The entire TTF team (all 6 of us!) attended the recent Coalition for the Delaware Watershed (CDRW) Member meeting hosted by the Delaware River Basin Commission. This meeting provided an opportunity for TTF staff — who work both upstream in Montgomery County and in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods — to meet new colleagues from near and far and learn about the Coalition’s accomplishments and priorities for 2015.
We enjoyed meeting at the DRBC office and seeing the many historic and interesting maps displayed in halls and offices, as well as the “Ruth Patrick River Garden” courtyard named in honor of the world-renowned environmental scientist and Philadelphia resident.
We learned valuable information through updates from the following speakers:
Kim Biedler, Project Director, CDRW on 2014 Annual Meeting Overview & Accomplishments
Grant LaRouche of the National Wildlife Federation on 2015 Policy Priorities
Laura Craig of American Rivers on the Waters of the US Rule
Joy Bergey of PennFuture on Stormwater Permitting Improvements in Pennsylvania
Ginger North of the Delaware Nature Society on Building a Clean Water Constituency in Delaware
Jeff Skelding, Friends of the Upper Delaware on the Flexible Flow Management Plan
Finally, we all appreciated the opportunity to discuss how our own organization rates using the Key Capacity Indicators for Organizational Health presented by Mary Ellen Olcese of the River Network.
See you at the next meeting! For more information on the CDRW, contact Kim Biedler at kim.biedler@njaudubon.org
