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Kim Beidler, Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed
Collaborative Momentum

2. Plenary Roadmap
• Coalition Update
• Collaborative Synergies
• Foundation Strategy
• Forum Overview
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3. Coalition Overview
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 Links to organizations working
throughout the watershed
 Access to coordinated advocacy
and efforts
 Connection to regional, state and
national initiatives
 Opportunity to raise profile of the
Watershed

4. Coalition Members
Watershed Associations  Recreation & Outdoor Interests 
Land Conservancies  Nature Centers  Environmental
Organizations  State & National Advocacy Groups
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Networking Across the Watershed
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Virtually & In Person

6. Coordinating Advocacy
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• Sign-on Letters
• Alerts
• Education & Outreach

7. Delaware River Basin Conservation Act
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• Creates a Delaware River Basin
Restoration Program in the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service
- Voluntary & non-regulatory
- Requires consultation with agencies
& states to identify and prioritize
activities
• Creates competitive grant program
- NGOs, state/local agencies,
universities
- 50:50 match
• Affirms Watershed is national priority

8. Coordinating Efforts: RCPP
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• New approach from the Natural
Resource Conservation Service that
allocates additional resources on a
competitive basis
• Most new resources will go directly to
farmers/producers as technical or
financial assistance
• $16 million proposal submitted on 10/2/14
structured around William Penn
Foundation’s framework
- Extends into NY
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9. Forum Follow-Up:
Coalition Workgroups
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• Federal Funding
• Fish & Wildlife Habitat
• Marketing & Messaging
• Compiling Blueprint

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Collaborative Synergies:
Unprecedented Opportunities, Pt 1
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• Delaware River Basin
Conservation Act
• Regional Conservation
Partnership Program
• Coalition Workgroups

11. Collaborative Synergies:
Unprecedented Opportunities, Pt 2
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• USGSWater Census
- 1 of 3 areas of national focus
- Data, flow science & modeling
• Sandy Restoration Grants
- > $100 million investment in NE; significant overlap withWatershed
- Focus on resiliency, mitigation, natural infrastructure & planning
• Delaware River Basin SourceWater Collaborative
- Basin-wide partnership to identify and explore issues impacting water
resource sustainability in order to protect drinking water
- Heighten awareness, foster connection, create collaborative framework
• Urban Waters Federal Partnership
- Federal partnership focused on reconnecting urban communities with
waterways (focus on Phila., Camden, Chester, &Wilmington areas)
- Hosting 5 Communities of Practice

12. Collaborative Synergies:
Unprecedented Opportunities, Pt 3
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