A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Protecting New Jersey's Sourland Region
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: D&R Greenway Land Trust and multiple partners have protected over 3,500 acres of habitat and natural resources in central New Jersey’s Sourlands region – with more preservation projects to come.
Website:: www.drgreenway.org
Contact:: Linda J. Mead
Executive Director
D&R Greenway Land Trust
609-924-4646
lmead@drgreenway.org

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:: Skaneateles Lake
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: The City of Syracuse established the Skaneateles Lake Watershed Agricultural Program (SLWAP) in 1994, as an alternative to a costly filtration system required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Contact:: Kristen Pelhan Skopeck
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(315) 477-6524
kristen.skopeck@ny.usda.gov

Project Name:: Land Trust/Municipal Partnerships for Conservation
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Land trust works cooperatively with local planning boards to accept title to designated open spaces and manage them for their natural resources and public access.
Website:: www.gwrlt.org
Contact:: Susan Lamb
Director of Development
Great Works Regional Land Trust
(207) 646-3604
susanlamb@gwrlt.org

Project Name:: Octoraro Creek Watershed Restoration and Protection
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania, Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Restoration project focuses on wetlands and streams owned by Older Order Amish, and assists these watershed stakeholders through educational outreach to create sustainable farms and farm practices.
Website:: www.owanet.com
Contact:: Pat Fasano
Secretary
Octararo Creek Watershed Association
717-529-2132
owa1@epix.net

Southeastern

Project Name:: Pine Mountain Georgia
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: The Ida Cason Callaway Foundation Preserve adjoins Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park with rare Montane Longleaf Pine. A conservation easement was sold to the State to maintain this land in forest use.
Contact:: LuAnn Craighton
Director of Land Stewardship
Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, Callaway Gardens
706-663-5192
LCraighton@callawaygardens.com

Project Name:: Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science in Tampa Bay
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Scientists collaborate across disciplines to acquire scientific data on Tampa Bay that will help managers conserve and protect its resources.
Website:: gulfsci.usgs.gov/tampabay
Contact:: Holly Greening
Senior Scientist
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
727-893-2765
hgreening@tbep.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Partners for Grassland Stewardship
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota
Summary:: To create a collaborative framework for grasslands management, build consensus on grasslands public policy issues, and provide resources to stakeholders for innovative grasslands stewardship.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/pgs.html
Contact:: Dave Pieper
Supervisor
Dakota Prairie Grasslands
(701) 250-4443
dpieper@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Yaak Valley Forest Council
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: The Council seeks to protect the last remaining roadless cores in the Yaak Valley, support the development of a sustainable local economy, and encourage dialogue among polarized groups.
Website:: www.yaakvalley.org
Contact:: Robyn King
Executive Director
Yaak Valley Forest Council
(406) 295-9736
info@yaakvalley.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Louisiana Coastal Area Land Change Study Group
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary:: Multi-year, multi-agency coastal restoration and rehabilitation project responding to loss of 1,900 square miles of coastal land and marsh during the 20th century.
Website:: lca.gov/
Contact:: James B. Johnston
Biologist
U.S. Geological Survey
337-266-8556
jimmy_johnston@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Eagle River Assembly
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The Assembly addresses legal property interests in the Eagle River Basin while preserving the quality of life and outstanding environmental conditions present in the Eagle River.
Website:: nps.sonoran.org/cs_eaglerv.htm
Contact:: Chris Treese

(970) 945-8522
ctreese@crwcd.org

Project Name:: Las Humanas
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: Las Humanas is working to develop and sustain a local workforce to restore and care for the natural resources of the Manzano Mountains region.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/humanas.html
Contact:: George Ramirez
Chairman
Las Humanas
(505) 847-0736
n/a

Far West

Project Name:: Indian Creek Restoration/City Center Revitalization
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Caldwell’s downtown revitalization plan uses restoration of Indian Creek as the catalyst for a sustainable community with ecological integrity and economic vitality.
Website:: www.caldwellonline.org/Indian_Creek.htm
Contact:: Dennis Cannon
Caldwell Redevelopment Coordinator
City of Caldwell
208-455-4736
dcannon@ci.caldwell.id.us

Project Name:: Moose Creek Fish Passage Restoration Project
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: A man-made waterfall blocked salmon from quality habitat. The Chickaloon Tribe lead a restoration project to reconstruct a natural river channel bypassing the waterfall.
Contact:: Jessica Dryden
Moose Creek Project Coordinator
Chickaloon Village Environmental Protection Program
907-745-0737

Project Name:: Conserving the Truckee River Canyon
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Mission is to implement local public-private collaborative solutions to protect and improve water quality and biological resources for the Truckee River watershed.
Contact:: Lisa Wallace
Executive Director
Truckee River Watershed Council
(530) 550-8760
lwallace@truckeeriverwc.org

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:: Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Protection Program
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Cooperative agreement to control river flows for fall Chinook salmon to maximize spawning and rearing conditions in mid-Columbia River, while maintaining flexibility of hydroelectric dam operators.
Website:: www.gcpud.org/stewardship.htm
Contact:: Linda Jones

Grant County Public Utility District
509-754-5037
ljones1@gcpud.org

Project Name:: Transforming Development via Sea Grant Extension
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: Hawaii Sea Grant Program lent neutrality & credibility to Federal tech assistance, allowing local parties with differing views to collaborate effectively on a better approach to community development.
Website:: www.soest.hawaii.edu/SEAGRANT/theme/cce/themeteam2.php
Contact:: Gordon Grau
Director
University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
808-956-7031
sgdir@hawaii.edu

National

Project Name:: National Fish Habitat Initiative (NFHI)
Location:: National
Summary:: NFHI is a nationwide aquatic habitat health strategy that harnesses the energies, expertise and existing partnerships of state and federal agencies and conservation organizations.
Website:: www.fishhabitat.org
Contact:: Eric Schwaab
Resource Director
International Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
202-624-7890
eschwaab@iafwa.org

Project Name:: National Park Trust
Location:: National
Summary:: The National Park Trust is the only land conservancy uniquely dedicated to preserving America’s national system of parks, wildlife refuges, and historic monuments.
Website:: www.parktrust.org/
Contact:: Paul C. Pritchard
President
National Park Trust
301-279-7275x11
paul@parktrust.org

Current Conservation Programs