Case Studies

Case Studies by Year

• 2011

  BLM

  • Tanya Bullock, Lead IT Specialist & Systems Administrator, Vernal Field Office, Green River District, UT, Green River District/Vernal Field Office Building Rewiring and Move to Voice Over IP

  • Julie Clark, Park Ranger, Headwaters Forest Reserve, CA, Outdoors Cool! A Project for Kids to Explore Their Own Backyard

  • Eric Geisler, Alaska Forestry Lead, Alaska State Office, AK, Village Biomass in Alaskan Native Communities

  • Cheryl Mandich, Wildlife Biologist, Casper Field Office, WY, Building a Native Plant Materials Program

  • Laura Thompson-Olais, Acting Manager, Ironwood Forest National Monument, AZ, Partnering and Networking at Ironwood Forest National Monument

  NPS

  • Polly Angelakis, Site Manager, Glen Echo Park and Clara Barton National Historical Site, MD, Glen Echo Park Partnerships

  • Thomas Baker, Park Ranger, Keweenaw National Historical Park, MI, Copper Country Trail National Byway Committee

  • Linda Drees, Manager, Partnerships and New Initiatives, Natural Resource Program Center, CO, Project WET Partnership: Reinforcing the Culture of National Parks through Water Education

  • Laura Harvey, Education Specialist, National Capital Region, DC, 2nd Nature: A Partnership with the National Park Service and Latin America Youth Center

  • Andrea Irland, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Rivers, Trails, Conservation Assistance Program, Ohio Field Office, OH, Jefferson County Trail and Greenway Vision

  • Le'alani Schaumburg, Community Planner, Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program, CO, Summer of Service 2011: A Partnership of NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Areas, Groundwork Denver, Colorado Youth Corps Association, and AmeriCorps NCCC

  USFS

  • Amanda Cundiff, Partnership Liaison for the Pacific Southwest Region, Pacific Southwest Region, CA, Vallejo People's Garden: A Partnership Success Story

  • Sarah Levy, Volunteer and Service Program Coordinator, Region 6, Public and Legislative Affairs, CA, Interactive GIS: An All-Lands Approach to Partnerships and Volunteerism

  • Lori McKean, Visitor Services, Grey Towers National Historic Site, PA, Grey Towers National Historic Site: Perpetuating the Pinchot Family Conservation Legacy

  • Michelle Mitchell, Partnership, Volunteer and Service Programs, Southern Region, GA, Positioning Relationships for Success

  • Tricia Suchodolski, Knowledge Management Officer, Knowledge Sharing and Conservation, Washington Office, DC, Forest Service Knowledge Management: Knowledge, Sharing and Conservation

  USFWS

  • Steven Krentz, Great Plains FHP Coordinator / Supervisor, Missouri River Conservation Office, ND, Great Plains Fish Habitat Partnership

• 2010

  BLM

  • Tracy Albrecht, Interpretive Specialist, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, CA, Cahuilla Tewanet Vista Point-Santa Rosa Wilderness

  • Marcia deChadenedes, Outreach and Partnership Coordinator, California Coastal National Monument, CA, Technological Opportunities for Community Collaboration

  • Marietta Eaton, NLCS Science Advisor, Headquarters Office, DC, Decade of Discovery: A Network for Science

  • Chris Heppe, Headwaters Manager, Arcata Field Office, CA, Headwaters Forest Reserve 'Friends' Network

  • Dave Johnson, Archaeologist and Tribal Liaison, Arcata Field Office, CA, The North Coast Digital Heritage Project

  • John Kurtz, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Shoshone Field Office, ID, Trails Coordinator Evolution

  • Mark Lambert, Monument Manager, Tucson Field Office, AZ, Partnering and Networking at the Ironwood Forest National Monument

  • Kalem Lenard, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Royal Gorge Field, CO, Friends of Texas Creek Off-Highway-Vehicle Area

  • Rachel Sowards Thompson, Interpretive Specialist, King Range National Conservation Area, CA, King Range Partners Make It Happen

  • Dan Westermeyer, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Carson City District, NV, Partnerships for Recreation-Minera County

  USFS

  • Nancy Ruthenbeck, Forest Recreation, Lands, and Minerals Officer, Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument, CA, Giant Sequoia National Monument Association

   

• 2009

  BLM

  • Joe Ashor, Manager, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, OR, Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area: Education Outreach Initiative

  • Rene Berkhoudt, Monument Manager, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Saddle Up and Ride: Equestrian Backcountry Patrol Initiative

  • James Foote, Monument Manager, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, CA, Creating Monumental Visibility: Let's Be Friends

  • Holly Hampton, Monument Manager, Craters of the Moon National Monumment, ID, Walking the Walk: How Effective Interagency Communication Can Help Get Things Done

  • Rick Hanks, Manager, California Coastal National Monument, CA, Northern California Coast Geotourism Stewardship Council: Network for a Shared Future

  • Rich Hanson, Acting Monument Manager, Sonoran Desert National Monument, AZ, NLCS Networking the Last Landscapes: Sustainable Places -- Extraordinary People

  • Howard Hunter, Manager, Cascade Siskiyou National Monument, OR, Science & Monitoring Network

  • Barbara Keleher, NLCS Lead, Nevada State Office, NV, Developing Assistance Agreements & Contracts

  • Karen Tucker, Manager, Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, CO, Gunnison Gorge NCA Friends Network: Connections that Work!

  • Faye Winters, Field Office Biologist, BLM Jackson Field Office, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area