A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Conservation
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Summary:: Regional partnership works with farmers to improve agricultural practices and improve water quality within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Website:: www.fsa.usda.gov/dafp/cepd/state_updates.htm
Contact:: Charles K. Chadwell
CREP Program Manager
USDA Farm Service Agency
202-720-7674
charles.chadwell@wdc.usda.gov

Project Name:: Vermont Family Forests Community Forests Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:: The Vermont Family Forests Partnership has created The Little Hogback Community Forest LLC, made up of 16 area residents who will collectively own and manage a 115-acre, conserved forest in VT.
Website:: www.familyforests.org
Contact:: Deb Brighton
Project Leader
Vermont Family Forests
802-453-7728
info@familyforests.org

Project Name:: Old Inlet Terrapin Habitat Enhancement Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Delaware
Summary:: The goal of the Old Inlet Terrapin Habitat Enhancement Project is to restore nesting habitat for the Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin).
Website:: www.coastalamerica.gov
Contact:: MQ Riding
Director of Communications
Conectiv Energy
302-451-5528
mq.riding@conectiv.com

Project Name:: Sterling Forest
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Vermont
Summary:: Headwaters to Sterling Falls Gorge protected by 2,150-acre land purchase by Friends of Sterling Valley and the Sterling Falls Gorge Natural Area Trust.
Contact:: Gar Anderson

(802) 253-9035
gander07@realtor.com

Project Name:: Bridge Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: This project restored tidal flows to a 40-acre degraded salt marsh, improving habitat for a variety of estuarine organisms by replacing undersized culverts with larger, properly sized culverts.
Contact:: Georgeann Keer
Project Manager
MA Coastal Zone Management, Wetlands Restoration Program
617-626-1246
georgeann.keer@state.ma.us

Project Name:: Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Public & private partners at all levels collaborating to protect, interpret & promote the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, a congressionally-designated National Heritage Area
Website:: www.ShenandoahAtWar.org
Contact:: Howard Kittell
Executive Director
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
540-740-4545
hkittell@svbf.net

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:: North Carolina Sandhills Conservation Partnership
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: The Partnership is a cooperative effort to restore the natural longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystem on military, state and private lands in the North Carolina Sandhills
Contact:: Mr. Rick Studenmund
Sandhills Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
910-246-0300
rstudenmund@tnc.org

Project Name:: Arnold Air Force Base Conservation Core Team
Location:: Southeastern: Tennessee
Summary:: A Conservation Core Team initiated by Arnold AFB is helping restore and protect listed species and important habitat on Tennessee’s southeastern Highland Rim.
Contact:: Sally Rollins Palmer
Science Program Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy
931-840-8881
spalmer@tnc.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Missouri Quail Habitat Initiative
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: Enhance northern bobwhite and associated grassland bird populations on private lands in north Missouri in cooperation with landowners, producers and other partners.
Contact:: Jef Hodges
Regional Director
Quail Unlimited, Inc.
660-885-7057
bobwhite@iland.net

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:: Southern Arkansas Environmental Improvement Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arkansas
Summary:: A complex partnership has significant success conducting outreach, monitoring cleanups, and conducting compliance inspections of past and present oil fields.
Contact:: Gary Looney
Manager-Permitting and Field Services
Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission
870-862-4965
gary@aogc.state.ar.us

Far West

Project Name:: West Eugene Wetlands Partnership
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: An eight-organization partnership has implemented land acquisition, habitat restoration, environmental education and recreation facilities development over a 13-year period.
Website:: www.ci.eugene.or.us/parks/wetlands/
Contact:: Eric N. Wold
Wetlands Program Supervisor
City of Eugene, Parks and Open Spaces
(541) 682-4888
eric.n.wold@ci.eugene.or.us

Project Name:: Oasis Valley Project
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: The town of Beatty, Nevada partnered with The Nature Conservancy to craft a conservation strategy that prevented the endangered species listing for an endemic toad.
Website:: www.amargosatoad.com
Contact:: Jim Moore
Oasis Valley Project Manager
The Nature Conservancy
702-737-8744
jmoore@tnc.org

Project Name:: Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: Protection of humpback whales is enhanced through a State/Federal management partnership.
Contact:: Jeffrey Walters, Ph.D.
Sanctuary Co-manager
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale NMS/Department of Land & Natural Resources
808-587-0106
Jeffrey.S.Walters@hawaii.gov

Project Name:: Nez Perce Reforestation
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: This project planted native trees as part of AMERICAN FORESTS’ Global ReLeaf program to reforest burned areas in Nez Perce Woods Property.
Website:: www.americanforest.org
Contact:: Deborah Gangloff
Executive Director
American Forests
(202) 737-1944
info@amfor.org

Project Name:: Dry Creek Quarry Restoration
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Since 2004, Sequoia Riverlands Trust has been restoring natural stream flows, recontouring disturbed areas, seeding native grasses and planting oak and sycamore trees at this former gravel mine.
Website:: www.sequoiariverlands.org
Contact:: Hilary Dustin
Land Steward
Sequoia Riverlands Trust
559.738.0211
hilary@sequoiariverlands.org

Project Name:: Audubon California Landowner Stewardship Program
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Audubon California works with farmers and ranchers in the Sacramento Valley to implement restoration projects in a manner compatible with existing agricultural operations.
Website:: ca.audubon.org/LSP/Willow_Slough.htm
Contact:: Vance Russell
Program Director
Audubon California
530-795-2921
vrussell@audubon.org

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