Hudson River Watershed Alliance Conference: Collaborating Across Boundaries (In-Person Session)

Join the Hudson River Watershed Alliance for their annual conference on Wednesday, October 22 and Tuesday, October 28, which will focus on building strong and sustainable watershed collaborations for clean water and healthy communities. The conference will share strategies and case studies to support connections across geographic boundaries, sectors, and silos, building capacity within and across communities to implement shared goals.

The conference will have two components: a virtual session on Wednesday, October 22 from 1-2:30 pm via Zoom webinar and an in-person session on Tuesday, October 28 from 9 am to 3 pm at the Henry A. Wallace Center, FDR Presidential Library & Museum in Hyde Park, NY.

Confirmed topics and speakers so far include:

• Insights, frameworks, and collaboration best practices from the Partnership Learning Project, an in-depth study commissioned by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board – Jennifer Arnold, Reciprocity Consulting (virtual session)
• Communicating science with impact – Anne Toomey, Pace University (in-person session)
• Teaming up for better water quality in the Lower Esopus Creek – Stuart Leigh, Lower Esopus Creek Advisory Council & Liaison for the Town of Marbletown, and Candice Constantine, Tighe & Bond (in-person session)
• Coordinating across municipalities through the Hudson River Drinking Water Intermunicipal Council (Hudson 7) – Mayor Gary Bassett, Village of Rhinebeck (in-person session)
• Coordinating across county boundaries through the Upper Hudson River Watershed Coalition – Allison Hargrave Gaddy, Lake Champlain – Lake George Regional Planning Board
• Interactive workshop on scenario planning to explore possible futures and identify resilient actions – Larissa Read, Common Ground Consulting (in-person session)

Learn more + register to attend.

About the Hudson River Watershed Alliance:

The Hudson River Watershed Alliance’s mission is to unite and empower communities to protect our shared waters, working across the Hudson River watershed to support watershed groups, help communities work together on water issues, and communicate as a collective voice.