Welcome!
Welcome to The TRIB, River Alliance's new e-newsletter for local river advocates. Many of you were members of our Yahoo Group, which this e-newsletter will replace. We hope this new format will serve you better. The TRIB will provide information about funding opportunities, trainings, events, and other topics related to helping your river organization operate sustainably. We intend to send out The TRIB monthly, unless there are additional pressing issues to share. Please invite other members of your organization subscribe to The TRIB, especially your board members!
You are also welcome to to send us announcements to include in The TRIB that would be appropriate for our subscribers. To sign-up for The TRIB or submit an announcement, send an e-mail to localgroups@wisconsinrivers.org.
River Rally is by far the best national networking opportunity for members of grassroots watershed organizations. It is also an incredible training opportunity, with over 70 training sessions in eleven tracks presented by national experts on all topics of river and organizational management. A past River Rally participant summed it up well, "A wonderful, rejuvenating experience! Rally affords tremendous opportunity for shared learning, networking and momentum building. It's terrific to return to the home watershed with a renewed sense of enthusiasm and lots of great ideas."
This year's workshops and field trips have an urban river focus. Including two sessions led by the River Alliance's Helen Sarakinos and River Alliance board member Lynn Broaddus. They will present From Drainpipes to Diving Boards: Dreaming Big About Our Urban Rivers and Urban River Revitalization: Tools for Success. You can view all of the workshop descriptions at www.rivernetwork.org/rally.
Scholarship applications must be submitted (in our hands) by Monday March 16, 2009. Preference will be given to organizations that have not sent a representative to River Rally in the past, are DNR River Protection Grant recipients and/or completed a River Alliance of Wisconsin training. Contact Allison Werner for a scholarship application, 608.257.2424 ext. 113 or awerner@wisconsinrivers.org.
Insights to Foundation Giving in an Economic Downturn
Audio Conference Luncheon
River Alliance will host a FREE audio conference lunch at our Madison office from 11:30-1:30pm on Friday February 20th. Space is limited, to reserve a spot please contact Allison Werner, awerner@wisconsonrivers.org, 608.257.2424 ext. 113 ASAP.
The audio conference will be provided by the Institute for Conservation Leadership (ICL). During the 60-minute call, panelists representing a spectrum of foundations that fund environmental and conservation initiatives will share their perspectives on:
- How the economy is affecting foundations and their grant making approach
- Foundation grant making strategies during an economic downturn
- What strategies grant seekers should use and avoid in the current climate
You’ll hear insights from Dana Lanza (Executive Director, Environmental Grantmakers Association), Nancy Fishman (founding Executive Director, Grand Victoria Foundation), and Diane Schrauth (Program Officer, William Penn Foundation).
If you are unable to join us in Madison, you have two options:
- A summary of the call will be sent out in The TRIB, or
- You can sign up for the call through ICL. The cost of the call is $35. Click here at Full Program Announcement, to register with ICL for the call.
Local Group Event: Black River Snowshoe
1pm, Feb. 15th
Join Friends of the Black River for a winter afternoon snowshoe hike along the banks of the Black River. Located between Black River Falls and Hatfield this 50 acre parcel was permanently protected in 2007 through the cooperative efforts of FBR, West Wisconsin Land Trust, the Wisconsin DNR and local donors. Meet at the gate at the end of Highbank Road, off of Co. Hwy K near the Morrison Creek bridge. Snowshoes are available for rent at Moe Hardware in Black River Falls. Visit the FBR web site at www.friendsoftheblackriver.org for more details.
In This Issue
Welcome!
River Rally Scholarships
Free Lunch
Snowshoe A Scenic River
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