A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: NYC Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, New York
Summary:: New York City, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), agricultural producers, and others address non-point source pollution through voluntary programs that protect stream corridors and working land.
Website:: www.nycwatershed.org
Contact:: Larry Beckhardt
Program Director
NYC Department of
718-595-4139
lbeckhardt@dep.nyc.gov

Project Name:: Lick Run Project - Chancellorsville, VA
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: After a year-long struggle to prevent the upzoning of land connected with the 1863 battle of Chancellorsville, preservation groups joined forces with local government to create a battlefield park.
Website:: www.chancellorsville.org
Contact:: Jim Campi
Policy and Communications Director
Civil War Preservation Trust
202-367-1861
jcampi@civilwar.org

Project Name:: Critical Habitat of Endangered Piping Plover Preserved
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: Aquidneck Land Trust secured a 23-acre conservation agreement with the Norman Bird Sanctuary to preserve critical estuarine & marshland habitat of endangered piping plover.
Website:: www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:: Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401-849-2799 x12
tclement@ailt.org

Project Name:: Living Learning Collaborative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts
Summary:: Education that brings out the greatness in each of us in harmony with Life on Earth
Contact:: Mary Beth Merritt
Director

(413) 528-4262 x12345
fourwindsfarmgb@aol.com

Project Name:: Preservation of Escobar's Highland Farm, one of last dairy farms in Rhode Island
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: ALT raised $3 million to secure a 75-acre conservation agreement to protect Escobor's farm on Aquidneck Island. Critical partners: USDA-NRCS, State of Rhode Island, & Town of Portsmouth.
Website:: www.aquidnecklandtrust.org
Contact:: Edward S. Clement, Jr., Esq.
Executive Director
Aquidneck Land Trust
401-849-2799 x12
tclement@ailt.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

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Conservation Security Program in the St. Joseph Watershed
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
Summary:: The Conservation Security Program in the St. Joseph watershed rewards agricultural landowners for superior conservation and stewardship practices.
Website:: www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cspstjoe.html
Contact:: Robin Ryan
District Administrator
Hillsdale County Conservation District
517-849-9890 x 191
robin.ryan@mi.nacdnet.net

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:: Flathead Forestry Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: The project promotes community trust and collaborative processes, ensures forest and ecosystem health, and provides for a sustainable resource-based economy within the region.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/flatheadforest.html
Contact:: Carol Daly

Flathead Forestry Project
(406) 892-8155
cdaly1@centurytel.net

South-Central/South-West

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

Far West

Project Name:: Endangered Species Conservation Partnership
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: Marine Corps links training maneuvers to conservation by using amphibious assault vehicles to control invasive plant species to help restore the Hawaiian stilt.
Website:: www.fws.gov/endangered/pubs/marines.html
Contact:: Mr. Jeff Mikulina
Director
Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter
808-538-6616
mikulina@lava.net

Project Name:: Hells Canyon Initiative
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Following a dramatic, disease-caused, die-off, NGO, tribal, state, and federal partners worked cooperatively to restore wild sheep to Hells Canyon.
Contact:: Raymond Lee
President
Foundation for North American Wild Sheep
(307) 527-6261
rlee@fnaws.org

Project Name:: Suisun Marsh Managed Wetlands Enhancement Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Thanks to a major NAWCA grant, the Suisun Marsh Managed Wetlands Enhancement Project will help enhance and restore water quality at one of California's largest and most important natural wetlands.
Contact:: Steve Chappell
Executive Director
Suisun Resource Conservation District
707-425-9302
SRCD@Direcway.com

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:: Business Alliance for Sustainable Energy
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: A joint project of 3EStrategies and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council. The goal is to create and expand sustainable energy projects and firms in Central Oregon.
Website:: www.3estrategies.org
Contact:: Cylvia Hayes
Executive Director
3EStrategies
541.617.9013
info@3estrategies.org

Project Name:: Upper Joseph Watershed
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Watershed restoration is bridging boundaries between public and private lands, bringing socioeconomic benefits to the community and improving conditions for multiple endangered species.
Contact:: Diane Snyder
Executive Director
Wallowa Resources
541-426-8053
diane@wallowaresources.org

National

Project Name:: Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
Location:: National
Summary:: Western Regional Air Partnership produces technical analyses, policies, and integrated, consensus solutions for addressing regional haze in the West.
Website:: www.wrapair.org
Contact:: Patrick Cummins
WRAP Co-Director
Air Quality Program Mgr, Western Governors Association
303-623-9378
pcummins@westgov.org

Project Name:: Return of the Wild Turkey in North America
Location:: National
Summary:: The National Wild Turkey Federation worked with its partners to restore wild turkeys to all suitable habitat across North America.
Website:: www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/history_of_hunting.html
Contact:: Rob Keck
Chief Executive Officer
National Wild Turkey Federation
803-637-3106
pgoad@nwtf.net

Project Name:: Programs studying climate change, invasive species, and bald cypress swamp distribution
Location:: National
Summary:: Over 50 people volunteer to collect data in North America and Eurasia on growth and distribution of wetlands invasive species: purple loosestrife.
Website:: www.nwrc.gov/special/purplel/index.htm
Contact:: Beth A. Middleton
Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey
337-266-8618
beth_middleton@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Tools and Techniques for Assessing the Risk of Aquatic Invaders
Location:: National
Summary:: The partnership has developed a dynamic alert system that helps natural resource managers manage the impact of invasive species on native species and habitats.
Website:: nas.er.usgs.gov
Contact:: Sharon K. Gross
Program Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey
703-648-4076
sgross@usgs.gov

Current Conservation Programs