| Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic |
| Project Name: | Chesapeake Bay Watershed Conservation
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| Location: | Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
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| Summary: | Regional partnership works with farmers to improve agricultural practices and improve water quality within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
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| 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
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| Project Name: | Performance Based Cleanup Initiative
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| Location: | Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC
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| 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.
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| Contact: | Mr. Rick Grills
Maryland Dept. of the Environment
410-537-3398 rgrills@mde.state.md.us
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| Project Name: | Sawdust Remediation to Protect Endangered Species
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| Location: | Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
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| Summary: | Partners work to remediate the enormous sawdust waste problem in the sensitive karst area in Lee County, Virginia.
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| Contact: | Shane Hanlon
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(276) 623-1233 x 25 shane_hanlon@fws.gov
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| Southeastern |
| Project Name: | Roanoke Island Festival Park, NC Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Protection Project
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| Location: | Southeastern: North Carolina
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| 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.
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| Contact: | Chuck Wilson
Ecosystem Restoration Coordinator
US Army Corps of Engineers - Wilmington District
910-251-4746 charles.r.wilson@saw02.usace.army.mil
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| Midwest/Northern High Plains |
| Project Name: | Missouri SWCD/NRCS Partnership
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
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| Summary: | Missouri NRCS' partnership with local soil and water conservation districts is tops in reducing soil erosion and protecting water quality.
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| Contact: | Roger A. Hansen
State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
573-876-0901 roger.hansen@mo.usda.gov
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| Project Name: | Guide for South Dakota Rural Homeowners
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: South Dakota
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| 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.
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| 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
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| Project Name: | Thompson - Fisher
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
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| 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.
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| Website: | www.tpl.org |
| Contact: | Tom Sadler
Director of Program Development
Trust for Public Land
202-543-7552 tom.sadler@tpl.org
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| Project Name: | Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Initiative
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
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| Summary: | Partnership is conserving living farms in harmony with National Park Service cultural and land stewardship values, and managing farms via private leases.
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| Website: | www.cvcountryside.org |
| Contact: | Darwin Kelsey
Executive Director
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy
330-657-2532 dkelsey@cvcountryside.org
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| Project Name: | Careless Creek Watershed
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| Location: | Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
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| Summary: | The successful, voluntary participation of landowners and community groups represents the careful balance between irrigated agricultural production, water use and conservation.
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| 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
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| South-Central/South-West |
| Project Name: | Wetlands Partnership
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| Location: | South-Central/South-West: Arkansas
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| Summary: | Project converts agricultural land to public wetland and wildlife management area.
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| Contact: | Kalven L. Trice
State Conservationist
USDA/NRCS
(501) 301-3100 kalven.trice@ar.usda.gov
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| Project Name: | Southwestern Fire Learning Network
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| Location: | South-Central/South-West: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas
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| Summary: | Project goal is to accelerate restoration of fire-adapted ecosystems on private & public lands through applied science, coordination and collaboration.
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| Website: | tnc-ecomanagement.org/Fire/ |
| Contact: | Anne Bradley
Fire Initiative Manager
The Nature Conservancy
(505) 988-3867 abradley@tnc.org
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| Project Name: | Integrating Science with Resource Management: Mesa Verde National Park
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| Location: | South-Central/South-West: Colorado
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| Summary: | Partnership workshops address science needs of management of pinyon-juniper woodlands by modeling consequences of differing treatments and evaluating consequences of various actions.
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| Contact: | Christine Turner
Research Geologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-1561 cturner@usgs.gov
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| Far West |
| Project Name: | Cooperative Air Quality Workshops
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| Location: | Far West: California
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| Summary: | A series of agricultural air quality workshops were offered to San Joaquin Valley farmers to create Conservation Management Practice plans (CMPs).
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| Contact: | John Beyer
NRCS Air Quality Coordinator
Natural Resources Conservation Service
559-252-2191 john.beyer@ca.usda.gov
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| Project Name: | Olaa-Kilauea - Building Bridges by Building Fences
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| Location: | Far West: Hawaii
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| Summary: | The partnership uses inmate labor to build fences and conduct other conservation activities.
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| Website: | hawp.org/Partnerships.php |
| Contact: | Tanya Rubenstein
Partnership Coordinator
Olaa-Kilauea Partnership
(808) 985-6197 Tanya_Rubenstein@contractor.nps.gov
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| Project Name: | Integrating Desert Conservation, Visitor Services, and Public Safety
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| Location: | Far West: California
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| Summary: | Key government agencies created the California Desert Managers Group to coordinate conservation, recreation, research and other activities at a landscape scale.
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| Website: | www.dmg.gov |
| Contact: | Glen Black
Senior Environmental Scientist
California Department of Fish and Game
909-987-7449 gblack@dfg.ca.gov
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| Project Name: | Helping Indian Tribes Manage Natural Resources
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| Location: | Far West: Nevada
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| 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.
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| Contact: | Deb Prevost
Resource Conservationist
USDA NRCS
(775) 857-8500 x 144 deb.prevost@nv.usda.gov
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| Project Name: | Beatty Habitat Committee
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| Location: | Far West: Nevada
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| 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.
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| 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
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| Project Name: | Salton Sea Region Air Quality and Human Health Impacted Due to Lowering Water Level
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| Location: | Far West: California
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| Summary: | Partnership investigation that identifies best approach for habitat restoration and reduction of dust levels from exposed bottom sediments with lowered lake level.
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| Contact: | Pat Chavez
Research Scientist
U. S. Geological Survey
928-556-7221 pchavez@usgs.gov
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| Project Name: | Spokane District Packer Creek Hydrolic Restoration Project
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| Location: | Far West: Washington
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| 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.
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| Contact: | Todd Thompson
Wildlife Biologist
Bureau of Land Management, Spokane District
509-536-1241 Todd_Thompson@blm.gov
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| National |
| Project Name: | Partnership Series
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| Location: | National
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| Summary: | The Partnership Series fosters the empowerment of people and organizations working together toward sustainable landscapes, economies, and communities.
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| 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
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