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Lamprey River Partners Leveraging resources protects land gain from collaboration

Welcome to the second issue of the Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers newsletter. We hope these newsletters will offer you an insight into what "partnership rivers" are all about.

Unlike most of the 160 rivers in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, partnership rivers flow through private lands. Local people work with staff from the National Park Service to manage and protect the special resources for which these rivers were designated. In Fall colors blaze along the protected banks of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire. addition to seven rivers in the North-east, there is an On the Lamprey River in New Hampshire, an impressive Collaborators in the project include the Lamprey River eighth partnership river— collaboration of organizations and individuals has protect­ Advisory Committee, municipalities, private foundations, the Wekiva—in central ed 1,437 acres through 16 projects. The projects protect community groups, individuals, the National Estuarine Florida and three rivers farmland, forested land, wetlands, special wildlife habitats, Research Reserve, and the Great Bay Partnership (a con­ under study for addition and historic resources from development, safeguarding 6 sortium of federal, state, and nonprofit conservation inter­ to the System, the miles of riparian habitat. ests). Eightmile in Connecticut, Taunton in Massachusetts, and Musconetcong in National Park Service contributions of about $650,000 Bargain sales, by which landowners donate a portion of New Jersey. have leveraged a total investment of nearly $5.6 million in the value of their land to a town or non-profit organiza­ the projects—a whopping 850% return on the agency’s tion for conservation, have contributed $1.3 million. Other In this edition you will find investment in this community-wide effort. financial support has come from foundations, individuals, stories of local partner­ and government agencies and grants. ships, folks working together to develop volun­ teer support, leverage “The extent of protection that has occurred would never money, and gather new Lamprey River have been possible without the enthusiastic involvement friends for their river. You 23.5 miles flowing from Epping of many individuals and organizations,” said Judith Spang, will read about river festi­ vals and water trails that to Newmarket, New Hampshire chair of the Lamprey River Advisory Committee (LRAC). “Our strong focus on protecting riverfront lands has even brought the rivers to life for members of the busi­ Designated in 1996 prompted the State Department of Transportation to ness and tourism commu- See "Lamprey" page 5 See "Partners" page 2 Study quantifies economic benefits of Farmington River

A new analysis released recently concludes that recreational use of the West Farmington Branch of the Farmington (West Branch) River in Connecticut has increased property values 14 miles flowing and helped diversify the from Hartland to local economy. Canton, Connecticut The focal point of this Designated in study, a 14-mile stretch of the Farmington, is part of 1994 the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. After surveying nearly 500 river users in 2001 and 2002 According to this study, the A new study shows the designated section of the Farmington makes a major economic contribution about their activities and federally designated stretch to surrounding towns. expenses, researchers also of the Farmington River concluded that users were leverages considerable 77,400 recreation visi­ Springfield, the Farmington For a copy of the full more sensitive to the quali­ wealth for local communi­ tors annually, of these: flows through a mix of report, Use and Economic ty of their river trips than ties and is worth a lot to ■ 90% were day trips, 10% rolling wooded hills, farms, Importance of the West to the cost. those who enjoy it. Key involved overnight stays; and small communities that Branch of the Farmington findings include: ■ 60% were fishing trips, give the river a remarkably River, please visit The study was jointly spon­ 30% were tubing trips, rural and undeveloped www.FarmingtonRiver.org. sored by American Rivers, ■ Recreational river use and 8% were boating character. Inc. and two National Park generated an estimated trips; Service programs: Park annual economic impact ■ 17% used the services of Planning and Special of $3.63 million for the a commercial outfitter Studies and Rivers, Trails towns nearest the river during their visit. Partnership projects and Conservation stretch studied; leverage results Assistance. The research ■ The total economic ben­ The West Branch of the "Partners"continued from page 1 was conducted by Drs. efit to recreational users Farmington River was Roger Moore and Christos (their willingness-to-pay added to the National Wild nities; new funding for land conservation and water quality Siderelis, professors in the for the experience) was and Scenic Rivers System assessments; and changes in regulatory processes to provide Department of Parks, estimated to be S9.45 in August 1994. The 14-mile coordinated permit review. An economic study completed Recreation and Tourism million; river segment in western on the Farmington River underscores the value of river recreation to property values and economic diversity. Management at North ■ Proximity to the Connecticut is served by

Carolina State University. Farmington River two commercial outfitters These are stories about creative and inspired river manage­ They have extensive expe­ accounted for approxi­ and includes a nationally ment that benefits both the rivers and the communities rience with outdoor recre­ mately 8% of the value renowned trout fishing they flow through. ation and economic of nearby residential area. Just 30 minutes from research on rivers, trails, land; Hartford and within two For more information on this unique community-based con­ servation program, visit www.nps.gov/pwsr or contact any greenways, and parks. ■ The West Branch was hours of Boston, New of the individuals mentioned on the back page. estimated to receive York, Albany, and Sudbury, Assebet & Concord Rivers 30 groups join forces to bring people to RiverFest

The first rays of early morning sun were just filtering “It is as if tendrils have through the trees as Scott Cleveland and Matt Zedak slid been spread far and wide, their canoe into the brisk Sudbury River to launch the connecting people and RiverFest River Relay. The River Relay was one of 35 organizations to the fragile events taking place June 7 as part of RiverFest, a celebra­ and important Wild and tion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers that are so Scenic rivers. With a course from Framingham to Billerica, deserving of our special Massachusetts, a total of 29 miles, the day’s activities also care, attention, and protec­ ended with the relay. tion,” said John Kerr, for­ mer selectman from Now in its second year, RiverFest has been a great success. Lincoln, Mass. It was conceived of as a day to invite people to have fun on the rivers, with the hope that this would heighten their Participating organizations awareness of river issues and ultimately create a stronger also established new part­ advocacy network for the rivers’ long- term protection. nerships among them­ Floating musical entertainment was part of the fun at the second annual RiverFest on the Sudbury, Concord, and Assabet rivers. RiverFest has done this, and more. selves. For example, Musketaquid Arts and Instead of one large festival in a central location, RiverFest Environment, a small Concord-based non-profit which has used the strength and energy of more than 30 local introduces people to environmental issues through the groups to create a series of events up and down the entire arts, teamed up with Massachusetts Audubon Society, the Sudbury, Assabet, 29 miles of rivers. In this way, local residents can enjoy the largest environmental organization in the state. Together, Concord Rivers unique nature of the river in their communities. the two organizations planned a series of classroom and 29 miles flowing field workshops prior to RiverFest to teach fifth-grade from This year a wide array of groups as diverse as the Concord children about river ecology and water quality. On Art Association, the Wayside Inn and Grist Mill, RiverFest day, the kids built earth floats and launched Framingham Framingham Boy Scouts, Carlisle Trails Association, them down the Sudbury River for everyone to enjoy. to Billerica, Wright Tavern for Spiritual Renewal, and Silver Leaf Jazz Massachusetts Band all created events. In so doing, these groups made a “We had a wonderful time,” said Richard Fahlander of Designated in connection between their purposes and the rivers, and Musketaquid. “And I expect this will open up future col­ showed that it is not just environmental groups that are laborative possibilities.” 1999 invested in our rivers. As RiverFest becomes established, more organizations want to participate. This year, the League of Women Voters (LWV) created The River Steward Awards program to highlight innovative thinking, exemplary service, and brave positions dedicated to protecting the rivers. The Awards were a perfect way to get press coverage in each local community and provide an opportunity to explain more about the unique qualities of the Wild and Scenic rivers. The River Steward Awards are now a model that the LWV is considering for other watersheds in the state.

RiverFest grows each year. It is a day of fun, with many, many ripples that benefit our Wild and Scenic Rivers throughout the year.

Paddlers of all ages and boats of all sorts took part in the 29-mile long RiverFest Relay. Musconetcong study nearly Towns in Eightmile completed River watershed The Musconetcong Wild and Scenic River Study, begun in 1998, is near­ seek cooperation ing completion. As this newsletter goes to print, The 6o-square-mile Eightmile River watershed is arguably drafts of both the Musc­ the most outstanding river system in the lower onetcong River Manage­ Connecticut River region. The Nature Conservancy ment Plan and Final Wild named this region—known locally as the "Tidelands”—as and Scenic River Study Reports are being one of the 40 “Last Great Places” in the Western released for comment. Hemisphere in 1993.

The Musconetcong River, As a riverine ecosystem, it is remarkably intact, free-flow­ a 42-mile tributary of the ing, and virtually dam free. With excellent water quality Delaware River in and 85% forest cover, the river system is a haven for Hunterdon and Warren counties in New Jersey, is diverse and abundant fish populations, from native brook nestled in the heart of trout to blue back herring. This unusually robust river sys­ what is known as the tem contains globally rare species, an internationally rec­ "New Jersey Highlands." ognized fresh water tidal marsh, and indicators of out­ Though still high in water quality and forest cover, the Eightmile watershed is under growing development pressure. The river features a standing health such as native fresh water mussels. Scenic diverse array of natural beauty, historic character, and great fishing flourish in and cultural resources, tion supported the study bill, which Congress approved including unique geolog­ this, the largest unfragmented forest region in coastal ic limestone features. Connecticut. and President George W. Bush signed in 2001 (Public Steep slopes, forested Law No. 107-65). ridges, and gorges in the These natural qualities—alongside increased development upper reaches of the pressure in the watershed—prompted community leaders The study, being conducted by the locally led Eightmile river corridor contrast to seek the knowledge and resources necessary to ensure River Wild & Scenic Study Committee, has three primary with the developed vil­ that growth is approached in a way compatible with pre­ components: 1) determining if the river is eligible for lages, meadows, and rolling agricultural lands serving the outstanding values of the Eightmile River. inclusion in the National Wild & Scenic Rivers System by downstream. They found what they were looking for in the Partnership demonstrating what makes it so special; 2) determining if Wild & Scenic Rivers Program. the river is suitable for Wild & Scenic designation by sub­ The study has deter­ stantiating local support and commitment to designation; mined that 28.5 miles of “During the last decade it became clear that incremental and 3) developing a locally supported watershed protec­ the Musconetcong River and poorly planned growth posed the greatest threat to tion management plan. are suitable for designa­ tion into the National the special qualities of the river system,” said Anthony Wild and Scenic Rivers Irving, Study Committee chairman. “We were worried The federal resources committed to the study are lever­ System. The study find­ that fragmenting forests and habitats, poorly managing aged many times over through local ownership of the ings and completion of storm water runoff, and paving over important groundwa­ process and outcome, which is critical to its success. The the River Management ter sources would slowly degrade the features that make study provides a unique opportunity for Eightmile River Plan set the stage for the Eightmile River watershed so unique.” towns to come together, create a public input process, and designation action, which is being pursued by the realize a locally shaped vision for their communities and Musconetcong Advisory The communities of East Haddam, Lyme, and Salem, the future of the Eightmile River. The study also has lever­ Committee, a partner in Connecticut comprise 90% of the Eightmile River water­ aged input from The Nature Conservancy, the Depart­ the study, and American shed. The remainder is in the communities of Colchester ment of Environmental Protection, and the Natural Rivers, a national non­ and East Lyme. Resources Conservation Service, all of which have joined profit river advocacy the Study Team in a substantive and vital way. The study is organization. Town boards, residents, area land trusts, and river-front expected to be completed in the spring of 2005. For further information landowners urged U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons and Senator contact Paul Kenney of Chris Dodd to request that the Eightmile River be stud­ For further information contact Kevin Case of the the National Park Service ied for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River National Park Service at [email protected]. at [email protected]. Program. The entire Connecticut Congressional delega- White Clay Creek Lamprey matches Water sampling adds up in watershed federal funds

Since 1991, volunteers have have applied for a for land been monitoring the water “Growing Greener” grant protection quality in the White Clay White Clay Creek from the Pennsylvania "Lamprey" continued from page 1 Creek watershed by sam­ 190 miles flowing from West Department of pling the diversity and Marlborough, Pennsylvania to Conservation and Natural acquire 19 acres of criti­ quantity of macroinverte­ Resources. “We want to cal Blandings turtle brates at 15 stream sites. Newcastle County, Delaware make this information floodplain habitat along This year, they hope to Designated in 2000 widely available to every­ 1,615 feet of river analyze and share the data one who needs it,” said frontage as mitigation for they’ve accumulated to Jackson. a bridge improvement provide a record of the project downstream of health of the watershed. To keep the data current the site.” and to leverage Growing The White Clay Watershed Greener grant dollars, vol­ Over the past several Association (WCWA) and unteers from all three years a growing number the Delaware Nature groups collected samples of people in and around Society (DNS) have been from the White Clay Creek the watershed have running the volunteer sites in March 2003. The become involved in land Stream Watch Program Watershed Association and conservation at commu­ with guidance from the the Research Center will nity and regional levels. Stroud Water Research process the samples from While relentless devel­ Center (SWRC). the 12 Pennsylvania sites opment pressures have listed in the grant at an spurred some of this The Stream Watch estimated cost of $14,268. growth, on-the-ground Program uses aquatic The Watershed Association land conservation suc­ macroinvertebrates to has pledged $10,000 for cesses resulting from the assess water and habitat Students have played a big part in collecting stream data in the this effort, and the White White Clay watershed. Now partners are collaborating to compile, Lamprey River collabo­ quality. The watershed is analyze and share the wealth of data they've collected. Clay Creek Wild and ration have also sparked monitored at specific Scenic Management participation. stream sites at the same has involved the three lead partners and support from Committee will contribute time once a year. Samples organizations, students, the White Clay Creek Wild the balance. “Towns are more willing of the aquatic macroinver­ and others—has collected a & Scenic Management to spend money when tebrates, which consist tremendous amount of Committee, this kind of At a minimum, this project they see their dollars get­ mainly of insects, are col­ quantitative data on information about the will classify each site sam­ ting matched,” said lected, then sorted, identi­ macroinvertebrates from health of the streams with­ pled in 2003 as excellent, Margaret Watkins of the fied, and counted. the 15 sampling sites within in the White Clay Creek good, fair, or poor. The National Park Service. the bi-state watershed. watershed would not be classifications will be used “People are more likely Some macroinvertebrates known or available.” to identify management to extend themselves are known to be more sen­ “A project of this magni­ and conservation priorities. when they know they are sitive to environmental tude just wouldn’t be pos­ With 12 years of data in “If our grant application is not alone in their efforts. insult than others. It is the sible if any of us were hand, however, the chal­ approved, we’ll be able to And we’ve found that presence of the sensitive working alone,” said John lenge of analyzing, inter­ use the 2003 data to many funding sources types, the biodiversity, and Jackson, associate research preting, and disseminating describe the average stream look favorably toward total numbers of individual scientist, SWRC. this amount of data is condition and to say regional efforts with types that indicate the “Collecting and analyzing immense. To tackle the whether that quality has multiple cooperators.” health of a water course. this level of quantitative analysis phase of the proj­ improved or declined data is very labor intensive. ect, White Clay Watershed between 1991 and 2003,” Over the years, the Stream Without the collaborative Association and Stroud said Jackson. Watch Program—which approach taken by the Water Research Center Maurice River partners complete boardwalk

Partners along the Maurice quality of the river view- River have completed a shed, the Park Service and 120-foot observation Natural Lands Trust boardwalk at the Peek worked together to design Maurice River Preserve in Millville, New the boardwalk. “It gives vis- 35.4 miles Jersey. The boardwalk gives itors great views without flowing from visitors panoramic views of being obtrusive,” said Steve Millville both the river’s mainstem Eisenhauer, manager of the to Delaware Bay, and the state’s largest wild Trust’s Peek Preserve. rice field flanking the New Jersey Jenkins Landing area of the A small vegetated island Designated in nature preserve. screens the low-lying 1993 boardwalk, making it diffi­ The National Park Service, cult to spot from the river. the Natural Lands Trust, Original plans for a dock and the nonprofit Citizens’ connecting boaters and The new observation boardwalk gives great views of Maurice The Park Service also is United To Protect The paddlers along the river to River bird life. contributing $20,000 Maurice River collaborated the preserve were scrapped toward the improvement of on the project. The Park due to aesthetic concerns. “Visitors from the New In addition to its cash con­ the Jenkins Landing Road, Service’s $25,000 contribu­ Jersey Audubon Society tribution, the Park Service which provides handi­ tion toward construction “Visitors can peer through were treated to a battle assisted the Trust with the capped visitors access to leveraged $43,000 in pri­ vegetation openings,” said over a nesting site between state permit application the boardwalk. vate donations from the Eisenhauer. “Cutting has pairs of Osprey and Eagles process. Citizens’ United to Trust, Citizens’ United, and been kept to an absolute in late March. The birds Protect the Maurice River For information about visit­ individuals, as well as a sig­ minimum.” Visitors and fought for about 10 min­ donated time to construct a ing Peek Preserve, call Steve nificant amount of volun­ school children have been utes, with the Osprey final­ nearby restroom and con­ Eisenhauer at (856) 447-3425. teer labor. using the boardwalk for ly driving the Eagles away tributed financially, as did nature watching since it from the site. It was amaz­ private donors and the Sensitive to the aesthetic opened in March 2003. ing,” said Eisenhauer. Trust.

Taunton group teams with Riverways

Last year, the Upper staff assistance through its the volunteers to conduct the designation; and (5) in each Taunton Wild and Scenic Adopt-A-Stream Program to surveys, and they facilitate an town, a coalition of municipal River Study Committee ran implement the Adopt-A- action planning process with officials, citizens, and non­ into a problem when they Stream Survey approach on participants to turn priorities profit organizations that can realized just how critical four all four tributaries. into action items. The result­ help implement the educa­ tributaries are to the ecology, Riverways/Adopt-A-Stream ing plans and reports from tion, land-use, recreation, ant recreational use, and man­ Program uses a "bottoms- the surveys will be presented conservation strategies for agement of the 22-mile up" process, involving steer­ to town boards and state the Upper Taunton River. mainstem of the Upper ing committees—local resi­ agencies and will become Such a successful treat­ Taunton. To expand the scope dents, local organizations, part of the Wild & Scenic ment of these tributaries Volunteer Jim Ross and an of the study to fully include and municipal officials—to Management Plan for the could not have been accom­ Upper Taunton resident come face to face during these tributaries was imprac­ develop each survey. A survey Taunton River. plished without the partner­ tributary survey. tical; to ignore them was includes physical characteris­ Survey results include (1) ship between the Wild and unacceptable. tics, habitat, water quality, raised awareness about the Scenic River Study, its com­ Scenic Study see The solution came in the instream flow, and other key tributaries; (2) education munity-based Committee, www.tauntonriver.org; for form of a partnership with factors related to "Wild and about river issues; (3) and the Massachusetts more information on the the Massachusetts Riverways Scenic" values and manage­ increased understanding Riverways Program. Riverways Programs (includ­ Program, which suggested ment. about Wild and Scenic issues; For more information on ing data sheets), see matching study funding with Adopt-A-Stream staff train (4) a base of constituents for the Taunton River Wild and www.massriverways.org. Water trail seeks to link three Scenic units on Delaware

A water trail is in the works to link the three Wild and Scenic River units along the Delaware River between Hancock, N.Y., and Philadelphia. Like hiking trails, water trails have trailheads and natural, scenic, and cultural/his- torical points of interest along their courses.

The project is a collaboration of the non-profit Delaware River Greenway Partnership (DRGP), the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)—a regional water resource management agency representing four states— and others. They’ve received a $75,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnership Program to devel­ op a trail plan, web-site, sign prototypes, trail maps, a trail guide, and maintenance recommendations. The water trail flows through the counties of Northampton, Penn, and Warren, NJ.

The department’s initial investment has leveraged more than 8200,000 in cash and in-kind services for trail plan­ ning. By the end of the summer, project partners had created a water trail coordinating committee and begun a resource The Delaware River is the largest free-flowing river east of inventory and mapping. The project is schedule for com­ Delaware the Mississippi. It extends 283 miles from the confluence pletion in June 2005. River— of its East and West branches near the Catskill Mountain 176 miles town of Hancock, N.Y., to the head of Delaware Bay. North American Water Trails defines a “water trail” as a designated, Three quarters of the non-tidal section of the river— recreational waterway containing guided access points about 150 miles—is included in the National Wild & and day use and/or camping sites for the boating public. flowing from Scenic Rivers System. Water Trails require safe parking areas, launch areas, Hancock, N.Y., directional signage, and maps indicating levels of difficul­ to the The idea for the Delaware River Water Trail originated at ty, hazards, and the location of amenities. There are Delaware Bay, the 1999 Delaware River Watershed Conference, “Flowing already more than 150 designated water trails throughout encompassing Toward the Future.” Conference brainstorming sessions the U.S. three units of showed a desire to link the many river corridor attrac­ tions, including the three National Wild and Scenic River DRGP is a non-profit partnership with a mission of pro­ the National units, in a comprehensive manner. tecting the Delaware River between the Delaware Water Wild and Scenic Gap and Philadelphia in both Pennsylvania and New Rivers System As participants saw it, a link in the form of a water trail Jersey. The DRGP coordinates the Lower Delaware would connect people to the river, thus enhancing public National Wild and Scenic River Management Committee recognition of the corridor as both a significant natural to help protect the partnership river segment of the resource and a regional economic engine. Toward that Delaware. goal the DRBC partnered with DRGP to apply for a grant from the State of Pennsylvania, leveraging additional sup­ DRBC is a regional water resource management agency port from a variety of organizations, including the three representing the four basin state governors (Delaware, units of the National Wild and Scenic River System, the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) and the federal conservation agencies of New York, New Jersey, and government. Pennsylvania, and a variety of tourism offices. National NJ streamlines permit process Park Service U.S. Department Anyone who has tried to understand the state and federal of the Interior permitting processes in New Jersey quickly realizes the

Partnership Rivers News is need for help. Add designation as a National Wild and Great Egg Harbor River published by the Partnership Scenic River to the standard layers of permitting and over­ 129 miles flowing from Winslow Rivers in the Wild & Scenic sight on any project, and it gets even more complicated. Rivers Program. Township to Upper Township,

Editor Recognizing the need to simplify the permitting process New Jersey Margaret Watkins along a Wild and Scenic River in New Jersey, the National Designated in 1992

Program Manager Park Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, and NJ Charlie Stockman Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

Contributors worked together to design a better system for simple, adverse effect on the outstandingly remarkable resource Chuck Barscz, NPS and Linda uncomplicated projects along the Great Egg Harbor and values for which the rivers were designated. If the Park Stapleford, White Clay Maurice National Scenic and Recreational rivers (see relat­ Service indicates an adverse effect or a potential adverse Creek Management Committee ed article about the Maurice River on page 6). effect, the NJDEP may not issue the federal permit, and Joan Kimball, MA Riverways the applicant is required to seek an individual permit from Programs and Rachel Calabro, MA Adopt-A- The result is a one-stop process that allows waterfront the Army Corps. Wherever possible, all three agencies Stream property owners to apply directly to the NJDEP for both work together to look at alternatives for the proposed Paul Kenney, NPS federal and state permits for certain projects. These proj­ work and explore options for redesigning the project to Liz Lacy, NPS, and American Rivers ects include non-commercial piers, docks, mooring piles, avoid negative impacts to resource values. Bill Sharp, NPS and Suzanne boat lifts, timber breakwaters, and the replacement of Forbes, Delaware River existing bulkheads within 18 inches of existing serviceable Establishing this one-stop process has reduced the amount Greenway Partnership Lee Steppacher, NPS, and bulkhead structures. Once the NJDEP determines that the of paperwork and confusion associated with the permit­ John C. Drobinski, River proposed work conforms to the State Programmatic ting process. The streamlined process leverages the Stewardship Council General Permit 19, any Waterfront Development permit Mary Vavra, NPS involvement of each agency by freeing up time for Margaret Watkins, NPS and and/or Wetlands permit issued by the State of New Jersey improved enforcement and reducing the number of con­ Judith Spang, Lamprey will also include the approval of the Army Corps. struction projects undertaken illegally. The combined per­ River Advisory Committee mitting process also improves coordination among federal Photographers However, the NJDEP can only issue the state and federal and state agencies to ensure that a construction project is Jerry & Marcy Monkman/ permits after receiving a letter from the National Park appropriate for a Wild and Scenic River, and streamlines EcoPhotography.com Bill Foreman, CT DEP Service indicating that the proposed work will not have an the permitting process for property owners. Organization for the Assabet River Joel Stocker, UConn. Wild & Scenic Rivers—Partnership Program Cooperative Extension Delaware Nature Society Contact Information Paul Kenney Mass Riverways Comments? Local Contacts NPS Contacts Bill Sharp Contact: Farmington Farmington River [email protected] River www.FarmingtonRiver.org 860-379-0282 Designer National Program Kelly Short, Canterbury Manager: Great Egg The Great Egg Harbor [email protected] Communications Charlie Stockman Harbor River Watershed Association 215-597-9175 [email protected] www.greategg.org For more information: 202-354-6907 www.nps.gov/pwsr Lamprey River Lamprey River Advisory Committee [email protected] www.lampreyriver.org 603-226-3240 Northeast Program Managers: Lower Delaware Delaware River Greenway Partnership [email protected] River www.state.nj.us/drbc/wild__scenic.htm 215-597-1655 EXPERIENCE Boston: YOUR AMERICA Jamie Fosburgh Maurice River Citizens United [email protected] [email protected] www.cumauriceriver.org/pages/maurice.html 215-597-5823 The National Park Service 617-223-5191 cares for the special places Sudbury, Assabet, River Stewardship Council [email protected] saved by the American Philadelphia: and Concord Rivers www.subury-Assabet-Concord.org 617-223-5225 people so that all may Chuck Barscz Wekiva River FL-DEP, Wekiwa Springs State Park [email protected] experience our heritage. [email protected] www.floridastateparks.org/wekiwasprings 941-330-0069 215-597-6482 White Clay Creek White Clay Creek Watershed Association [email protected] www.mercury.ccil.org/~wcwa/ 215-597-6482 Helping communities preserve and manage their own rivers in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System