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1st Annual Member Meeting
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
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• Better Understanding – Purpose, structure & functions – Opportunities for input & action – Check-in: Are we on the right track?
• Year in Review • Setting Priorities • Looking Ahead • Capacity Building
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Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
Mission Statement
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
TO UNITE ORGANIZATIONS AND ENHANCE THEIR CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE DELAWARE RIVER BASIN BY COORDINATING COMMUNICATIONS, MESSAGES, AND ACTIONS AND FOSTERING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SUCCESS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS
Steering Committee
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
American Littoral Society
American Rivers
Delaware Highlands Conservancy
Delaware Nature Society
Ducks Unlimited
Friends of the Upper DE River
Musconetcong Watershed Assoc.
National Parks Conservation Assoc.
National Wildlife Federation
New Jersey Audubon
PennFuture
PA Environmental Council
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Assoc.
Members
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
American Littoral Society American Rivers Aquaschiocola/Pohopoco Watershed Cons. Aquetong Watershed Association Appalachian Mountain Club Basha Kill Area Association Bertsch-Hokendauqua-Catasauqua Watershed Association Brodhead Watershed Association Christina Conservancy, Inc. Citizens for PA’s Future (PennFuture) Conservation Pennsylvania Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania DC21 Delaware Highlands Conservancy Delaware Nature Society Delaware River Greenway Partnership Delaware River Shad Fishermen’s Assoc. Ducks Unlimited Federation of Fly Fishers, NE Council Friends for the Abbott Marshlands Friends of the Upper Delaware River Friends of the Wissahickon Fry’s Run Watershed Association
Glen Foerd on the Delaware Greenbelt Overhaul Alliance of Levittown Greentreks Network, Inc. Green Valleys Watershed Association Guardians of the Brandywine Kirkwood Lake Environmental Committee Lacawac Sanctuary Lehigh Gap Nature Center Lehigh River Stocking Association Musconetcong Watershed Association National Audubon Society National Parks Conservation Association National Wildlife Federation Natural Lands Trust New Jersey Audubon Society New Jersey Council Trout Unlimited NJ Outdoor Alliance/Conservation F’dn. New Jersey Water Association North Branch Land Trust Nurture Nature Center Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Pennsylvania Council Trout Unlimited Pennsylvania Environmental Council Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
Pinelands Preservation Alliance Pocono Environmental Education Center Pocono Heritage Land Trust Pompeston Creek Watershed Association River Network Schuylkill Headwaters Association SEEDS of Northeastern PA Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter South Jersey Land and Water Trust Southeast Montgomery County Trout Unlimited Chapter Tinicum Conservancy Tobyhanna Creek/Tunkhannock Creek Watershed Association Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Valley Creek Restoration Partnership Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley Wild Trout Flyrodders Wildlands Conservancy Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Members
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
American Littoral Society American Rivers Aquaschiocola/Pohopoco Watershed Cons. Aquetong Watershed Association Appalachian Mountain Club Basha Kill Area Association Bertsch-Hokendauqua-Catasauqua Watershed Association Brodhead Watershed Association Christina Conservancy, Inc. Citizens for PA’s Future (PennFuture) Conservation Pennsylvania Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania DC21 Delaware Highlands Conservancy Delaware Nature Society Delaware River Greenway Partnership Delaware River Shad Fishermen’s Assoc. Ducks Unlimited Federation of Fly Fishers, NE Council Friends for the Abbott Marshlands Friends of the Upper Delaware River Friends of the Wissahickon Fry’s Run Watershed Association
Glen Foerd on the Delaware Greenbelt Overhaul Alliance of Levittown Greentreks Network, Inc. Green Valleys Watershed Association Guardians of the Brandywine Kirkwood Lake Environmental Committee Lacawac Sanctuary Lehigh Gap Nature Center Lehigh River Stocking Association Musconetcong Watershed Association National Audubon Society National Parks Conservation Association National Wildlife Federation Natural Lands Trust New Jersey Audubon Society New Jersey Council Trout Unlimited NJ Outdoor Alliance/Conservation F’dn. New Jersey Water Association North Branch Land Trust Nurture Nature Center Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Pennsylvania Council Trout Unlimited Pennsylvania Environmental Council Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust
Pinelands Preservation Alliance Pocono Environmental Education Center Pocono Heritage Land Trust Pompeston Creek Watershed Association River Network Schuylkill Headwaters Association SEEDS of Northeastern PA Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter South Jersey Land and Water Trust Southeast Montgomery County Trout Unlimited Chapter Tinicum Conservancy Tobyhanna Creek/Tunkhannock Creek Watershed Association Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Valley Creek Restoration Partnership Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley Wild Trout Flyrodders Wildlands Conservancy Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association
Year In Review
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
Communications
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
List-serv – Info. to share? – Other recipients? – Calls for action
Facebook Page – Make new friends!
Twitter – @DelRivCoalition – Follow each other
Action Alerts Website…
Coordinating Advocacy
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
Sign-on Letters – WRDA/DRBC Funding – NPS Superintendent – PA Gov/DRBC Funding – WOTUS
DE River Basin Cons. Act – Congressional Outreach – Workgroup – Education
WOTUS – Sign-on Letter – Alert w/Templates
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Coordinating Efforts
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
• Regional Conservation
Partnership Program – Proposal workgroup – Announcement in 1/15
• Workgroups – Federal Funding – Compile a Basin-Wide Blueprint – Marketing & Messaging – Fish & Wildlife Habitat
• Forum
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Looking Ahead
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
To Do List
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
Formalize Priorities – Workplans – Workgroups
Grow Coalition – Add Members – Expand Steering Committee
Enhance Communications – Website – Branding – Webinars
Forum 2015 Solicit & Approve New Priorities
DRBCA
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
Minor Revisions to Bills Outreach to New Members of Congress Reintroduce in Spring 2015 DC Fly-in In-District & Other Events Messaging & Materials
Questions?
Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
Kim Beidler & Madeline Emde 204 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
609-392-1182