2022 was quite a year for clean water legislative victories at both the federal and state levels! We are proud to have worked alongside our members and partners for the following wins for clean water and a healthy watershed. While there were many great victories in 2022, our work is never done, and we look forward to our continued united advocacy for clean water, healthy habitat, and equitable access in the Delaware River Watershed.
To continue momentum on objectives that member organizations set, the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed (CDRW) will be moving to biennial priority setting and revamping the process in 2023.
Over the past ten years, the Coalition has learned how to create and activate a collective voice to address the watershed's largest challenges. That all starts with our member organizations, who set our priorities and the reason our voice is so strong.
By shifting how our priorities are determined, the Coalition can better focus on what matters most to you and the watershed. As part of this effort, the Coalition will work to position itself as a thought leader on select issues and differentiate where our network drives policy decisions and where it plays a supporting role in advancing issues forward.
The Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, staffed by New Jersey Audubon and executed in partnership with National Wildlife Federation, held its 10th Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum from November 3rd-4th, 2022 at the Logan Hotel in Philadelphia. The two-day event marked the first year the Coalition has gathered in person since 2019, drawing over 275 attendees from throughout the Delaware River Basin and beyond.
Philadelphia, PA — The Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed (CDRW), staffed by New Jersey Audubon and executed in partnership with National Wildlife Federation, held its 10th Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum in Philadelphia, PA, on Thursday, November 3rd and Friday, November 4th. Over 275 people attended, bringing together organizations and individuals spanning the four Delaware River Watershed states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York, to collaborate and build capacity for environmental conservation.
On Election Day 2022, New York voters overwhelmingly approved the $4.2 billion “Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Bond Act.” This decisive response from the New York electorate is the largest environmental bond act in the history of the state, making investments in:
Water Quality and Resilient Infrastructure
Open Space Conservation and Recreation
Restoration and Flood Risk Reduction
Climate Change Mitigation
Over the past 10 months, I have had the amazing opportunity to work as the Communications Intern for the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed (CDRW). Prior to beginning this internship, I graduated in 2018 with degrees in Environmental Studies and Anthropology and began working as a wildlife rehabilitator shortly after. I always had an interest in the environmental nonprofit sector but struggled identifying how to bridge these two career paths. Fortunately, I was given the opportunity to fill CDRW’s Communications Intern position this past January, allowing me gain invaluable skills and to navigate my career in a new and exciting direction.
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