoran Pronghorn Captive Breeding Program
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A cooperative captive breeding program was established in Arizona to halt the decline of the endangered Sonoran Pronghorn and to seed new populations of the species in the state.
Contact:: Mr. John Hervert
Wildlife Biologist
Arizona Department of Game and Fish
928-342-0091
jhervert@gf.state.az.us

Project Name:: New Mexico Collaborative Watershed Projects
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The New Mexico Collaborative Watershed Projects are cooperative community based efforts to improve water quality in New Mexico.
Contact:: Sarah Walen
Senior Mediator
Meridian Institute
970-513-8340 ext. 221
skwalen@merid.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:: Cooperative and Integrated Remediation and Restoration planning
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The Trustees collaborated with the Port and the Corps of Engineers and matched WRDA 204 funds with the Bailey Site settlement to create 100 salt-marsh acres.
Website:: response.restoration.noaa.gov/cpr/cpr.html
Contact:: Ron Gouguet
NOAA Coastal Resource Coordinator Chief
NOAA
206-526-6938
Ron.Gouguet@noaa.gov

Project Name:: Forest Bird Study - Lake Jackson, Texas
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Forest Bird Study Group conducts surveys, captures and bands wintering birds, and measures structure and composition of the woods where birds live.
Contact:: Wylie C. Barrow
Research Wildlife Biologist
U. S. Geological Survey
337-266-8668
wylie_barrow@usgs.gov

Project Name:: New Mexico Forestry Camp, Chaparral Girl Scout Camp
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Over 1000 youth have attended the camp and emerged with a better understanding of forest management and natural resource conservation.
Contact:: Jean Szymanski
Public Affairs
USDA Forest Service
505-842-3325
jszymanski@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Upper Verde River Adaptive Management Partnership (UVRAMP)
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: UVRAMP has improved the flow of information and relationships between stakeholders, and become a model for collaboratively addressing complex natural resource issues.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/rm/main/pa/newsclips/02_02/020502_prescott.html
Contact:: Dan Neary
Project Leader
USDA Forest Service
928-556-2176
dneary@fs.fed.us

Far West

Project Name:: Yainix Ranch Project
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A working lands conservation easement and a conservation investment model supports sustainable approaches for ranch management and collaborative conservation solutions.
Website:: www.sustainablenorthwest.org/programs/range.php
Contact:: James Honey
Program Officer
Sustainable Northwest
(503) 221-6911
jhoney@sustainablenorthwest.org

Project Name:: Landscape level conservation in Southern California
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Habitat fragmentation has created a hot spot of species endangerment. Multiple species HCPs with multiple partners are creating connectivity for species conservation using innovative approaches.
Website:: www.werc.usgs.gov/hcp/
Contact:: Dr. Robert N. Fisher
Principal Investigator
US Geological Survey
858-637-6882
rfisher@usgs.gov

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

Project Name:: Soulen Ranch Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel Candidate Conservation Agreement
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Soulen Ranch has been instrumental in developing interest among other landowners to enroll under the southern Idaho ground squirrel CCAA, which will cover over 1,000,000 acres of squirrel habitat.
Contact:: Carmen Thomas
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
208-378-5243
Carmen_Thomas@fws.gov

Project Name:: Square Lake Preserve
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Surrounded by public land, the Square Lake Preserve protects critical habitat for greater sage grouse, a declining species in the West, and other sagebrush steppe obligates.
Website:: www.woodriverlandtrust.org/squarelake.html
Contact:: Allison Kennedy
Planning Coordinator
Wood River Land Trust
(208) 788-3947
akennedy@woodriverlandtrust.org

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