A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Creating Recreation Outlets through Land Revitalization Efforts
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: The City of Providence has redeveloped a number of former Brownfields sites into greenspace and bike paths, using federal and state funding, including U.S. EPA Brownfields Resources.
Contact:: Tony Raia
Program Manager
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
202-566-2758
Raia.Anthony@epamail.epa.gov

Project Name:: Page County Water Quality Advisory Committee
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Active committee comprised of local stakeholders formed to advise elected officials on water quality issues, both surface water and groundwater
Website:: www.pagewaterquality.org
Contact:: Chris Anderson
Environmental Coordinator
Page County Dept. of Environmental Services
540-743-4808
gypmoth@shentel.net

Project Name:: Katahdin Iron Works
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: The purchase of a conservation easement on a 37,000 acre property east of Moosehead Lake in Maine.
Website:: www.tpl.org
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org

Project Name:: Green Space for Living: Metro-Washington, DC Demonstration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC
Summary:: The focus of the partnership is to gather and share information that can help local decision makers better accommodate both development and green space conservation.
Contact:: Glenn Eugster
Assistant Regional Director, National Capital Region
National Park Service
202-619-7492

Southeastern

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:: Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Federal, state, and city agencies manage the 46,000-acre Timucuan Preserve and surrounding state and local parks as an integrated unit.
Website:: www.nps.gov/timu/
Contact:: Robert Joseph
Park Manager, Talbot Island State Parks
Florida State Park Service
904-251-2320
Robert.joseph@dep.state.fl.us

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Community Floodplain Buyout Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: Missouri watershed project used to buyout more than 100 frequently flooded residences and businesses in Piedmont. In their place are a park and a hiking trail.
Contact:: Roger A. Hansen
State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
573-876-0901
roger.hansen@mo.usda.gov

Project Name:: Guide for South Dakota Rural Homeowners
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: South Dakota
Summary:: The project/publication helps people to understand natural resources to better manage their small acreages for a healthier environment and guides them to available programs and services.
Website:: www.sd.nrcs.usda.gov/Publications.html and http://www.sdconservation.org
Contact:: Colette Kessler
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(605) 224-2476
colette.kessler@sd.usda.gov

Project Name:: Battle Creek River Watershed Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:: The Battle Creek River Watershed Project is an effort by landowners, residents, conservation groups, and local, state, and federal agencies to protect the quality of water.
Website:: calhouncd.org/bcriver.pdf
Contact:: Kristine Boley-Morse
Project Coordinator
Calhoun Conservation District
(269) 781-4867
kristine.boley-morse@macd.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Inter-agency coordination effort restores key commercial navigation channel, using dredged materials to create two islands and over 4,000 acres of wetlands in Galveston bay.
Website:: www.betterbay.org/html/home.html
Contact:: Scott Aspelin
Environmental Affairs Compliance Coordinator
Port of Houston Authority
713-670-2589
saspelin@poha.com

Project Name:: Buffalo Bayou
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: The Trust for Public Land is a partner in a program of land protection and park development along Buffalo Bayou in Houston.
Website:: www.tpl.org
Contact:: Tom Sadler
Director of Prgram Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552
tom.sadler@tpl.org

Project Name:: Pathfinder Project on the Colorado “GMUG” National Forests
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Pathfinders developed 27 strategies to achieve instream flows without imposing federal restrictions on water diversions in 3 Colorado National Forests.
Website:: www.gmugpathfinder.org
Contact:: Chris Treese
External Affairs
Colorado River Water Conservation District
970-945-8522
ctreese@crwcd.gov

Project Name:: Grand County / BLM Recreation Partnerships
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: Through county and agency agreements, the BLM Sand Flats Recreation Area and the Moab Information Center are managed by non-federal partners.
Website:: www.discovermoab.com/sandflats.htm and www.discovermoab.com/visitorcenter.htm
Contact:: Russ von Koch
Recreation Branch Chief
Moab BLM Field Office
435-259-2119
Russ_von_koch@blm.gov

Project Name:: Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Canyon De Chelley National Monument is an early example of shared stewardship between the National Park Service and the Navajo Nation.
Contact:: Scott Travis
Superintendent, Canyon De Chelley National Monument
National Park Service
928-674-5500 ext 224

Far West

Project Name:: Saving Willamette Valley Species with CPR
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Cross Program Recovery Initiative (CPR) Initiative focuses on 11 listed and unlisted species where significant recovery is achievable over the next five years.
Contact:: Vicki Finn
Fisheries Restoration and Recovery Team Leader
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(503) 872-2763
vicki_finn@fws.gov

Project Name:: Willapa Bay Cooperative Restoration Effort
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Project partners are cooperatively managing forests across ownership boundaries to maintain the rich biological legacies remaining within this area of southwest Washington.
Website:: www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/washington/preserves/art12965.html
Contact:: Tom Kollasch
Ellsworth Creek Forest Manager
The Nature Conservancy of Washington
(503) 325-3896
tkollasch@tnc.org

Project Name:: Restoring the Deschutes River
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Deschutes River Conservancy works with farmers, communities, agencies, and various organizations to voluntarily restore the Deschutes River.
Website:: www.deschutesrc.org
Contact:: Tod Heisler
Executive Director
Deschutes River Conservancy
541- 382-4077
tod@deschutesrc.org

Project Name:: Collaborating on Regional Innovation and Services
Location:: Far West: Oregon, California
Summary:: CLC is a diverse network in the N. CA and S. OR region integrating ecological integrity, economic resilience, and social well-being in the practice of forest and watershed stewardship.
Website:: www.communityforestry.net
Contact:: Jude Wait
Director
Collaborative Learning Circle
541-482-4353
judew@asis.com

Project Name:: Mercury contamination in San Francisco Bay
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Assessment of mercury contamination in mud flat sediments associated with salt pond restoration.
Website:: www.werc.usgs.gov/index.html
Contact:: Dr. A. Keith Miles
Principal Investigator
US Geological Survey
530-752-5365
keith_miles@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Ocean Shores Waterways
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: This project addresses waterways-related ecological and economic issues to ensure and promote sustainable practices in this growing coastal community.
Website:: forthcoming
Contact:: Lynn Wilson
Partnership Director
Ocean Shores Waterways
360-961-3363
lwilson@nasw.org

Current Conservation Programs