"A vision without a task is but a dream"

        "A task without a vision is but drudgery.
        A vision and a task together are the hope of the world."

• Supporting community-based efforts
• Voluntary participation
• No new regulations

Program Integration

• Historic Preservation
  
• Natural Resource Protection
  
• Economic Revitalization

Customer Service

• Make existing field staff & resources available
• Include a "Good Neighbor" policy
  
• Coordinate efforts
  
• Reduce red tape

River Navigator

• Maximum latitude to work with the community
• Direct access to principal staff
  
• Liaison to federal programs
  
• Help with non-federal and private sectors

River Navigator

• Work themselves out of a job
  
• Look for ways to customize service
  
• Set the stage for private sector involvement
• Build goodwill

New Partnerships
Northeast
          Blackstone-Woonasquatucket
          Connecticut River
          Hudson River
          Potomac River
          Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna

New Partnerships
Southeast
          New River
          St. Johns
          Lower Mississippi (Memphis & New Orleans)

New Partnerships
Midwest
          Detroit River
          Upper Mississippi
          Cuyahoga River
West
          Rio Grande
          Willamette River
          Hanalei River

Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna
          Comprehensive GIS study
          Dr. Dale Bruns
          PA GIS Consortium
          Wilkes University
          (570) 408-4610

Detroit River
          Clean up of 17 Brownfield Sites along Trenton Canal
          Mark Breederland
          Michigan Sea Grant Extension
          (810) 469-7176
          breederm@msue.msu.edu

Connecticut River
          Connecticut River Index
          Whitty Sanford
          Connecticut River Watershed Council
          (413) 529-9500
          crwc@crocker.com

Hanalei River
          Hanalei River Satellite Imagery
          Michael Kido
          University of Hawaii
          (808) 822-4984
          mkido@hgea.org

Cuyahoga River
          Planning Tools, Mapping and Modeling
          Kay Carlson, Program Manager
          Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan
          (216) 241-2414 ext. 253
          kcarlson@mpo.noaca.org

Blackstone-Woonasquatucket
          Water Flow Studies and Serious Urban pollution
          Jane Sherman
          The Providence Plan
          (401) 455-8880
          sherman@aol.com
          Michael Creasey
          Blackstone River Valley
          National Heritage Coordinator
          (401) 762-0250
          michael_creasey@nps.gov

"I'll know it when I see it."
          Success will be defined by local partners.

          Successful processes
          Successful projects

The next twelve months

• River Navigator on the ground
  
• Federal agencies engaged
  
• Variety of active partners
  
• Successes celebrated
  
• Lessons shared

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