Coalitions & Partnerships
The Alliance is comprised of more than 30 organizations from Delaware, Sullivan, and Orange counties united in an effort to highlight the economic and natural resource values of the Upper Delaware River and to secure state funding and other resources for the future protection and restoration of the river.
The CDRW is based in Trenton, NJ and is comprised of more than 140 Delaware River conservation organizations throughout the basin. FUDR is the New York State lead responsible for implementing the federal and state policy priorities of the CDRW. One of the CDRW priorities is adoption and implementation of a Flexible Flow Management Program (FFMP) that provides maximum protections for the UDR cold water fishery. Another priority is to increase congressional appropriations for the federal Delaware River Basin Restoration Program which is the source of FUDR’s largest grant award to date.
FUDR chairs the Hancock Gateway Tourism Council comprised of local community leaders to promote river-based tourism opportunities.
Sherri Resti Thomas is a board member of the Hancock Area Chamber of Commerce which promotes economic growth in Hancock including river related initiatives and activities.
Jeff Skelding is a member of the Board of Directors of the “Hancock Partners,” a group of community leaders working to promote economic growth and community development for the Town and Village of Hancock.
Since 2014, FUDR has partnered with NYLCV, one of the largest and most influential statewide conservation organizations in NY, in a shared strategy to protect and restore the Upper Delaware River.
FUDR works closely with TU at every level including the national organization based in Arlington, VA and the National Delaware River Work Group (NJ, PA, NY TU leaders), the Mid-Atlantic office in NJ, State Councils in NY, PA, and NJ, local UDR chapters in NY and PA, and the TU Northeast Stream Restoration Program. These partnerships are essential to many of our program initiatives and campaigns.