VIDEO: Watershed Protection Program Convening
grantees in June 2017. The convening highlighted our program strategies
and the work of our grantees.
About the WPF Watershed Protection Program
The convening opened with a presentation by Andrew Johnson, Watershed Protection Program Director, followed by a Q&A session with Andrew and Dianne Russell, President of the Institute for Conservation Leadership.
Watershed Protection Strategies: Watershed-Wide
Presentations featuring work emblematic of the Watershed-Wide strategy from:
• Brenna Goggin, Director of Advocacy, Delaware Nature Society
• Josh McNeil, Executive Director, Conservation Voters of PA
Watershed Protection Strategies: Targeted Sub-Watersheds
Presentations featuring work emblematic of the Targeted Sub-Watersheds strategy from:
• Sarah Clark, Senior Associate, Institute for Conservation Leadership
• Barbara Davis, Vice President of Programs, The Land Conservancy of New Jersey
Watershed Protection Strategies: Constituency Building
Presentations featuring work emblematic of the Constituency Building strategy from:
• Maitreyi Roy, Executive Director, Bartram's Garden
• Robin Irizarry, Philadelphia Watershed Coordinator, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc.
The Art of Closing Triangles (How Networks Function)
Dianne Russell led a session on the networking practice of "closing triangles." Guests were encouraged to close at least two triangles before the day was over.
Inside WPF: A Conversation with the Watershed Protection Team
To conclude the day, guests submitted questions and listened to a moderated conversation with the Watershed Protection team about our approach to grantmaking, our long-term goals for the program, and factors affecting conservation.