The four primary reasons for the partnership's success are described in some detail. Additionally, suggestions are made to integrate the protection procedure when the ESA is reauthorized. The suggested procedure would involve the establishment of a committee of stakeholders that would develop an action plan and sign a protection. In this scenario, ESA listing would occur only if the agreement is not or cannot be honored. Crete, Ron. 1995.
Funding comes from Congressional appropriations and voluntary matching funds from partners.
The article includes 1994 budget data, as well as the number of landowner partners that year. The first, by B.E. Costanzo, is of a Basin Initiative in the Upper Tennessee River Basin in southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee. Duff, Donald A. 1993. Conservation Partnerships for Coldwater Fisheries Habitat. A brief history of the use of conservation partnerships by the Forest Service is presented, including data on budgets and scope.