Handshake Partnership Success Stories

2024

• Barkley - Accessible playground
• Burnsville - Paddle launch
• Patoka - American Chestnut restoration
• Rend - Trail enhancement
• Seminole - Slough restoration
• Tioga Hammond - Pollinator trail habitat

2023

• Alum Creek - ADA trail for all
• Beach City - Disc golf course
• Dale Hollow - Fishing access
• Lake O' the Pines - Docks/kayak launch
• Mansfield Hollow - Pine barren restoration
• Shelbyville - Archery park
• Truman - Roadside park

2022

• Beltzville - Invasive Species Portable Wash Station
• Clendening - Wetland Loop Trail and Viewing Area
• John Martin - Tamarisk Removal and Habitat Restoration
• Perry - ADA Fishing Dock and Fish Habitat
• Wright Patman - Caddo Ridge Disc Golf Course

2021

• Allatoona - Pollinator and native habitat restoration
• Barren River - Mountain bike/hiking trail system
• Carters - Modernizing interpretation
• Cordell Hull - Emergency stations on hiking trail
• Fort Randall - Goat grazing of Eastern red cedar
• Mark Twain - Environmental adventure trail
• lin River - Reef ball shoreline erosion control
• Philpott - River access improvements
• Pine Flat - Wildlife area redevelopment
• Raystown - Disc golf course
• St. Mary's (Soo Locks) - Lock models preservation project
• Thurmond - ADA accessible fishing pier relocation

2020

• Big Hill Lake - Trail map and maintenance
• Blue Marsh Lake - Mountain bike skills park
• Carlyle Lake - Visitor center outdoor classroom
• Pine Bluff Lake - Restroom trailhead parking and pollinator garden
• Raystown Lake - Mountain bike trail improvements
• Rend Lake - Archery complex and mountain bike trails
• Rivers Project - Bird sanctuary amphitheater

2019

• Francis E. Walter - Borrow area habitat restoration
• Rend Lake - Wetland viewing area
• Saylorville Lake - Archery range
• Summersville Lake: Climbing partnership - Climber access trail
  Summersville Handshake Storyboard
  video
  A Corps, an Alliance & a Partnership Video
• Waco Lake - Small boat access
• Wright Patman Lake - Pollinator project

2018

• Barren River Lake - Pollinator pavilion and bee hive establishment
• Carters Lake - Honey bee hives and pollinator garden
• Melvern Lake - Marsh rehabilitation
• Mississippi River Project Office - Bald eagle interpretive signs and artificial habitat
• Oahe Lake - Mountain Bike Trails, obstacles, parking, signs, outreach
• St. Mary-s (Soo Locks) - Community picnic structure and ADA improvements
• Tuttle Creek Lake - Off Road Vehicle area- kiosk, picnic sites, shelter

2017

• Big Hill Lake - Equestrian trailhead enhancements
• Caesar Creek Lake - Enhancement, renovation and removal of invasive species
• Coralville Lake - Pollinator habitat restoration
• Raystown Lake - Striped bass nursery improvements
• Rend Lake - Visitor center accessible trail and pollinator habitat
• Shelbyville Lake - Invasive species site conversion to pollinator habitat
• Surry Mountain Lake - Educational pollinator flower garden
• Table Rock Lake - Visitor center pollinator garden
• Tioga Hammond/Cowanesque Lakes - Hike and bike fitness trail

2016

• Beech Fork Lake - Interpretive trail rehabilitation and modernization
• Big Hill Lake - Campground restoration/ Improvements
• Carlyle Lake - Fisheries habitat improvements
• DeGray Lake - Interpretive watchable wildlife trail
• Hannibal Lock and Dam - Visitor center revitalization/Community garden
• Lake Superior Visitor Center - Rip current education
• Lake Washington Ship Canal - Historical documentary
• Loyalhanna Lake - Installation of water trail mile markers and launch identification signs
• Mark Twain Lake - Archery Park
• Perry Lake - Kids fishing pond rehabilitation
• Stockton Lake - Outdoor education area construction and improvements
• Tioga Hammond -Cowanesque Lake- Shoreline stabilization
• Milford Lake - ORV area picnic shelter and improvements
• Lake Sidney Lanier - Shoreline improvements
• W Kerr Scott Reservoir - American Chestnut project
• West Point Lake - Fish habitat restoration

2015

• Allatoona Lake - 18-hole disc golf course
• Crosslake - Environmental education and butterfly garden construction
• Edward MacDowell Lake - Turtle habitat
• J. Strom Thurmond - Mountain bike trail facility improvements (shelter, parking, potable water, bike repair station, changing room, wash station, donation box, security lighting)
• Jennings Randolph Lake - Archery trail/range improvements
• Kaskaskia Lake - ADA accessible loading dock, fishing pier, duck blind construction
• Raystown Lake - Mountain bike skills park
• Rend Lake - Replacement of group picnic shelters
• Shelbyville Lake - Accessible fishing pier
• Smithville Lake - Shoreline erosion reduction and sediment prevention
• Wappapello Lake - Accessible hunting blind construction

2014

• Allatoona Lake - Osprey Nesting Platform
• Carr Creek Lake - American Chestnut backcross breeding orchard
• Dorena Lake - Upland prairie restoration
• Falls Lake - Fishing pier and path
• Kaw - Archaeological research project
• Lake Red Rock - Natural Playscape
• Lake Shelbyville - Chief Illini Trail Rehab Work
• Mark Twain Lake - Frank Russell Pond Barrier Free Access and Fishing Facility
• Mount Morris - Nature trail and meadow restoration
• New Hogan Lake - Recycling program development
• Philpott Lake - Blueway trail park ID signs
• Pomme de Terre Lake - Archery range, shelter, lanes, parking lot
• Stockton Lake - Old Mill Kids Fishing Pond and Nature Trail
• Franklin News Post Article

2013

• Caesar Creek Lake Fitness Trail
• Fort Peck Lake - Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Station
• J. Strom Thurmond - Bussey Point Recreation Area
• Lake Ouachita - ADA Accessible Fishing Derby Pond and Fishing Pier
• Lake Red Rock - Fish Rearing Ponds
• Mark Twain - Indian Creek Multi-Use Trail
• Rathbun Lake North Shore Trail
• Raystown Lake Naturalized Wildlife & Bird Watering Rehabilitation Project
• Smithville Lake - Habitat Enhancement Partnership
• Tionesta Lake - Pavilion construction

2012

• Cape Fear River - Community picnic shelter/education center
• Clinton Lake - Rockhaven Fence Project
• Gull Lake Invasive Species Wash Station & Information
• Hartwell Lake - Paynes Creek Multi-purpose Trail
• John H Kerr Reservoir - Tailrace Park
• Lake Red Rock Hickory Ridge Camp
• Lost Creek Lake - Nature trail signs
• Mark Twain Lake Frank Russell Equestrian Campground
• Paint Creek Lake Kayak/Canoe Access
• Rathbun Lake North Shore Trail
• Rough River Lake New Visitor Center and Outdoor Learning Center
  Rough River Report/Photos
• Stockton Lake Cabtree Cove Multi-use Trail

2011

• Alabama River Lakes - Silver Creek Park Improvements
• Allatoona Lake Chestnut Restoration Project
• Black Warrior & Tombigbee - West Alabama Birding Trail
• Carlyle Lake Multi-User Trail Improvements Partnership / Kaskaskia River Walk
• DeGray Lake Geo-Trek Bike and Hiking Trail
• Francis E Walter Dam - Borrow Area Habitat Restoration Project
• Lake Ouachita Vista Trail
• Lake Sonoma - Coho salmon documentary film
• Philpott Lake
  Twin Ridge Facility Upgrades
  Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Press Release May 7, 2012
  Philpott Handshake Partnerships Article and Photos
• Shenango River lake - American Chestnut restoration

2010

• Blue Marsh Lake Erosion Control and Trail Repairs
• Center Hill Buffalo Valley Tailwaters Access/Launching Ramp
• Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake Northeast Missouri Environmental Stewardship Demonstration Area Pavilion
• Hartwell Lake Paynes Creek Multipurpose Trail
• John H Kerr Reservoir Island Creek Veterans Park
• Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers Confluence Interpretive Area
• Lucky Peak Mutual Aid Repeater
• Raystown Lake American Chestnut Restoration Orchard
• Tully Lake Waterfall Overlook Wheelchair Access
• Waco Lake Reynolds Creek Equestrial Camp and Trailhead
• Willamette Valley Project Dexter Wetland Restoration
• W. Kerr Scott Lake Environmental Education Center Exhibits

2009

• Allatoona Visitor Center and Trail Improvement Project
• Carlyle Lake Multi-User Trail Improvements Partnership
• Cottage Grove Lake Amphitheater Restoration
• Dale Hollow Lake Gum Grove Launching Ramp
• Jennings Randolph Lake Handicap Pond Project
• Melvern Lake Marsh of the Swans Wetlands Expansion Project
• Millers Ferry Resource Office, Dannelly Reservoir, Alabama River Lakes
• SAD - Lifejacket Loaner Enhancement
• William Dannelly Reservoir Millers Ferry - Butterflies for the Black Belt

2008

• Center Hill Lake, Buffalo Valley Tailwaters Stream/Fishing Access
• John H Kerr, Forestry / Riparian Demonstration and Study Area
• Jordan Lake - NC Wildlife Resource Commission native grassland
• Philpott New Trail Construction Partnership
• Raystown Lake RayCEP interpretive program
• Tenn-Tom Columbus Eastbank Recreation Area restroom
• Toad Suck Ferry - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campsite
  • Photos of Campsites
• Truman Lake and City of Warsaw Trail Partnership