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Stewardship
America, Inc. (SAI) has assembled a
“Conservation Delivery Team” that includes more than 15,000 people located
in all 50 states with expertise in a multitude of different scientific disciplines, as well as planning, engineering,
design and financing.
Scores of team members have more than
30 years of hands-on experience in working with private landowners to put together
conservation options.
Others are award winning project delivery
firms that can help individuals and companies install Best Management Practices or build and
operate major infrastructure systems ... all designed to generate additional
revenues from the nation's "working landscapes" while promoting growth and
development and safeguarding environmental resources.
Conservation
Partners
CH2M HILL, Inc.
has
built a stellar reputation over almost 60 years
of business as a major project delivery firm specializing in
infrastructure systems, engineering, environmental services and
sustainable development. CH2M Hill, Inc. also has recently added a
new business division devoted to land development. It has 200 offices
and 15,000 employees working at 500 project locations in 30 countries.
More than half of the company’s offices and employees are in the U.S.
CH2M Hill, Inc. has won accolades for its projects, been named Business of
the Year and was recently rated one of the 100 best companies to work
for by FORTUNE Magazine.
For details on the company, go to
http://www.ch2m.com
Dynamac
Corporation is an
environmental, science, engineering, and technology company with 30 years of
experience providing scientific and technical support, primarily to Federal
clients. The company is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. It
has offices in 10 states and a staff of 400, half of whom have advanced
degrees in more than 70 disciplines, covering the earth, life, physical, and
social sciences; engineering; mathematics; computer sciences; education;
planning; and resources management. Dynamac has been responsible for
creating and carrying out some of the most successful – and award-winning –
land management and habitat restoration programs for the nation's parks,
forests and national wildlife refuges.
For more information, visit the company
web site at http://www.dynamac.com.
Earth Balance.
Founded in 1985 as Florida Environmental,
Inc. to provide environmental consulting services to its clients,
EarthBalance has grown into a firm of more than 100 professionals working
out of 5 offices in Florida, with projects in almost all of the southern
states. The firm built its reputation on ecosystem restoration services for
private clients, primarily to fulfill wetland mitigation requirements.
It now has experienced staff to assist its clients in using a wide array of
“eco-technologies,”and in mitigation banking, nutrient removal, and
designing, constructing, restoring and managing sustainable ecosystems.
For more information, visit the company
web site at
http://www.earthbalance.com.
Glades Crop
Care, Inc. is an independent
research and consulting firm founded in 1972 that is based in Jupiter,
Florida. GCC is the largest crop consulting firm in Florida and has
earned national and international recognition for innovative pest and
disease management programs. The company
has a core office staff of 6, 17
consultants trained in a broad range of scientific disciplines with
practical field experience in dealing with Florida producers, 5 researchers
and 5 seasonal staff members.
GCC provides its grower
clients with highly trained and supervised scouting personnel to monitor
crops on a regular basis. The primary goal of the company is to give the
grower the most accurate, quantifiable and useful assessments of his crops
with respect to insect infestation and disease infections. GCC also
conducts research trials on vegetables, rice, sugarcane, citrus, other
subtropical fruits, turf, and ornamentals.
GCC’s professional staff can
recommend trial strategies, develop protocols, design field experiments, and
provide rigorous statistical analysis. In addition, GCC performs Food
Safety Education and Audits, a new service instituted in response to
requests from vegetable and citrus clients to help meet the stringent
requirements set by the buyers of their produce. GCC’s service is geared to
enable an ag operation to proactively satisfy buyers' requirements and
concerns about safe growing, harvesting, and packing programs.
For more information, visit
the company website at
http://www.gladescropcare.com.
O'Connor & Hannan
is an internationally recognized,
full-service law firm founded in 1957 with offices in
Washington, D.C. and Virginia.
The firm's attorneys
have served in Congress and
the Executive Branch, and as regulatory officials,
corporate attorneys and government lawyers managing
complex, often groundbreaking, litigation and regulatory
reform. They are experts in lobbying, dealing with
regulator issues and, when necessary, litigating.
The O'Connor & Hannan
approach entails not just resolving legal questions that
already exist, but helping clients avoid potential legal
issues and their attendant costs by providing legal
advice and by identifying legislative, regulatory and/or
litigation strategies that help clients pursue their
missions and enhance their competitive strengths.
For more details on the firm, go
to
http://www.oconnorhannan.com/
 Prairie
Land Management,
Inc. (PLM) is based in
Minnesota and has Private Lands Consultants in several
Midwestern states, including Minnesota, North & South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa
and Wisconsin. Although regionally located in the Midwest, PLM does
cost effectively provide services nationwide.
PLM has been providing farm and ranch
planning and design assistance for the past 10 years and has a staff
consisting of over 35 consultants and operations staff. PLM
specializes in the planning and implementation of land use options that
increase farming efficiency, farming profitability, development of
diversified land uses and traditional land uses tailored to meet the
landowner's objectives...and much more. PLM has become a "clearing house"
and a non-biased tool for landowners to see more options from the land,
profit from the land and obtain more wildlife and environmental benefits
from the land.
If you are interested in wildlife habitat to
attract and hold more wildlife to your property, PLM specializes in
the "ultimate design of wildlife habitats" with its "HabitatNOW"
program. This program produces results really fast. PLM will
work with you "one-on-one" to listen to your needs and objectives
and then assist with exploring and implementing land use options
that increase the wildlife "carrying capacity" on the land.
This is done by development of winter cover, associated food
sources, travel lanes and corridors, and ideal nesting covers.
Ultimately you will observe 100 to 200 percent increases in wildlife
on your property within the first year of implementation! You
will also greatly increase your recreational experiences on the
land. PLM's unique and strategic design of properties provide
a diversified infrastructure of habitats that are connected to
provide a continuous walk with constantly changing habitats and
edges that will provide you with ultimate habitat experiences.
Ultimately, the increased income and cost
share almost always pays for PLM's professional planning and
implementation services. PLM develops project budgets that
highlight how this works for you before you even take the step
towards the new options. This allows you to know exactly what
is going to be offered to you, what the expectations and projections
are and how these options will be successful in meeting your
specific goals and objectives.
For more information, go to
www.PLMgmt.com (or check out their
new site, www.HabitatNOW.com).
is one of the premier financial
institutions in the U.S. The company has been lending to American
farmers and ranchers for over 100 years.
Nearly all members of Prudential's
Agricultural Investment staff have a farm or ranching
background. That allows them to understand, first-hand, many
of the key decisions that go into managing a successful
farming operation. They also have a solid
understanding of today's complex and changing
agribusinesses.
In addition to its agricultural
lending and financing expertise, The Prudential owns one
of the nation's largest farm management companies.
Capital
Agricultural Property Services (CAPS)
offers real estate brokerage,
appraisal, consulting and complete management services
(Click here for a detailed list) for farm owners and
their representatives. CAPS professionals have been
providing farm management services for more than 30
years. They can meet owner, investor, trust officer, or
advisor needs through comprehensive management,
including:
- Developing a comprehensive farm operating plan
- Providing annual budgets and cash flow projections
- Securing operating personnel and negotiating leases
- Supervising crop programs and conservation measures
- Managing crop and livestock sales
- Formulating and implementing capital improvements
- Analyzing government programs
- Implementing conservation practices
If full management is not desired, CAPS professionals
will tailor a selection or combination of services to meet specific needs.
For further information, visit the websites for
Prudential Agricultural Investments,
http://
www3.prudential.com/businesscenter/
realestate/pmcc/whoweare/agricultural.html, and
Capital Agricultural Property Services,
http://www.capitalag.com.
Other
Cooperators
Ard, Shirley & Hartman,
Attorneys. Sam Ard is the chief attorney and lobbyist for the
Florida Cattlemen’s Association and is actively involved in the Florida Ag
Council. He has an intimate familiarity with ag producers, producer
organizations and their needs. http://www.ashlawfirm.com
Randy Bowman,
Principal.
A bio-energy, bio-fuel, bio-crop and bio-stimulant
consultant. Has provided consulting serves to
Goemar Laboratories of France, one of the leading
companies using natural plant materials to create
specialist products to replace synthetic fertilizers,
pesticides and herbicides. The company, which
operates in 25 countries, has developed an extensive
product line of bio-stimulants called “elicitors,” that
stimulate key enzymes in plant cells that tell a plant
to grow, fruit, flower and fight off diseases.
Wade Robertson,
Principal. An Oklahoma
farmer/rancher who has developed an innovative rural development/bio-energy
program with grants from the U.S. Departments of Interior, Energy and
Commerce. He was selected for special commendation in 2000 by
Department of Interior Secretary Gale Norton for his efforts to revitalize
rural economies in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas.
Sidney L. Sumner, President, Florida Agricultural Consultants.
A hands-on manager with his own purebred and commercial beef cattle herds,
Sumner has BS and MS degrees in Agriculture from the University of Florida.
For 30 years, he developed and conducted educational programs on beef cattle
and forage management as part of the University of Florida Extension Service
in Polk County, Florida, from which he retired as Professor Emeritus.
Sumner is an experienced beef cattle appraiser. He has judged over 300
cattle shows in the U.S. as well as in South and Central America. He
is actively involved in more than 20 beef cattle, agriculture and state fair
associations. In addition, he is the author and co-author of numerous
articles and papers on topics related to the field of beef cattle and forage
management. He brings a wealth of expertise to the Conservation
Delivery Team as the lead consultant for beef cattle and forage management
conservation programs.
Winderweedle,
Haines, Ward & Woodman
Attorneys.
Dykes Everett
serves on the rule making committee for the
Rural & Family Lands Protection Act, an agricultural-oriented farm
protection program approved in 2001 by the Florida Legislature.
Everett has extensive experience in negotiating conservation easement
documents, both on behalf of state agencies and on behalf of private
landowners.
http://www.whww.com/
Jeffrey Winegard, P.A.,
Principal.
General Counsel for American Farmland Trust
during the 1990s; one of the originators of the first agricultural
conservation easement documents. Now a private consultant; has worked
with Stewardship America for the past five years as a legal advisor;
designed proposed owner/operator stewardship agreement documents used in
Model Project and posted as models on the
www.privatelands.org web site.
WilsonMiller
is a
planning, design & engineering firm with 400 employees.
WilsonMiller, Inc., was ranked the top multi-unit
residential design firm in the United States for the third time in four
years in 2003 by Engineering News-Record (ENR), and was named a HotFirm by
The Zweig Letter, a publication for design and construction firms, ranking
as one of the top 100 fastest-growing companies in the architecture,
engineering, planning, and environmental consulting services industry.
WilsonMiller
developed the guidelines and land use plan amendments for implementation of
the innovate, smart-growth concept approved in 2001 by the Florida
Legislature, the Rural Lands Stewardship Program, which was
successfully launched in Collier County in October 2002 and is now being
used for the award-winning site plan of a university town, Ave Maria.
For details on the firm, visit
http://www.wilsonmiller.com/info.htm
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