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Information and Opportunities for Watershed Associations in
the Delaware River Basin |
Looking for additional information, upcoming events, funding opportunities, or other ways to mobilize your
watershed association? We will keep this page updated as information, events, grants, and/or conferences are
passed along to us, so please check back to see what's available!
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GENERAL INFORMATION FOR WATERSHED ASSOCIATIONS |
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Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers is a great web site for Pennsylvania watershed association leaders and members to visit. Here you will find resource information for watershed groups, the PA Watersheds Data System (an online database for imputing water quality data from monitoring projects), and a calendar of events. You can also participate in one of two listservs, which connects you with other watershed association members to share information and questions. |
 Watershed Partnership for New Jersey |
The Watershed Partnership for New Jersey (WPNJ) is a statewide network of watershed education and outreach education representatives from more than 40 nonprofit, federal, state, county and local agencies, educational institutions, and private industry. WPNJ objectives include establishing a watershed resources network, encouraging community watershed involvement, and strengthening alliances and partnerships among watershed groups. Be sure to check out the directory of existing watershed groups in New Jersey. |
 Delaware's Tributary Action Teams |
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is looking for groups of citizens to serve on tributary action teams that will develop strategies for reducing water pollution. Some watersheds have groups already formed that you can join, and some areas do not yet have a team formed, but need one! If you live in Delaware and want to help, please check out these links! |
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a section on its web site devoted to watershed information. Here you will find links to a discussion forum on watersheds, a watershed information network, adopt your watershed, a catalog of watershed groups, and much more! Also on this site is a catalog of federal funding opportunities for watershed protection and the new Watershed Central, which provides information to help groups implement effective watershed management programs. |
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The River Network is a national organization dedicated to supporting grassroots river and watershed conservation groups. This web site contains useful information on watersheds, a resource library, funding sources, a calendar of river events, state by state clean water act information, as well as a national directory of watershed associations, including Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. |
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The Center for Watershed Protection is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation that provides local governments, activists, and watershed organizations around the country with the technical tools for protecting some of the nation’s most precious natural resources: our streams, lakes, and rivers. This site has lots of great information for watershed groups, so please check it out! |
EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, AND OPPORTUNITIES OF INTEREST |
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World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is an international program that promotes education and stewardship of our world water resources. This annual outreach event engages people of all ages to conduct basic monitoring of their local waterbodies; results can then be shared around the world through the WWMD web site. While the official WWMD occurs on September 18, 2009, monitoring can take place at any time through December 31. For more information on this event and how to participate, please click on the above link. |
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EPA’s Watershed Academy is pleased to sponsor free, monthly webcast seminars/training sessions and other training courses for watershed practitioners from around the globe. During the webcasts, trainees simultaneously log on to the web and/or participate by phone conference lines in live training conducted by expert instructors. The next webcast will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET and is entitled An Urgent Call to Action: Nutrient Innovations Task Group Report; you must register in advance to participate. For additional information, including that on past webcasts, please click here, contact Ron Ohrel at 703-385-6000, or visit www.clu-in.org/live to register. |
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The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, one of the first urban environmental education centers in the country, offers programming geared for adults, teachers, students, and children, in addition to other educational opportunities and recreational activities. For program information, please click here. Please also check out their events calendar. |
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The Pocono Environmental Education Center, located in Dingmans Ferry, Pa. within the boundaries of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, offers a wide variety of program options, as well as other recreational and educational opportunities. Please click here to view their programming information. Please click here to view their extensive calendar of events. |
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The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary keeps an extensive list of Delaware Estuary activities and events on its web site, as well as a list of local and regional meetings. Their web site also offers a new "Information Gateway" page, which was developed to centralize information regarding the living resources of and current majors issues regarding the Delaware Estuary; please click here to go to this web page. |
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The Philadelphia Water Department and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary are looking for volunteers for the Philadelphia Storm Drain Marking Project to help glue down medallions with this logo on the street in front of storm drains across the region. All supplies will be provided at no cost, and volunteers are welcome to participate year-round. For more details, including brochures and registration information, please click here. |
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES |
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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that preserves and restores our nation's native wildlife species and habitats. Created by Congress in 1984, NFWF directs public conservation dollars to the most pressing environmental needs and matches those investments with private funds. Funding opportunities in the Delaware River Basin, if available, can be found on its web site. |
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The Pennsylvania Water Resources Education Network (WREN) is a program of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizen Education Fund to help protect and manage Pennsylvania's water resources through education and policy making. Their web site is an excellent resource of information for local watershed associations and anyone interested in water resources. They also offer grants and list grant opportunities from other sources, as well as links to additional sources for grant information. |
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Drinking Water Wise, WREN's Source Water Protection Promotion Program's web site, is full of information for Pennsylvanians interested in protecting water resources. Here you will find information on grant opportunities, a Pa. directory of watershed organizations, workshops, links, and public health information. |
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) offers grants through the Pennsylvania Environmental Education Grants Program. For additional information and application materials, please click here. |
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Pennsylvania's Growing Greener Program allocates state funds to address environmental concerns. Grant monies are available to watershed organizations involved in the protection and restoration of Pennsylvania's environment. For more information on grant opportunities, visit the Growing Greener home page. |
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Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation of Natural Resources (DCNR) offers Community Conservation Partnerships Program grant opportunities. For more details on the grants, including FAQs, fact sheet, and the Program Manual, please click here. |
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The Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area provides grants to non-profit organizations and municipal and county governments to develop programs and projects that address SRHA’s five core goals: resource conservation (natural & cultural), education and interpretation, recreation, community revitalization, and heritage tourism within the Schuylkill River Watershed. For additional information, click here. |
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Clear Into the Future (CITF) is a program sponsored by the DuPont Company which advocates understanding of the history and ecological and commercial importance of the Delaware Estuary watershed. A component of CITF is the Delaware Estuary and Watershed Grant Program, which provides support to conservation non-profit organizations for efforts help improve the Delaware Estuary and its watershed. For additional details on the grant program, please click here. |
This information is being provided to the Delaware River Basin Commission by various sources and compiled here as a public service. A listing on this page does not necessarily imply endorsement by the DRBC. Since the information is subject to change, you are encouraged to contact the listed organizations for the most complete information.
Last Updated: November 23, 2009
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