Public Investments in the Delaware River Basin

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Please cite this report as:Van Abs, D.J., O’Neill, K.M., Marxen, L., Stuart, M., S. Malone, and Velasquez-Lieferman, T. 2023. Public Investments in Landscape Preservation and Water Quality Practices in theDelaware River Basin. Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey for the William Penn Foundation. Acknowledgements This project was funded by the William Penn Foundation as a two-part project. It incorporates andexpands upon work performed in the following Phase 1 report, which is entirely superseded by this 2023report: Van Abs, D.J., K.M. O’Neill, S.J. Malone, K. Keys and A. Parker. 2021. Estimating PublicInvestments in Landscape Preservation and Water Quality Best Management Practices in theDelaware River Basin. Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey for the William PennFoundation. The Rutgers team is pleased to acknowledge the strong Foundation staff support and cooperation forthis project. The project managers were Elizabeth Thompson, Senior Evaluation and Learning Officer(Phase 2) and Hilary Rhodes, Director of Evaluation and Learning (Phase 1). Stuart Clarke, ProgramDirector for Watershed Protection, Andrew Johnson, former Program Director for WatershedProtection, and Nathan Boon, Senior Program Officer, were closely involved in the project throughregular meetings, comments on draft materials, networking, and more. The project was strengthenedgreatly by their insights and guidance. Our thanks for the opportunity to work with you all, and for thefoundation’s support of this project. The Rutgers Teamfor the project involved the following faculty and staff: •Principal Investigators:Daniel J. Van Abs, PhD, FAICP/PP, Professor of Professional Practice for Water, Society and the Environment, Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers School of Environmental and BiologicalSciences (SEBS)Karen M. O’Neill, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Human Ecology, SEBS•Staff and Graduate Assistants: Data Collection and Analysis, Phase 1Sara J. Malone, Senior Research Specialist, Environmental Analysis and Communications Group,Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public PolicyKevin Keys, Graduate Student, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public PolicyAmanda Parker, Graduate Student, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy•Staff and Graduate Assistants: Data Collection and Analysis, Phase 2Lucas Marxen, Associate Director, Office of Research Analytics, NJ Agricultural Extension Service,SEBSMichelle Stuart, Web/Application Developer, Office of Research AnalyticsLucas Brunskill, Graduate Student, Public Administration, Rutgers University (Newark)Tamara Velasquez-Lieferman, Doctoral Candidate, Global Urban Studies, Rutgers University(Newark)Nikhil Chavan, Graduate Student, Rutgers Business SchoolAkshita Saini, Graduate Student, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public PolicyMarziya Farooq, Graduate Student, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy Expert Panel The Rutgers team was very fortunate to have expert assistance in framing the Phase 1 project from thefollowing experts working in the Delaware River Basin: •Carol Collier, FAICP, Sr. Advisor, Watershed Management & Policy, Academy of Natural Sciencesof Drexel University•Jennifer Anne Cotting, Director, Environmental Finance Center, University of Maryland•Rachel Dawson, Program Director, Delaware River, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation•Andrew DuMoulin, Director, Center for Conservation Finance Research, Trust for Public Land•Patricia Elkis, PP/AICP, Director of Planning, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission•Gerald J. Kauffman, Jr., PhD, Director, University of Delaware Water Resources Center•Kathy Klein, Executive Director, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary•Emily Knearl, Director of Advocacy and External Affairs, Delaware Nature Society•Andrew M. Loza, Executive Director, WeConservePA•Sandra Meola, Director, Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed•Stacey Mulholland, Government Affairs Lead, Delaware River Basin Commission•Bill Rawlyk, Mid-Atlantic Field Coordinator, Open Space Institute•Michael Slattery, Landscape Partnerships Coordinator, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service•Ira Stern, Deputy Director, Water Innovation and Research, Bureau of Water Supply, New YorkCity Department of Environmental Protection•Margaret Waldock, Executive Director, Duke Farms Foundation (formerly with the Geraldine R.Dodge Foundation) The panel worked with the Rutgers team through the project and provided great input, insights andassistance. We gratefully acknowledge their help and note that any remaining methodological issues arenot the fault of the expert panel! Disclaimer This report was developed undera contract between the William Penn Foundation and Rutgers-TheState University of New Jersey. The opinions expressed in this report aresolelythose of the authors,anddo not represent any findings, conclusions,or opinions on the part of the Foundation or Rutg