Cooperative Conservation Amreica
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: Performance Based Cleanup Initiative
Location: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC
Summary: Andrews AFB and state and local agencies use a performance-based strategy to reduce costs and expedite cleanup of contaminated areas on and near the base.
Contact: Mr. Rick Grills

Maryland Dept. of the Environment
410-537-3398 rgrills@mde.state.md.us
 
Project Name: Sawdust Remediation to Protect Endangered Species
Location: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary: Partners work to remediate the enormous sawdust waste problem in the sensitive karst area in Lee County, Virginia.
Contact: Shane Hanlon
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(276) 623-1233 x 25 shane_hanlon@fws.gov
 
Southeastern
Project Name: Roanoke Island Festival Park, NC Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Protection Project
Location: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary: Using effective partnerships, we restored 5-acres of marsh, seagrass, oysters, and maritime forest, opening new doors of cooperation between agencies and non-governmental organizations.
Contact: Chuck Wilson
Ecosystem Restoration Coordinator
US Army Corps of Engineers - Wilmington District
910-251-4746 charles.r.wilson@saw02.usace.army.mil
 
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name: Missouri SWCD/NRCS Partnership
Location: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary: Missouri NRCS' partnership with local soil and water conservation districts is tops in reducing soil erosion and protecting water quality.
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: Thompson - Fisher
Location: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary: This project purchased a conservation easement to prevent subdivision and development on 142,000 acres of working forestland in the Thompson River and Fisher River valleys of northwestern Montana.
Website: www.tpl.org
Contact: Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552 tom.sadler@tpl.org
 
Project Name: Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Initiative
Location: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary: Partnership is conserving living farms in harmony with National Park Service cultural and land stewardship values, and managing farms via private leases.
Website: www.cvcountryside.org
Contact: Darwin Kelsey
Executive Director
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy
330-657-2532 dkelsey@cvcountryside.org
 
Project Name: Careless Creek Watershed
Location: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary: The successful, voluntary participation of landowners and community groups represents the careful balance between irrigated agricultural production, water use and conservation.
Website: www.epa.gov/owow/nps/Section319III/mt.HTM
Contact: Alice Wolff

Lower Musselshell Conservation District
406-323-2103 x101 alice.wolff@mt.nacdnet.net
 
South-Central/South-West
Project Name: Wetlands Partnership
Location: South-Central/South-West: Arkansas
Summary: Project converts agricultural land to public wetland and wildlife management area.
Contact: Kalven L. Trice
State Conservationist
USDA/NRCS
(501) 301-3100 kalven.trice@ar.usda.gov
 
Project Name: Southwestern Fire Learning Network
Location: South-Central/South-West: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas
Summary: Project goal is to accelerate restoration of fire-adapted ecosystems on private & public lands through applied science, coordination and collaboration.
Website: tnc-ecomanagement.org/Fire/
Contact: Anne Bradley
Fire Initiative Manager
The Nature Conservancy
(505) 988-3867 abradley@tnc.org
 
Project Name: Integrating Science with Resource Management: Mesa Verde National Park
Location: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary: Partnership workshops address science needs of management of pinyon-juniper woodlands by modeling consequences of differing treatments and evaluating consequences of various actions.
Contact: Christine Turner
Research Geologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-1561 cturner@usgs.gov
 
Far West
Project Name: Cooperative Air Quality Workshops
Location: Far West: California
Summary: A series of agricultural air quality workshops were offered to San Joaquin Valley farmers to create Conservation Management Practice plans (CMPs).
Contact: John Beyer
NRCS Air Quality Coordinator
Natural Resources Conservation Service
559-252-2191 john.beyer@ca.usda.gov
 
Project Name: Olaa-Kilauea - Building Bridges by Building Fences
Location: Far West: Hawaii
Summary: The partnership uses inmate labor to build fences and conduct other conservation activities.
Website: hawp.org/Partnerships.php
Contact: Tanya Rubenstein
Partnership Coordinator
Olaa-Kilauea Partnership
(808) 985-6197 Tanya_Rubenstein@contractor.nps.gov
 
Project Name: Integrating Desert Conservation, Visitor Services, and Public Safety
Location: Far West: California
Summary: Key government agencies created the California Desert Managers Group to coordinate conservation, recreation, research and other activities at a landscape scale.
Website: www.dmg.gov
Contact: Glen Black
Senior Environmental Scientist
California Department of Fish and Game
909-987-7449 gblack@dfg.ca.gov
 
Project Name: Helping Indian Tribes Manage Natural Resources
Location: Far West: Nevada
Summary: The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe recently completed a Comprehensive Resource Management Plan with the assistance of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service on their 475,000 acre Reservation.
Contact: Deb Prevost
Resource Conservationist
USDA NRCS
(775) 857-8500 x 144 deb.prevost@nv.usda.gov
 
Project Name: Beatty Habitat Committee
Location: Far West: Nevada
Summary: The Committee is developing a trails project along the Amargosa River in Oasis Valley meant to enhance tourism and protect the Amargosa toad as well as other native plants and animals.
Website: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/beattyhabitat.html
Contact: Jim Moore
Oasis Valley Project Manager
The Nature Conservancy
(702) 737-8744, Ext. 19 jmoore@tnc.org
 
Project Name: Salton Sea Region Air Quality and Human Health Impacted Due to Lowering Water Level
Location: Far West: California
Summary: Partnership investigation that identifies best approach for habitat restoration and reduction of dust levels from exposed bottom sediments with lowered lake level.
Contact: Pat Chavez
Research Scientist
U. S. Geological Survey
928-556-7221 pchavez@usgs.gov
 
Project Name: Spokane District Packer Creek Hydrolic Restoration Project
Location: Far West: Washington
Summary: Partners worked together to restore the hydrology and associated wetland complexes of Packer Creek, while still maintaining livestock forage production, wildlife habitat and watershed needs.
Contact: Todd Thompson
Wildlife Biologist
Bureau of Land Management, Spokane District
509-536-1241 Todd_Thompson@blm.gov
 
National
Project Name: Partnership Series
Location: National
Summary: The Partnership Series fosters the empowerment of people and organizations working together toward sustainable landscapes, economies, and communities.
Website: www.ntc.blm.gov/partner
Contact: Richard Whitley
National Stewardship & Partnership Coordinator
USDI Bureau of Land Management (WO-170)
541-618-2305 Richard_Whitley@blm.gov