Partnering Workshop

Held May 9-11, 2006, in St. Louis, Missouri

Download Instructions: Click on these files and save to your computer.

Useful reference to print/review:

• Phase I Assessment Report

Download materials used in the partnering workshop:

• Original Overview and Agenda
• Handouts
• Evaluation form

Other Funding Enhancement references:

• Assessment Appendices Phase I
• AML program resource matrix
• Thriving Through Partnerships powerpoint
• Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the West (8 MB file!)

Materials from Indiana Partners for Reclamation program:

• Brochure describing Partners for Reclamation
• Powerpoint about the Program
• Donated fill template
• Project Application
• Invitation to Landowners

Sample inter-agency contracts from Utah:

• AML/BLM agreement
• AML/Forest Service agreement

Sample agreements from Ohio:

• MOU with Ohio University
• MOA with Ohio Mineland Partnership
• Partnership for joint EPA 319 Huff Run project
• Simmons Run Watershed Coop & App Clean Streams Agremt
• MOU w Wayne Nat Forest

Web Links – Potential Partnering

Download a MSWord document with all the following links - click here.

Environmental Foundations:
Foundation Center
Nature Conservancy

Environmental Defense Fund - specific links for programs, partnerships
Overview
Experts

Support for Watershed Organizations
The River Network
Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable
ECRR links to other useful sites
PA Organization for Watersheds and Water
Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation

Government Programs:

General grants listing

Appalachian Regional Commission

EPA
Nonpoint Source Pollution Program (319)
Superfund
Watershed Management
EPA (noncoal) AML Superfund
EPA Brownfields

History of Reclamation by/with FS

Bureau of Land Management AML

Army Corps of Engineers

NCRS Environmental Quality Incentives Program