Partnership Success Stories

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Ensuring Healthy Watersheds

• Illinois - Cooperation Gets it Done, Lake Shelbyville, IL
• Nature Conservancy - Green River Lake and TNC Sustainable Rivers Project, Green River Lake, KY
• USGS - Partnerships -- Water Management Committee, John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir, VA
• The Corps and Watershed Councils
• The West Eugene Wetlands Partnership
• NRCS - Watershed Alliance at Rathbun Lake, Rathbun Lake, IA

  Helping the Environment

• Chouteau Island in the Confluence Greenway
• Nature Conservancy - BLM - Fern Ridge Lake and TNC partner to protect Fenders blue butterfly, Fern Ridge Lake, OR
• NWTF - Habitat Improvements with the National Wild Turkey Federation at Raystown Lake, Raystown Lake, PA
• USFWS - Ducks Unlimited - Partners Assist in Wetland Restoration and Enhancement at Raystown Lake, Raystown Lake, PA
• Ducks Unlimited - Partners in Wetlands, Arkabutla Lake, MS
• Pennsylvania - Partnerships in Grouse and Woodcock Management at Raystown Lake, Raystown Lake, PA
• Pennsylvania - Stream Restoration Project Improves Habitat, Raystown Lake, PA
• USFWS - Tennessee - Tombigbee Wildlife Mitigation Project, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, MS
• Alska - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and BLM Fire Ecologists Put Fire to Beneficial Use in Alaska, Chena River Lakes, AK
• Idaho - Walking Through the Pines at Dworshak, Dworshak Reservoir, ID

  Protecting Wildlife

• A History of Lake Monitoring with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Bald Eagles Thrive in the Kansas City District
• NRCS - Focus on Pheasants, Harlan County Lake, NE
• Genesee Valley Audubon Society partners with Corps of Engineers
• Pennsylvania - Hammond Lake Fish Habitat Improvements, Tioga-Hammond Lakes, PA
• USFWS - Ducks Unlimited - Haserway Management Area, Grenada Lake, MS
• Making an Environmental Difference with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Oregon Cascades Birding Trail
• Pennsylvania - Partners Assist in the Reintroduction of Osprey at Raystown Lake, Raystown Lake, PA
• Piping Plover Recovery on the Missouri River
• BSA - Southeast Colorado Power Association, the Colorado State Parks, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Plant Trees for Eagles, John Martin Reservoir, CO
• Ducks Unlimited - Springdale Wildlife Management Area, Enid Lake, MS
• Water Bugs in Pittsburgh
• NWTF - Pheasants Forever - Wildlife Organizations and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers create turkey and pheasant habitat, John Martin Reservoir, CO

  Creating New Recreational Opportunities

• Annual Joint Management Meeting, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/State of West Virginia
• Illinois - Army - Navy, Lake Shelbyville, IL
• Connecticut - Corps and Nutmeg RC Flyers "Team Up to Clean Up", Thomaston Dam, CT
• BASS - Corps of Engineers upgrades popular Lake Lanier facility, Lake Sidney Lanier, GA
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones - Confluence Point State Park
• US Justice - Bureau of Prisons - Federal Inmate Labor Program Partners - Federal Agencies, Carlyle Lake, IL
• Navy Seabees Storm The Beaches of Shenango Lake, Shenango River Lake, PA
• USFS - Buereau of Prisons - US Justice - Recreation Improvements Through Partnerships, East Branch Clarion River Lake, PA
• Mississippi - Thunder On Water Safe Boating Festival, Grenada Lake, MS
• Massachusetts - Tully Lake Campground Resurrected, Tully Lake, MA

  Creating and Improving Trails

• Pennsylvania - ATV Riders Find A Home, Shenango River Lake, PA
• Kansas - Briggs Automotive, Flatlander Jeep Club, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Combine Functionality with Recreation, Tuttle Creek Lake, KS
• California Army Corps Training Reaches 100 Rangers
• Illinois Mountain Bikiing - Central Illinois Mountain Bicycling Association, Lake Shelbyville, IL
• Pennsylvania - Conemaugh Line of the West Penn Trail: Partners mix recreation with history and nature, Conemaugh River Lake, PA
• Eugene-To-Pacific Crest Trail - Dexter Bridge
• IMBA And The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Bring New Trail Opportunities To Central California, Hensley Lake, CA
• IMBA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tackle Texas, Georgetown Lake, TX
• IMBA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tackle Texas, Canyon Lake, TX
• IMBA - Join the Army - Build Trails in Iowa, Rathbun Lake, IA
• Florida Department of Transportation - LOST without Partnerships - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partners with multiple agencies to improve facilities along the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, Okeechobee Lake, FL
• More Singletrack at Alabama's Allatoona Lake, Allatoona Lake, GA
• IMBA - North Dakota Demo Trail a Success, Sakakawea Lake, ND
• Mississippi - Partners on Two Wheels: Let’s Ride Out to the Lake!, Sardis Lake, MS
• IMBA - Partnership Formed at Pennsylvania's Raystown Lake, Raystown Lake, PA
• North Dakota - Partnership Leads to Expansion of National Trail, Ashtabula Lake, ND
• IMBA - Partnership Leads to First Legal Metro New Orleans Singletrack, Bonnet Carre Spillway, LA
• North Carolina Department of Transportation - Rails to Trails Partnership, B. Everett Jordan Lake, NC
• IMBA - Strong Cyclist - Army Corps Partnership Leads to New Trails in Illinois, Farmdale Dam, IL
• IMBA - Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew Digs in at Columbus, OH, Alum Creek Lake, OH
• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Helps Make New Trail System Possible
• IMBA - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and IMBA Initiate New Trail System in Southern Alabama, Claiborne Lake, AL
• Kansas - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hamm Companies, Kansas A.T.V. Association, and the NE Kansas Sport Motorcycles Club, Perry Lake, KS
• IMBA - Ukiah Trails Upgraded, Mendocino Lake, CA
• Arkansas - US Army Corps of Engineers and Alcoa Foundation -Gum Springs Plant Renovate Arlie Moore Trail on DeGray Lake, Degray Lake, AR

  Enhancing Tourism

• The Great Lakes of Georgia
• Kansas - US Army Corps of Engineers and Partners Produce Milford Lake Brochure, Milford Lake, KS

  Preserving History

• Colorado - Historic Organizations and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Create Historic Monument Site, John Martin Reservoir, CO
• Leech Lake USACE Supports "The Great Anishinabe Canoe Race"
• Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Brochure
• Montana - T.-Rex at Fort Peck Lake, Fort Peck Project, MT
• Kansas - Unearthing the Past at Kanopolis Lake, Kanopolis Lake, KS

  Expanding Learning Opportunities

• Building Future Engineers
• Colorado Division of Wildlife and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers teach Environmental Science to Local Teachers, John Martin Reservoir, CO
• Free as a bird… Hundreds of kids test their angling skills at Ronnie VanZant Park during a free fishing derby.
• San Francisco - Going with the Flow at the Bay Model, S F Bay Model Regional Visitor Center, CA
• Mississippi - Helping Make Education Fun in an Outdoor Classroom, Sardis Lake, MS
• Jacksonville District Employees Introduce Kids to Fishing at Hanna Park
• National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
• American Red Cross - Protecting Lives Through Education, Okeechobee Lake, FL
• Reach Out and Teach
• Natural Resource Conservation Service - Virginia - NC Ecology Meet, John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir, VA
• Natural Resource Conservation Service - Water Jamboree, Harlan County Lake, NE
• Coast Guard Auxiliary - Water Safety and Education - Coast Guard Style, Lake Shelbyville, IL

  Accessibility

• Joint Project Will Provide Needed Access
• Illinois Community Service - Shelby County Community Services, Lake Shelbyville, IL
• Illinois Outdoors Club - The Rend Lake Deer Hunt for Individuals with Disabilities, Rend Lake, IL