Conservation Results for Public-Private Partnerships

Conservation Results Through Public-Private

PartnershipsJohn Hartig, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Susan Phillips, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

Jim Boase, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Burke Jenkins, Hamilton Anderson Associates

Allison Krueger, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Today’s Workshop

Conservation Results Through Public-Private Partnerships

DISCUSSION:WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN

YOU THINK OF DETROIT?

AUTO INDUSTRY

MANUFACTURING

SPORTS!

AVAILABLE LAND

DETROIT METROPOLITAN

COMMUNITY

PUBLIC ART

#1 SHORELINE ENGINEERING

#2 TRANFORMATION OF THE REFUGE GATEWAY

#3 STURGEON RECOVERY IN THE DETROIT RIVER

#4 FROM BLACK LAGOON TO NATURAL RESOURCE ASSET

#5 DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

CASE STUDIES FROM THE DETROIT/WINDSOR METROPOLITAN AREA:

HARD SHORELINE ENGINEERING•USING CONCRETE BREAKWALLS OR STEEL SHEET PILING TO REDUCE EROSION, STABILIZE SHORELINES FOR COMMERCIAL, RECREATION AND OTHER USES, AND ACHIEVE SAFETY•NO HABITAT VALUE

SOFT SHORELINE ENGINEERING:

CASE STUDY #1

Soft Shoreline Engineering

Conservation Results Through Public-Private Partnerships

•USING ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES TO REDUCE EROSION AND ACHIEVE STABILITY OF SHORELINES AND SAFETY, WHILE ENHANCING HABITAT, IMPROVING AESTHETICS, AND EVEN SAVING MONEY

•USING ROCKS, VEGETATION, AND OTHER MATERIALS TO SOFTEN THE LAND-WATER INTERFACE, THEREBY IMPROVING THE ECOLOGICAL VALUE WITHOUT COMPROMISING ENGINEERING INTEGRITY OF THE SHORELINE

WINDSOR’S

GOOSE BAY

PARK

BEFORE

AFTER

MILLIKEN

STATE PARK

DTE’S

RIVER ROUGE

POWER PLANT

BEFORE

AFTER

WAYNE COUNTY’S

ELIZABETH

PARK BEFORE

AFTER

42 PROJECTS

IN 12 YEARS!

TRANSFORMATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL

BROWNFIELD TO THE REFUGE

GATEWAY

CASE STUDY #2

1990???

REFUGE GATEWAY

HUMBUG MARSH

REFUGE GATEWAY

HUMBUG MARSH

GROSSE ILE

1993

REFUGE GATEWAY:•RESTORING HABITAT •EXPANDING THE ECOLOGICAL BUFFER OF HUMBUG MARSH

HUMBUG MARSH:•MICHIGAN’S ONLY RAMSAR SITE •LAST MILE OF NATURAL SHORELINE ALONG THE US MAINLAND•HIGH QUALITY FORESTED LAKE PLAIN ECOSYSTEM•DRIWR UNIT

HUMBUG MARSH

REFUGE GATEWAY

REFUGE GATEWAY: HISTORIC INDUSTRY

REFUGE GATEWAY MASTER PLANDEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION HAS INVOLVED HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS

MONGUAGON DAYLIGHTING PROJECT

STURGEON RECOVERY IN THE

DETROIT RIVER

CASE STUDY #3

THREATENED IN BOTH MICHIGAN AND ONTARIO

LAKE STURGEON POPULATION DECLINE IN LAKE ERIE AND THE DETROIT RIVER

Conservation Results Through Public-Private Partnerships

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LAKE ERIE COMMERCIAL FISH CATCH IN MICHIGAN AND ONTARIO 1879-2000

1 % Remaining of

Historical Population

LAKE STURGEON - CONTINUED….

IN 2001, LAKE STURGEON SPAWNING WAS DOCUMENTED NEAR ZUG ISLAND IN THE DETROIT RIVER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN

OVER 40 YEARS!

FIGHTING ISLAND STURGEON REEF

• CONSTRUCTION IN 2008 • SUCCESSFUL REPRODUCTION DOCUMENTED IN

2009

FIRST JOINT FUNDED CANADA-U.S. FISH HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT

IN THE GREAT LAKES

4 TREATMENTS X 3 REPLICATES

Environment Canada, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ontario Great Lakes Renewal Foundation, Essex Region Conservation Authority, U.S. Geological Survey – Great Lakes Science Center, Michigan Wildlife Conservancy, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Detroit River Canadian Cleanup, BASF Corporation, DTE Energy, Landmark Engineers Inc., International Wildlife Refuge Alliance, Michigan Sea Grant, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Wildlife Habitat Council

16 PARTNERING

ORGANIZATIONS!

FROM BLACK LAGOON TO NATURAL RESOURCE ASSET

CASE STUDY #4

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Huron\

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Black Lagoon,Trenton, MI

Black Lagoon

LOCATION

Conservation Results through Public-Private Partnerships

Oil being discharged from McClouth Steel Plant in 1961

• 115,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment removed•$9.3 million

• $152,000 for soft shoreline engineering

FROM BLACK LAGOON TO ELLIAS COVE

DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

(DRIWR)

CASE STUDY #5

DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

• SIGNED INTO LAW IN 2001• FIRST INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE

REFUGE IN NORTH AMERICA• ONE OF ONLY A FEW URBAN

REFUGES• FOUNDED ON PARTNERSHIPS FOR

CONSERVATION AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS

• A NEW PARADIGM FOR CONSERVATION

GRASSY ISLAND UNIT

MUD ISLAND UNIT

HUMBUG MARSH UNIT

STRONG UNIT

Fermi Sign Dedication Oct. 29, 2004

DTE FERMI II COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT656 ACRES

GARD ISLAND UNIT

ERIE MARSH PRESERVE

GIBRALTAR BAY UNIT

REFUGE HAS GROWN FROM 300 ACRES TO OVER 5,762 ACRES IN TEN YEARS!

What are some of the critical elements for

successful conservation projects using public-private

partnerships?

Conservation Results Through Public-Private Partnerships

Conservation Results Through Public-Private Partnerships

• COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION INITIATIVES ARE HELPING RECREATE GATHERING PLACES FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE ALONG THE DETROIT RIVER

• THESE UNIQUE CONSERVATION PLACES ARE NOW A KEY FACTOR IN PROVIDING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT IS SO IMPORTANT IN ACHIEVING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

• COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION IS HELPING PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE TO NEARLY 7 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WATERSHED TO HELP DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIONISTS

Critical Elements for Success:

Conservation Results Through Public-Private Partnerships

•HIGH PROFILE CHAMPION•BUILD PARTNERSHIPS •CORE PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM•COOPERATIVE LEARNING •LOCAL OWNERSHIP •STEP-WISE APPROACH

Critical Elements for Success:

Conservation Results Through Public-Private Partnerships

•ECOSYSTEM/WATERSHED FOCUS •COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS •GOVERNMENT RESPONSIVENESS •LEVERAGE RESOURCES •COST/ECOSYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS •PUBLIC CELEBRATION

Critical Elements for Success: continue…

TO DENY THE RIVER IS TO DENY THE ORIGIN OF THE CITY. TO RETHINK THE RIVER IS TO DISCOVER A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DEFINE URBAN PLACES, JOIN NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, AND RECONNECT US TO OUR LANDSCAPE AND OUR HISTORY.

A.GOLDING

AUTO INDUSTRY

MANUFACTURING

SPORTS!

PUBLIC ART

AVAILABLE LAND

DETROIT METROPOLITAN

COMMUNITY

OUTDOOR RECREATION

FISHING & HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES

WILDLIFE OBSERVATION

ENVIRONMENTAL EDCUATIONWETLAND CONSERVATION

DETROIT METROPOLITAN

COMMUNITY