A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Great Bay Partnership Land and Waterfowl Conservation
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: Using a partnership-developed conservation plan, nearly 7,000 acres of wetlands and uplands adjoining New Hampshire’s Great Bay estuary have been protected.
Website:: www.nature.org/wherewework/fieldguide/projectprofiles/gbe.html
Contact:: Peter Wellenberger
Manager Great Bay NERR
NH Fish and Game Department
603-868-1095
pwellenberger@nhfgd.org

Project Name:: Saratoga Development and Conservation Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: The goal of the project was to utilize the conservation subdivision technique in a manner that preserves land for farming, scenic vistas, and open space for recreational trails and wildlife corridors.
Contact:: Lisa Nagle
Principal
Elan Planning & Design
518-306-3702
lnagle@elanpd.com

Project Name:: Escobar's Highland Farm
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: After years of hard work, Aquidneck Land Trust reached a monumental agreement with Louis and Jane Escobar to acquire the deed to development rights on 75 contiguous acres of the Portsmouth farm.
Website:: www.AquidneckLandTrust.org
Contact:: Edward Clement
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401-849-2799
tclement@ailt.org

Project Name:: Downeast Initiative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: This pilot project, in collaboration with fisheries in other parts of the Gulf of Maine, can serve as a model for developing sustainable, resilient co-management of marine resources.
Contact:: Dr. James Wilson
Professor, School of Marine Sciences
University of Maine
207-581-4368
jwilson@maine.edu

Project Name:: Experiments to Evaluate Sea Turtle Mitigation Measures in the Pelagic Longline Fishery
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: The partnership project resulted in the successful development of fishing techniques that significantly reduce sea turtle interaction with pelagic longline gear.
Website:: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mediacenter/turtles/
Contact:: John Watson
NOAA Harvesting Team Leader
NOAA
228-762-4591
John.Watson@noaa.gov

Project Name:: Mill Creek Watershed
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: The Mill Creek Watershed Project works with local governments, agencies, farmers and citizens to improve water quality, streamside habitat and stormwater issues.
Website:: www.millcreekwatershed.org
Contact:: Mike Lovegreen
District Manager
Bradford County Conservation District, Stoll Natural Resources Center
570-265-5539
mike.lovegreen@pa.nacdnet.net

Southeastern

Project Name:: Restoring Shaded Coffee Plantations in Puerto Rico
Location:: Southeastern: Puerto Rico
Summary:: Project provides incentives and assistance to coffee growers to return “sun” coffee plantations to shade, improving environment and wildlife habitat.
Website:: www.fws.gov/caribbean-ecoteam/shade_coffee_FS.pdf
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

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

Project Name:: Suwannee River Partnership
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: The Partnership is working with producers to improve river water quality through a voluntary program of Best Management Practices (BMP) and verification.
Website:: mysuwanneeriver.com
Contact:: Jeffrey Woods
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Natural Resources Conservation Service
352-338-9515
jeffrey.woods@fl.usda.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:: Mapping Invasive Leafy Spurge with Remote Sensing
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota
Summary:: This partnership develops remote sensing and modeling for detecting, mapping, and predicting infestations of leafy spurge on the Northern Great Plains.
Contact:: Susan Stitt
Physical Scientist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-202-4351
susan_stitt@usgs.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Upper San Pedro Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A consortium comprised of 21 local, state and federal agencies and organizations whose goal is to ensure an adequate long-term groundwater supply for both residents and the Upper San Pedro River.
Website:: www.usppartnership.com/index.html
Contact:: Carl Robie
Outreach Committee Chair
Upper San Pedro Partnership
(520) 559-3708

Project Name:: Malpai Borderlands Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona, New Mexico
Summary:: The rancher-led partnership is protecting privately-owned land and working landscapes through easements, grass-banking and habitat restoration.
Website:: www.malpaiborderlandsgroup.org
Contact:: Bill McDonald
Director
Malpai Borderlands Group
520-558-2475
malpaimule@vtc.net

Project Name:: Landmark Grand Canyon Conservation Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: The Conservation Fund and Grand Canyon Trust are protecting nearly 900,000 acres stretching from the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
Website:: www.conservationfund.org
Contact:: Mike Ford

The Conservation Fund
(702) 990-3540
MikeFordTCF@aol.com

Project Name:: Arizona OHV Inventory Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: Interagency comprehensive inventory of existing OHV routes on FS, BLM, State Trust Lands in AZ.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/ohv/
Contact:: Jerry Ingersoll
OHV Program Leader
USDA Forest Service
202-205-0931
jingersoll@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Phelps Dodge/Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: After almost 80 years of litigation, Phelps Dodge parted company with the many non-Indian parties to settle water rights claims in 1998 with the Gila River Indian Community in Central Arizona.
Contact:: Bill Cobb
Director - Environment Department
Phelps Dodge Corporation
(602) 366-8100
wcobb@phelpsdodge.com

Far West

Project Name:: O'ahu Conservation Partnership
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: The O’ahu Conservation Partnership is a consortium of agencies and conservation groups seeking to protect and restore natural and open spaces.
Contact:: Mr. Joshua Stanbro
Senior Project Associate
The Trust for Public Land, Hawaii Field Office
808-524-8564
josh.stanbro@tpl.org

Project Name:: Multi-State Sage-grouse Conservation Initiative
Location:: Far West: California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, South-Central/South-West: Colorado, Utah
Summary:: A broadly-based cooperative effort utilizing working groups at the local level to restore habitats and rebuild populations of sage-grouse and other sagebrush-dependent wildlife across the West.
Contact:: Kathleen Clarke
Director USDI
Bureau of Land Management
202-208-3801
kathleen_clarke@blm.gov

National

Project Name:: Cooperative Community-Based Habitat Restoration
Location:: National
Summary:: The partnership provides the framework for FishAmerica, NOAA and local organizations to restore marine and anadromous fish habitat by providing necessary technical and financial support.
Website:: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/fishamerica.html
Contact:: Johanna Laderman
Managing Director
FishAmerica
703-519-9691
jladerman@asafishing.org

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

Current Conservation Programs