the riverprize twinning program - bierly
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Presented by Ken Bierly of OWEB at Within Our Reach 2012TRANSCRIPT
The Willamette Challenge
What Happens After the Award?
Twinning
Mentoring partnerships across the globe to restore rivers
Transfer valuable knowledge and experience to other river groups facing similar challenges
Exchange of knowledge and skills to ensure rivers are restored efficiently, effectively and sustainably
Twinning
Connect Riverprize Alumni with river managemers/restoration groups in need of their expertise
Be a catalyst for best practices for river restoration
Twinning
We are funders linked with land trusts and watershed councils
We have very strong and critical science advisors
We have a complex and strong public agency involvement
We have a number of strongly committed landowners
What do the Willamette Partners Offer?
Personal Relationship with the “twin” group
High levels of motivation Available skills Key public support Adequate funding
What Criteria Should We Use?
Geography (Similar latitude?) Local connections (by someone
who can be involved) Language capacity Match of Skills (ours) with Need
(theirs)
Who Might be Compatible?
Business Case Proposal to The International RiverFoundation
3-5 year business plan with milestones and deliverables
$100,000 for the twinning Memorandum of Understanding with the
chosen “twin” Report “key performance indicators”
What is Needed?
Communications Database of interested groups Suggestions for funding Cross cultural communications advice Mentor for issues that may arise Organizational (International
RiverFoundation) support
International RiverFoundation Assistance