Nanticoke Watershed Alliance: A New Model for Conservation. Created/Presented by: Megan Ward, Programs Manager Nanticoke Watershed Alliance

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1 Nanticke Watershed Alliance: A New Mdel fr Cnservatin Created/Presented by: Megan Ward, Prgrams Manager Nanticke Watershed Alliance

2 725,000 acres Spans 5 cunties and 2 states Flws frm suthern Kent Cunty, DE t Maryland s lwer shre Has been referred t as ne f the mst pristine rivers f the Chesapeake Bay

3 One f the largest ppulatins f Bald Eagles in the nrtheast US One f the mst diverse waterfwl ppulatins in MD Mre rare plants than any landscape n the Eastern Shre River f Exceptinal Recreatin and Eclgical Significance (ERES) Rural Legacy Areas / Natural Heritage Areas

4 Cnduit fr the Undergrund Railrad Strng Native American histry Maritime Industries majr vyage f Jhn Smith

5 Reginal, cnsensus-building rganizatin Cnservatin f the natural, cultural and recreatinal resurces f the Nanticke watershed Umbrella rganizatin Create dialgue and partnership amng envirnmental advcacy grups, business and industry, and ther stakehlder grups Whle Cmmunities Apprach

6 Green Infrastructure Whle Cmmunities Nature, Culture and Recreatin Chesapeake Bay-wide TMDLs and state WIPs

7 Winter 2007: Green Infrastructure Cnference : General cmmunity utreach Winter 2009: Listening Sessins March 2010: Cmmunity Visining Cnference

8 Planning Cmmittee with diverse stakehlder representatin Diversity f interests: farmers, watermen, turism, envirnmental cnservatin, histric preservatin, African American cultural grup, lcal Native American tribe, elected fficials, real estate, yuth service Majr deliverable: set an invite list reach everyne

9 Future Search mdel (maximize pen, hnest dialgue) 8 X 8 matrix f stakehlder grups: Public Service, Turism, Educatin, Civic Grups, Envirnmental Cnservatin, Resurce Users, Industry, Agriculture, Histrical/Cultural Preservatin (Did I cunt right?? ) Filled each matrix with attentin t gegraphic, generatinal, gender, and racial diversity

10 Statement #1: The Nanticke regin will mindfully and intentinally cnserve its natural and cultural resurces in a way that enhances the unique scial, ecnmic, and envirnmental make up f the area with a particular fcus n the passing n natural and cultural legacies and preserving cntinuity f land use in cnnectin with cultural significance.

11 Educatin Regulatins, enfrcement, gvernment invlvement Cllabratin Ecnmic develpment Science & Technlgy

12 Statement #2: The Nanticke regin will draw and retain yuth and yung families by prviding quality jbs and jb training within an ecnmy that celebrates and preserves lcal identity, encurages innvatin, reflects the true csts f ding business, and grws within the carrying capacity f bth human and natural cmmunities.

13 Science & Technlgy Ecnmic develpment Regulatins, enfrcement, gvernment invlvement Civic engagement, leadership develpment Educatin Cllabratin

14 Incrprate as many cmmn grund values as pssible int Watershed Management Plan (WMP) Wrk with EPA and state agencies t incrprate TMDLs and ther current prjects Use cnference attendees as advisrs t ur prcess f WMP develpment give residents a vice thrughut the prcess! Wrk with cunty gvernments t adpt WMP fr the Nanticke

15 Reaching beynd the chir takes a lt f wrk but extremely valuable Fr such an inclusive and interactive prcess, be ready t change the game plan n a mment s ntice Despite differences amng diverse stakehlders, we want many f the same things Be ready fr new and creative partnerships!

16 Megan Ward Prgrams Manager Nanticke Watershed Alliance PO Bx Old Ocean Gateway Vienna, MD (410)