EPA Region 2 & Region 3 September 2014 Webinar Presentation DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED INITATIVE Accelerating Conservation, Assessing Impact featuring NJ.

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EPA Region 2 & Region 3 September 2014 Webinar Presentation DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED INITATIVE Accelerating Conservation, Assessing Impact featuring NJ HIGHLANDS CLUSTER New Jersey Highlands Coalition North Jersey RC&D The Land Conservancy of New Jersey The Nature Conservancy Trout Unlimited Trust for Public Lands Wallkill River Watershed Management Group Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions Hunterdon Land Trust Musconetcong Watershed Association New Jersey Audubon Society New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Delaware River Watershed … an extraordinary resource Spans 13,500 sq. miles Provides drinking water for ~ 15M people Enables $25B/yr business Supports globally rare species & habitats Offers abundant recreation

Targeting specific watershed stressors: – Headwaters Forest loss/fragmentation – Stormwater run-off (volume & NPSP) – Agricultural run-off (NPSP & volume) – Sustainable aquifer (pollution & depletion) 3 (source: DRN) (source: PEC) (source: BCC) (source: PPA)

Criteria for Watershed Investments Potential for Significant Impact Urgency to Act Organization Capacity Cost Efficiency Ability to Measure Impact Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Target and Prioritize places and issues, driven by science and data Identify baseline and changing conditions Fund strong and effective organizations Monitor change and impact of interventions Leverage other work by public and private funders Share learning to strengthen impact, encouraging replication

Delaware River Watershed Initiative - Clusters 7 GOAL: Ensure a sufficient supply of clean water through ecosystem services provided by adequately protected and restored watersheds

INITATIVE’S FOUNDATIONAL CORNERSTONES Targeting – can work be focused to ensure cumulative benefits ? Scale - can work make a difference given the scale & stressors of the place or issue ? Metrics – how will we know if the work is successful (or not) ? Replication – strategy to expand successful work ? Capacity – can someone delivering work at a scale to have impact ? Alignment/Leverage – can work align to magnify impact/improve efficiency/effectiveness ?

2014 – Wm PENN FOUNDATION granted : OVER $35M in OP & CAPITAL FUNDS (3-yr investment) OF WHICH $9M is via OSI for COMPETETIVE LAND PROTECTION CAPITAL $7M is via NFWF for COMPETETIVE RESTORATION CAPITAL & OVER $14M is for 3-YR OPERATIONAL FUNDS to 43 CONSERVATION NONPROFITS

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