1. Jon Averill PA 395 June 21, 2003

2. Introduction Personal Goals Reality Background Themes What works What doesn’t work Test your River IQ – Prizes!

3. o Interested in “technical” nature of watersheds. o I have been aware local articles & issues ICW the Potash Brook and the pending Lowe’s development. o Wanted to get down and dirty and find the bastards who are polluting our waters. o Expected to go out in the field, Petri dish in hand to prove pollution. And act….. Personal Goals

4. o Desk work. o I work at home…. o Organizing o Causation Issue. o Highly technical to prove. o Single Source vs. Multiple Source issues o balance of politics. o Rigidness of another point of view. o Governmental Agencies Reality

5. o Steve Dickens o River Network Program Director o Community and Program Organizing Director. o Psychology background o Part time RWN – Part time EAP manager. o Organizing Groups o Training Groups o Workshops Background

6. o River Network – (Regional) o Phil Wallin o NM, 1988 o River guardians – start organization to help. o River Watch – (Regional) o Group, Jack Byrne - $ o VT, 1987 o Ottauquechee River – clean it up. o Merged in 1998 - Organization Expertise (RN) - Technical expertise (RW) - National – VT, Oregon and D.C. Background

7. Service Organization River Network's Mission is to help people understand, protect and restore rivers and their watersheds. We envision a nation whose rivers are cared for by those who use them and live in their watershed. Our constituency is comprised of grassroots river and watershed conservation organizations, public agencies, tribal governments and coalitions, and other working to save freshwater ecosystems. Mission

8. o Partnership Network – 700 in 2002, 200 in 1998 o River Rally – 400 in 2002, 300 in 2001 o Partnerships in every state in the Union. o Belize, BC, CZECH Republic, Iran, Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Yukon o Vermont: oBatten Kill Watershed Alliance oFriends of Mad River oFriends of the Winooski River oLake Champlain Lakekeeper o UVM Watershed Alliance o….15 others. Membership Ways to Give: Become a Friend - $100 Become a Partner - $100/Annual Become a Corporate Champion – River Protector $25,000 River Defender $10,000 River Sustainer $5,000 River Partner $1,000

9. Financing 25 Staff $439,304 $17,572/Year 2002 Figures Non-Profit

10. o Programs and Services to organize. o River Source Information Center o Training Sessions o Consultation Services o Financial Assistance o Publications o Partnership Programs Themes

11. o Funding o Foundation Grants o Government Grants o Donations o Programs o National o Training, Organization & Information o Branding with major corporations o Events o Financial Implication = Valuation of impact What works River Rally 2003

12. o Economy o Politics o Adversarial Positions o Short-Term Decisions = Business Model o Keeping good people oByrne – CSF: Center for Sustainable Future oWallin - Western Rivers Conservancy Lesson’s Learned The mission of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to serve the publicU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.

13. o Awareness o 12 Questions o Highest Score wins a prize. o Tie Breaker – “Price is Right” – o Pick a number 0 - 100 Test your River IQ