A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Restoring bog turtle habitat in New York
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Federal, state, and NGO partners are working together with private landowners to restore the wetland habitat of the threatened bog turtle.
Website:: www.backfromthebrink.org/specieslearnabout.cfm?animal_id=1
Contact:: Bruce Hammond
Project manager/Scientist
Environmental Defense
617 723 2996
bhammond@environmentaldefense.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Atlantic Station Redevelopment
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Innovative Smart Growth practices alleviate air pollution and foster development that combats sprawl and supports economic development.
Website:: www.atlanticstation.com/concept_greenstar.php
Contact:: Brian Leary
Vice President, Design & Development
Atlantic Station, LLC
404-876-2616
bleary@atlanticstation.com

Project Name:: Abacoa New Town
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Abacoa is a 2000-acre new town based on neo-traditional town planning principles, being built on land originally owned by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Website:: www.conservationfund.org
Contact:: Kendra Briechle
Manager Center for Conservation and Development
The Conservation Fund
703-525-6300
kbriechle@conservationfund.org

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

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Platte River Habitat Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: The Partnership attempts to balance the economic needs of landowners and the ecological needs of wildlife and native grasslands.
Website:: www.PlatteHabitat.org
Contact:: Timothy Tunnell
Grasslands Manager
The Nature Conservancy
308-583-2294
ttunnell@tnc.org

Project Name:: Kaskaskia Watershed Association, Inc.
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: Federal, State and local partners joined together to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for restoration and management of the Kaskaskia River watershed.
Website:: www.swircd.org/swircd/projects/kas_Final_Report.htm
Contact:: Larry Hasheider
President
Kaskaskia Watershed Association, Inc.
618-243-5514
lhmh76@hotmail.com

Project Name:: Green Topeka Sustainable Development
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: Designed and implemented stormwater management systems that utilize vegetation to treat the volume of runoff, and to improve its quality.
Contact:: Greg Ruark
Program Manager
USDA National Agroforestry Center
256-372-4540
gruark@fs.fed.us

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:: Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Disparate and previously conflicted interests collaborated to develop a watershed-wide plan to promote ecological health, leading to the creation of the Las Cienegas National Recreation Area.
Website:: www.sonoran.org/programs/si_sdep_sonoita.html
Contact:: Jeff Williamson
CEO/President
Arizona Zoological Society, Phoenix Zoo
602-914-4325
jwilliamson@thephxzoo.com

Project Name:: French Gulch Remediation Opportunities Group
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: FROG seeks to clean up heavy metal contamination from the Wellington-Oro Mine in and around French Gulch, and to acquire mining company property for community open space and affordable housing.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/frenchgulch.html
Contact:: Tim Gagen
Breckenridge Town Manager

(970) 453-3161
timg@townofbreckenridge.com

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:: Soap Lake Science and Community Collaborative
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Science and education are bridging environmental goals and community economic development interests for the benefit of a unique natural resource.
Website:: www.thelake.org
Contact:: Jerry Vice
Chair
Soap Lake Conservancy
206-229-2066
gavice@comcast.net

Project Name:: O'ahu Conservation Partnership
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: The O’ahu Conservation Partnership is a consortium of agencies and conservation groups seeking to protect and restore natural and open spaces.
Contact:: Mr. Joshua Stanbro
Senior Project Associate
The Trust for Public Land, Hawaii Field Office
808-524-8564
josh.stanbro@tpl.org

Project Name:: Upper Snake River Land Conservation Project
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: The combined efforts of BLM, local landowners, and conservation organizations has conserved more than 14,000 acres of private land along Idaho's upper Snake River.
Contact:: Karen Rice
Idaho Falls District LWCF Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management
(208) 524-7549
karen_rice@blm.gov

Project Name:: Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: National Park Service helped partners identify important interpretive themes and stories along the trail and determine how to integrate them with the trail's alignment and design.
Website:: www.nps.gov/rtca
Contact:: Barbara Rice
RTCA Program Leader
National Park Service
(510) 817-1449
barbara_rice@nps.gov

Project Name:: Private landowners and conservation partners join to protect abandoned farmland
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: Conservation partners are working to find ways, both vegetative and non-vegetative, to permanently protect farmland soils from wind erosion after irrigation water is removed.
Website:: www.nv.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:: Liz Warner
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(775) 857-8500 x 105
liz.warner@nv.usda.gov

Project Name:: Puget Sound & Coastal WA Hatchery Reform Project
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: A science-based reform of the world’s largest salmon hatchery system to: 1) help to conserve naturally spawning salmon and steelhead populations; and 2) support sustainable fisheries.
Website:: www.hatcheryreform.org
Contact:: Michael Kern
Project Director
Long Live the Kings
206-382-9555 x 25
mkern@lltk.org

Project Name:: Restoring a Tidewater Glacial Fjord Habitat at Kenai Fjords National Park
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: To address the decline in seal and other species numbers, commercial tour operators agreed to self-regulate their activities in and around the fjords.
Contact:: Tom Ferranti
Alaska Region
National Park Service
907-644-3504

Project Name:: Siuslaw Basin Partnership
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Whole-basin restoration initiative that improves the health and vitality of water resources, and includes a monitoring and evaluation component.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/siuslawbasin.html
Contact:: Brent Davies
Director of Community and Public Forestry
Ecotrust
503-467-0761
brent@ecotrust.org

Project Name:: Threemile Canyon Farms Multi-Species Candidate Conservation Agreement
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Threemile Canyon Farms set aside nearly 22,600 contiguous acres for the Washington ground squirrel, and is working with The Nature Conservancy and Portland General Electric to manage the area.
Contact:: Rich Szlemp
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
503-231-6179
Richard_Szlemp@fws.gov

Current Conservation Programs