A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Windbreak and Air Quality
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: Demonstration sites have been created in Pennsylvania to evaluate the effects of windbreaks on odors coming from poultry, dairy and swine operations.
Contact:: Richard Shockey
Resource Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
717-237-2217
richard.shockey@pa.usda.gov

Project Name:: Honeycomb Preserve Management Plan
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: The management plan includes ecological information about the property and outlines the conservation objectives for managing the land.
Website:: www.hhlt.org
Contact:: Marlo Kovacs
Land Steward
Hudson Highlands Land Trust
(845) 424-3358
Marlo.Kovacs@hhlt.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Jupiter Inlet Natural Area
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: BLM works with federal, county, municipal, educational and non-profit groups to manage a key regional landmark in northern Palm Beach County.
Contact:: Richard Walesky
Director
Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management
561-233-2400
rwalesky@co.palm-beach.fl.us

Project Name:: Mitchell River Coalition
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: The Mitchell River Coalition came together to protect and improve the watershed and water quality of the Mitchell River.
Contact:: Dick Everhart
District Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(336) 386-8751x3
Richard.Everhart@nc.usda.gov

Project Name:: Hacienda Verde Shade Coffee Restoration Project in Puerto Rico
Location:: Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:: The landowner restored the native shading canopy of his coffee plantation for the benefit of native and endemic fish and wildlife, migratory birds, and some endangered species.
Website:: www.haciendaverde.org/
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

Project Name:: Key West Harbor Dredge Project
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: This project involves dredge and disposal operations within a highly sensitive environment, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Contact:: Audra Livergood
Resource Manager
NOAA Fisheries Habitat Conservation Division
305-595-8352
Audra.Livergood@noaa.gov

Project Name:: Tara Wildlife
Location:: Southeastern: Mississippi
Summary:: Tara Wildlife, steward of 17,000 acres of Mississippi River bottomland hardwoods, shares its management philosophy of sustainable natural resources with the public.
Website:: www.tarawildlife.com
Contact:: Gilbert Rose
Executive Director
Purvis Grange Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Tara Wildlife. A 501(c)3 Organization
(601)279-4261
gilbert@tarawildlife.com

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Missouri Department of Conservation/NRCS Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: The Missouri Department of Conservation shares office space with NRCS and assists with the application of farm bill programs.
Contact:: Roger A. Hansen
State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
573-876-0901
roger.hansen@mo.usda.gov

Project Name:: Great Plains Geographic Information Systems Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, South-Central/South-West: Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Summary:: Project facilitates collaboration, communication and reduces redundancy in GIS data development for bird habitat assessment and conservation.
Contact:: Karin Callahan
GIS Team Leader
Playa Lakes Joint Venture
(308) 382-6468 ex 38
karin.callahan@pljv.org

Project Name:: Wildlife Forever – Minnesota Twins Bass Fishing Classic
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota
Summary:: The Wildlife Forever - Minnesota Twins Bass Fishing Classic raises funds for natural resource conservation and youth education projects while promoting the conservation of Twin Cities Metro lakes.
Website:: www.wildlifeforever.org
Contact:: Pete Wuebker
Director of Marketing
Wildlife Forever
763-253-0222
pwuebker@wildlifeforever.org

Project Name:: Co-Management of the National Bison Range Complex
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Under the Annual Funding Agreement for the National Bison Range Complex, the Salish and Kotenai confederated tribes will perform services otherwise provided by FWS for fiscal years 2005 and 2006.
Website:: www.fws.gov/bisonrange/
Contact:: Clayton Matt
Natural Resources Department Head
Salish and Kootenai Tribe
406-675-2700 x7263
claytonm@cfkt.org

Project Name:: Fleshman Creek
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: In partnership with the City of Livingston and Trout Unlimited, NPS helped to design and plan a stream restoration project to provide trout spawning and rearing habitat.
Website:: www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca/news&events/ne_stories/conssucc/Trout_Habitat_Improved.html
Contact:: Gary Weiner
RTCA Montana field office
National Park Service
(406) 587-1667
gary_weiner@nps.gov

Project Name:: Horizon Farms Agricultural Preservation
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: Horizon’s 421 acres is a traditional horse farm. It is preserved by the McGinley family, Barrington Hills Conservation Trust, The Conservation Foundation, and Equestrian Land Conservation Resource.
Website:: www.bchtrust.org; www.elcr.org; www.theconservationfoundation.org
Contact:: Mary Bradford-White
President
Barrington Hills Conservation Trust
847-381-4291
MBBW0128@msn.com

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Cimarron Watershed Alliance
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The Alliance seeks to improve and maintain both the quality and quantity of water in the Cimarron watershed through collaborative community activities involving all stakeholders.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/cimarron.html
Contact:: Jim Hollis
Cimarron River Water Master
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission
(505) 376-2918
cimwater@cimarron.springercoop.com

Project Name:: Eastside Reinvestment Area
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Oklahoma
Summary:: Redevelopment design/action plans created for previously contaminated, underutilized sites in Oklahoma City using facilitated, public meetings to assure community-wide support
Website:: www.okc.gov
Contact:: Robbie Kienzle
Urban Redevelopment Specialist
Office of Economic Development
405-297-1740
robbie.kienzle@okc.gov

Project Name:: Jemez Mountains Forest/Fire Restoration Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The aim of this collaborative project is to restore forest health and fire regimes in the Jemez Mountains using science-based assessment, planning and management.
Website:: nmconservation.org
Contact:: Anne Bradley
Fire Initiative Manager
The Nature Conservancy
505-988-3867
abradley@tnc.org

Project Name:: Quivira Coalition
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The Coalition fosters ecological, economic, and social health on western landscapes through education, innovation, collaboration, and progressive public and private land stewardship.
Website:: www.quiviracoalition.org
Contact:: Courtney White
Executive Director
Quivira Coalition
(505) 820-2544
executive@quiviracoalition.org

Far West

Project Name:: Partners in Restoration
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Partners In Restoration (PIR) Permit Coordination Program makes it easier for farmers and ranchers to restore and preserve the health of their property by easing the permitting burden.
Website:: www.suscon.org
Contact:: Carolyn Remick
Program Director, Restoration on Private Lands
Sustainable Conservation
415.977.0380 x302
cremick@suscon.org

Project Name:: Creeks & Communities
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Federal-level, interagency strategy designed to foster and support grassroots action across the landscape for stewardship of wetlands and riparian areas.
Website:: www.or.blm.gov/nrst
Contact:: Laura Van Riper, PhD
Social Scientist
National Riparian Service Team
541-416-6702
laura_van_riper@or.blm.gov

Project Name:: Old Woman Mountain Preserve
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The program is developing long-term adaptive management to provide protective management for at-risk species that utilize the Preserve for resident, migratory, or linkage (corridor) habitat.
Website:: pacific.fws.gov/ea/tribal
Contact:: Scott L. Aikin
Native American Affairs Liaison, Region 1 USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
503-231-6123
scott_aikin@fws.gov

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