2nd AnnualDelaware River Watershed Forum

October 21, 2014

To maximize the Impact of our Watershed Protection Strategy we:

– Target and prioritize

– Align work

– Establish baselines, set goals, and measure change

– Use communications to make success visible

– Create conditions to promote expansion, replication

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Appendix: Revised (10-7-13) WSP Strategy Overview

Goal: By 2023, drive measurable improvement in the quality of the Delaware watershed so there is a sustainable supply of clean water for ecological health and human consumption, enjoyment, and economic opportunity.

Drive strong, science-based policies and practices that protect water quality and supply by supporting research and analysis.

Track changes in watershed-wide stressors and indicators to drive informed watershed protection and restoration.

Build a movement to advance watershed protection by actively engaging thousands of people in our region who participate in outdoor activity—on rivers and trails, in parks and forests—that depend on abundant clean water and natural lands.

Invest in efforts, using scientific data and innovative conservation approaches, to protect and restore water quality in

8 strategically located sub- watersheds that, if successful, can be replicated to expand the impact.

Dynamic communications and data integration will highlight the targeted work, linking local restoration and protection with watershed-wide policies and outdoor recreation. 4

Delaware watershed, 13,500 square

miles

Recognized, regional trail networks,

waterways, and environmental centers as platforms and portals

Watershed-wide research, data, and policy

Constituency building

Eight targeted areas critical to

watershed health

On-the-ground restoration and protection efforts

William Penn FoundationWatershed Protection Program

Accelerating Action

The Delaware River Watershed Forum

Help accelerate a new era of watershed-wide collaboration and solutions! Join visionaries from NGOs,

government agencies, foundations, and other organizations working across the region for a series of facilitated, action-focused discussions on critical issues affecting conservation and restoration work in the watershed.

Select from a series of breakout sessions that best match your interests and needs. These sessions will be repeated throughout the day so that you won't have to miss an opportunity to provide input on the topics that matter most to your organization. Day 1 will focus on landscapes; Day 2 will focus on watershed-wide issues. Click here to view the preliminary agenda. While there is no charge to attend the Forum, registration is required and space is limited, so

register today to participate in this important event.

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(source: DRN)

(source: PEC)

(source: BCC)

(source: PPA)

Currently partnering with 119 organizations through active grants

Supporting over 150 organizations including our partners’ partners

October 2014 Delaware River Watershed FORUM

DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED INITATIVEAccelerating Conservation, Assessing Impact

New Jersey Highlands

Kirkwood-Cohansey

Poconos-Kittatinny

Upper Lehigh

Schuylkill Highlands---------------------------------------------------------

Brandywine-Christina-------------------------

Middle Schuylkill

Suburban Philadelphia

Delaware River Watershed

… an extraordinary resource

• Spans 13,500 sq. miles

• Provides drinking water for ~ 15M people

• Generates $25B/yr business

• Supports globally rare species & habitats

• Offers abundant recreation

….but the watershed continues to change….

2006

….but the watershed continues to change….

Criteria for Watershed Investments by funders…

(…WPF is a lead, early implementation, funder; hopefully one of many yet to come! )

• Potential for Significant Impact

• Urgency to Act

• Organization Capacity

• Cost Efficiency

• Ability to Measure Impact

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Target specific watershed stressors:– Headwaters Forest loss/fragmentation

– Stormwater run-off (volume & NPSP)

– Agricultural run-off (NPSP & volume)

– Sustainable aquifer (pollution & depletion)

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(source: DRN)

(source: PEC)

(source: BCC)

(source: PPA)

Delaware River Watershed Initiative

Clusters*17* Maps to WPF WSP TSW investment strategy

INITATIVE’S FOUNDATIONAL CORNERSTONES

• Targeting -- focused to ensure cumulative benefits

• Capacity -- work at a scale to have impact

• Scale -- work at sufficient scale to make a difference on stressors or place

• Monitoring/Metrics -- to know we know if the work is successful (or not)

• Alignment/Leverage -- work aligned to magnify impact/improve efficiency/effectiveness

• Replication -- expand successful work

INITATIVE’S LEADERSHIP ROLES

• Funding – William Penn Foundation & others yet to be determined

• Implementation Capacity – Cluster organizations (43 conservation nonprofits)

• Monitoring/Research – Academy of Natural Sciences, (Stroud, Clusters)

• Land Protection Capital Fund – Open Space Institute

• Restoration Capital Fund – National Fish & Wildlife Foundation

• Alignment/Leverage – Institute for Conservation Leadership

CDRW

Project NameAmount

Requested

Total

Subject

Property

Acreage

Sub. in

Fee

Sub. in

CE

Total

Match

Property

Acreage

Match

in Fee

Match

in CE

Total

Project

Acreage

Total Eligible

Project Costs

Total FMV of

Properties

16 Projects $5,841,399 10,278 4,242 5,488 462 404 58 10,740 $30,963,609 $29,282,429

Delaware River Watershed Initative -- Protection Fund - OSI Round I

DRWI Targeted Implementation

Capital Grant Priorities• Conservation on Working

Forests and Farmland

– Forested buffers, whole farm management, leveraging farm bill programs

• Restoring Wetlands, Floodplains and Stream Corridors

– Riparian buffers, in-stream habitat restoration, floodplain reconnection

• Green Infrastructure in Urban/Suburban Landscape

– Stormwater storage/infiltration, stream buffers

& Technical Assistance for applicants & grantees

www.nfwf.org/delaware

Innovation Grants Priorities

• Improve delivery of Farm Bill programs,

improve participation and/or BMP

performance

• Demonstrate local government

collaboration to realize efficiencies

• Build local government capacity to adopt

green infrastructure solutions

• Accelerate adoption of green

infrastructure practices on residential

and commercial property

• Outcomes:

• Proof of concept

• Assessment/evaluation

• Case study documenting results

www.nfwf.org/delaware

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ANS -- Science to Support the DRWIANS’ Patrick Center for Environmental Research has worked to understand, protect, and restore the health of watersheds since 1947

Monitoring• Interdisciplinary team coordinates

monitoring, assessment and research for the DRWI

• Integrates and supports monitoring by project participants

Outreach• Collaborative Research Agenda

Development for Basin• Communications and Outreach• Online Mapping Tool

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Monitoring & Assessment

– Historical Data

– Database Management

– Methods and indicators to detect changes in short- and long-term• Fish

• Macroinvertebrates (Stroud & ANS)

• Algae

• Water chemistry

• Salamanders

• Geomorphology

• Storm sampling

• Edge-of-field

• Emerging contaminants

ICL─ Strengthening Leaders, Organizations, and Networks that Protect Our Earth

Institute for Conservation

Leadership

Our Challenge

ONGOING DRWI PROBLEM-SOLVING & CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS

WPF WSP-SPONSORED

PANELSCDRW-SPONSORED

WORKGROUPS

INNOVATIVE FINANCE Delaware Watershed BLUEPRINT

MUNICIPAL

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/

CAPACITY BUILDING

FEDERAL FUNDING (e.g. Delaware River Basin Conservation Act )

MUNICIPAL OUTREACH;

Improving Techniques

& Measuring Impact

MARKETING & MESSAGING

….with more WPF-sponsored

Panels likley soonFish & Wildlife HABITAT

PLANNED or CURRENTLY UNDERWAY

Initial 3-yr DRWI scope & budget

OVER $230M identified in capital and operational needs based on

eight 2013 Implementation Plans developed by 43 conservation nonprofits working in Clusters

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8 CLUSTER

IMPLEMENTATION

PLANS

(SCOPE/BUDGET)

Operational

Needs

Land Protection

Needs

Restoration

Needs

Number of

Cluster

nonprofits

DRWI 3-YR FUNDING NEEDS $230M = $68M $87M $75M 43

WPF WSP TSW

3-YR investments to date$35M = $15M 10M * 7M ** & $3M+ monitoring

FUNDING GAPS

-- need for other

funders

$195M = $53.5M $77M $68M & ? $M monitoring

* OSI Round 1 = $5.8 rqstd, awarded TDB

** NFWF Round 1 = $6.8M rqstd, $2.4M awarded

DRWI FUNDING METRICS TO DATE