2007 (June)

This paper contains the stories of six watershed organizations considered "successful":  the Charles River Watershed Association, South Yuba River's Citizen League, Amigos Bravos, Blackfoot Challenge, Elizabeth River Project, and Friends of the Mississippi River. Success was gauged by the organizations'  demonstrated accomplishments and by their growth in members and annual budgets.  The stories shared approaches used by organizational leaders to grow outstanding watershed organizations.

2014 (December 5)

Learn about the innovative financing behind 20 communities’ green infrastructure program. View and download the full collection of infographics featured in our Green Infrastructure Financing Map.Attachments

Welcome to the UMD Environmental Finance Center’s Green Infrastructure Financing Map!Here you will find incredible green infrastructure financing stories from diverse communities across the country showcased in an interesting and accessible way.

In 2012, Warrington Township, Pennsylvania passed a voter-approved referendum committing $3 million to open space protection. The EFC worked with Warrington Township to identify ways in which the community could leverage its open space dollars to serve multiple community priorities and gain additional benefits the community had not identified.

2014 (June 30)

On behalf of the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) through the Capacity Building for Sustainable Communities program, this report presents recommendations for implementing and financing green infrastructure elements of the Mid-South Regional Greenprint Vision Plan so that the region can enhance water quality while simultaneously extending its network of trails for recreation, active transportation, public health, and other community benefits.Attachments

The Delaware River Basin provides drinking water for more than 13 million people and is home to an abundance of fish and wildlife including some endangered, threatened, and at-risk species. People and wildlife depend upon the water resources of the Basin, and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), for their water security – for an adequate and sustainable supply of clean and healthy water that can be equitably accessed and is resilient in the face of climate change and extreme conditions.

2013 (March)

The EFC presented "Financing Strategies for Green Infrastructure Programs" as part of the American Rivers’ winter webinar series for Chesapeake Bay communities in March 2013.  Attachments city_of_york_webinar_part_3.pdf (2.56 MB) Financing Strategies for Green Infrastructure Programs

2006 (April)

The University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center, on behalf of the Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust (the Trust), convened a financing charrette to assist the Trust in their efforts to develop a long-range financial strategy for protecting a particularly critical section of land in the watershed. The goal of the event was to develop the framework for a financing and implementation plan for preserving more than 14,000 acres linking an existing conservation hub to a national forest and a wildlife management area.

2005 (November)

In June 2005, the Environmental Finance Center, on behalf of Talbot County, Maryland, convened a financing workshop to assist County officials in their efforts to finance and implement a new Countryside Preservation Area program. The goal of the event was to develop the framework for financing and implementing a plan for protecting more than 11,000 acres around each of the four incorporated municipalities within the County.

2012 (October 19)

In the summer of 2011, the Environmental Finance Center began working with the Town of Berlin, MD – an Eastern Shore community with a population of approximately 4,000 – to complete a stormwater financing feasibility study. Attachments