NPS Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance History

National Park Service RTCA HISTORY: PHILADELPHIA 1976-1989

Draft:  Prepared by Glenn Eugster

March 5, 2001

FY 1976

• NRI
• NERO tradition of river conservation.  Red Arnold, Jack Hauptman, Kevin Coyle, Chick Fagan, Frank Thomas, Bill Bock.  Strong state river interests in NY, PA looking to shape an appropriate federal role.
• Congressional NWSR studies--Pine Creek, Penobscot, Yock, 
• National Urban Recreation Study.  Empahsis on greenline park approach to protection and close to home rrecreation.  Philadelphia office prepares demo project on Providence RI Metro region and case studies on Philadelphia, NY and Boston Metro areas.  Philadelphia project identifies need for federal action on Lower Delaware and Schuylkill; Bucks and Hunterdon Co. portions of Delaware.

FY 1977

• NRI--Minimum system to more inclusive system
• EPA's Office of Land Use Coordination publishes The Public Benefits of Cleaned Water:  Emerging Greenway Opportunites August 1977--with assistance from BOR
• Figure out when the Shepaug and the Housatonnic came on-line????????

FY 1978

• State Implementation Assistance Program begins--see text next year.
• NRI
• A Proposal for a Comprehensive National System of Free Flowing Rivers--discussion paper prepared.  Cultural and Urban rivers proposed to be i9ncluded with natural/ wild.
• 1978 Nationwide Outdoor Recreation Plan Task Force Report on Protection of Outdoor Recreation Values of Rivers.   Prepared by HCRS.  Multiple recommendations by a panel who include:  Howard Brown; Bob Eastman, Larry Rock, Mike Presnitz; Chuck Hoffman, Claude Terry

FY 1979

• Final List of Potential National Wild and Scenic Rivers published Janaury 1979
• NRI change in philosophy to doing business collaboratively with States and private groups.  Use of nomination process.

• Initial Wheeling meeting with Randy Whorls, Harry Ham, Paul McIntyre, JGE and McIntosh, Mayor
• Great Rivers of America idea first discussed with Delaware
• 8-16-79  White Clay fishkill reported.  Assistance request from local interests to help

• Kostmayer Bill 8-19-80  State Wild and Scenic Rivers Planning & Preservation Act.  Proposed to provide assistance to States and local governments for the protection and preservation of certain wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
• Bernard "Chick" Fagan, working on the Housatonnic & Shepaug NWSR Act studies stresses the potential of Section 11 of the Act.

• Chris Delaport 7-18-79 Philadelphia--What is the currency of the future?  Entering into agreements; buy into situations; models needed; look for opportunities.  How can we use our programs differently?  Three program concept--Recreational, Natural and Cultural established.
• 9-17-79  Wheeling request assistance from NPS for planning program for waterfront redevelopment.  
• Mohonk Rivers Conference in NY.  Sec. Herbst, Dale Crane.  See recommendations

• Committed work:  Rivers conference, Recreation Rivers Study--NRI, Maine Rivers Study, Delaware Rivers Study, NERBC-HCRS Low Head Hydro, articles 

• NRI work continues
• Transition for NRI to river info system, Statewide River Assessments, emphasis on urban, cultural and recreation rivers.

• RI Recreational Rivers Study started
• Implementation Assistance( a consultant service responsive to SCORP and unique opportunities) tied to SCORP & LWCF.  Second year.  Year one 12 projects undertaken, six completed in cluding CT Watershed Lands Project. Assistance projects include Delaware State Assessment, NY State Rivers Program Manual, Maine River Information System, James-Tye River Nuclear Proposal Assessment, Sheepscot Assessment.
• New Directions developed--river stewardship role should generally be assumed by the lowest possible level of government that is willing to pursue minimum standards for environmental quality.  River conservation as a shared responsibility.
• Delaware's River Heritage article published in the Delaware River Conservationist Fall 1979 magazine.  Describes the first Statewide Rivers Inventory by NPS.
• NRI article published in Water Spectrum magazine Winter 1979

FY 1980 

• HCRS Rivers Program.  6 major areas:  NRI, Consultation Directive, Federal lands inventory, Technical assistance to states, Administration of Section 7, Review of Components of National System.  TA was linked to NRI and possible LWCF grants.
• River Conservation & Revitalization:  Agenda for the 1980's Conference held in Mohonk, NY Oct. 20-22.  Report results in recommendations for Federal assistance to local, State and private sector.

• Poor's Almanac of Programs developed in WASO
• White Clay interest heats-up.  Watershed Bill proposed by Cong. Evans.
• Contacted by MA on 2-13-80 to do something for Rivers with Sen Tsongas in June.  June Rivers Day idea leads to American Rivers Month
• Recreation Rivers added to NRI.  Concept of river types and constituency groups adavanced by Mike Presnitz and Howard Brown
• EPA and HCRS publish Recreation and Land Use: Public Benefits of Clean Waters
• 2-13-80  Approval from ME to go ahead with Inventory
• 3-6-80  Contacted by DVRPC regarding citizen interest in Schuylkill--Mayor of Reading noted as leader of effort.
• 3-10-80  Jim Coleman announced as Acting RD
• Urban Rivers List developed.
• 5-19-80  Maine Rivers Study proposed. Work includes assisting the state with a statewide inventory; establishing a technically sound and politically acceptable river conservation priority list; development of a model rivers inventory and priority process; further defining the appropriate role and relationships between Federal, State and local government agencies and private sector in river conservation.
• 5-27-80  Landscape Study Proposals discussed
• 6-1-80  Decision made at Executive Staff meeting to use temporaries to get work done.  "keep permanents low and maximize temps"--Bob McIntosh.  Merrimack River Heritage idea further with Tsongas.
• Recreation Rivers Phase of NRI continues
• 6-9-80 White Clay Creek Meetings tied to SCORP assistance
• Merri9mack River/ Concord Demo project proposed
• 6-30-80  Ann Arbor Rivers Meeting.  Regional River programs in MCRO 6.3; LCRO 3.0, SWRO 3.3, SCRO 3.0, NERO 8.5, NWRO 4.5; WASO 6.0
• 7/2 Ann Arbor continued--
• 7/23/80  Wheeling WV findings and rec's
• 8/12/80 Notes on Technical assistance concept:  grass roots/ outreach program; shared responsibility; river info system--extension of NRI, river information brokers; cooperation.  Good information & Technical assistance is the key.  Stressed commitment prior to starting project. Implementation!
• 8-15-80  APA rivers meeting.  9/26 discussion of the idea of a free-flowing system of Adirondack Rivers
• 8-22-80 Greenline Parks thinking discussed
• NERO Landscape Study pursued
• Secretary

FY 1981 

• October 11, 1980 NPS-MARO proposes to implement the most significant river conservation opportunities as identified by the NRI.  Proposal calls for staff and funding to establish greenway/ corridor management plans; local tasks forces for each river; and technical assistance by HCRS

• 1-22-81 Call from FRWA interested in a possible TA study as an alternative to NWSR Act bill.  Water diversion project sparks support.
• 2-4-81 Maine Rivers Study underway
• 2-9-81 St. Lawrence River Study underway--influenced by greenline parks.  Development of MOU .
• 2-5-81  Request from APA to analyze federal laws.
• 2-25-81 Call from Bucks Co. Conservancy/ Heritage Conservancy regarding interest in assistance for a Delaware River Management Study.

*  New directions for anew federal role and responsibility in landscape conservation.  AT Case study, Weems Creek, St. Lawrence-Thousand Islands, VA CEQ-NRI Agreement, assistance to East Branch of Fish Creek, Delaware Rivers Study, Maine Rivers Study, NNL's technical assistance, Mohonk NY Rivers Conference, Urban Rivers Action group, Northeast US Landscape Study.

• 3-9-81 Meeting with NLT to discuss landowner master planning
• Fish Creek assistance 3-981
• 3-11 Weems Creek Meeting
• ME NNL MOU developed for review of status/ threats.
• 3-19-81  Hiring freeze
• 3-24-81 Hite speech creates two new Associate Director's:  Natural and Recreation/ Archeological and Historical
• Urban Rivers Action Group continues work
• 4-9-81  HCRS and NPS river functions proposed to be merged.
• 4/13 collaboration with Atlantic Center for the Environment focused on Northern Maine student projects
• 4/15/81  Thousand Island Meetings
• 5/22/81  Maine Rivers Study--quick assessment suggested.
• July 1, 1981  VA and NPS agree to State implementation of the Council on Environmental Quality Guidelines for NRI.  First state-federal partnership to implement the EO.
• 7/1/ 81 Thousnad Island experience shapes federal approach, roles, etc.
• 7/15/81 Contact from FRWA about technical assistance
• 7/15/81 new approach notes and call for reinvestment in rivers program
• 7/20/81  Drew Parkin joins Maine Rivers Study as an MIT student volunteer
• 8-7-81  Merrimack River assistance meeting
• 8-14-81  New directions in Northeast notes
• 8-18-81  Corbisiero announces the need for 26 positions to be cut.
• St. Lawrence River Land Trust workshop on Grindstone Island with TNC on 8-27-81
• HCRS Memos of Understanding for Rivers System.  Programs funded for:  Northeast Region:  NRI, conflict avoidance; state technical assistance; distribution of NRI to States; evaluation of designated NWSR's; public inquiries; 5(a) studies and 5(d) activities.  Lacke Central:  $65,600; Northwest: $89,389; Mid-Continent: $90,000; Southeast: $57, 843; Southwest $50,000; Pacific Southwest $50,000. 

FY 1982

• DOI House Appropriation notes that the National Recreation and Preservation appropriation within NPS replaces salaries and expenses appropriation of the former HCRS.  Functions described include technical assistance to federal, state and local agencies.
• June 1982 LWCF Planning Requirements for municiplaities 

published in MA.  Allows funding for river corridor management plans.

• NPS-MARO publishes Draft List of Significant Urban Rivers as a follow-up to NRI and the National Urban Recreation Study.
• 10-1-81 Special Executive Staff mtg..  No relief on 26 positions to be cut.  Resumes collected to help with placement.  Rivers & Trails budget at $1 million Nationwide.  12% cut projected.
• 11-10-81 Division Mtg.  Limbo situation announced.  7 staff remain--2 want out; to want in but may not get in; 1 six month test; Chief and Secretary
• River conservation options outlined including 2(a)(ii) designations; Technical assistance; riverwork process.
• 11-19-81 Mtg, with Theda Leonard about Rivers Celebration
• AT OFAT Case Study
• 11-24-81  Call from FRWA.  They fought MDC Bond Issue about water diversion and defeated it and wish to pursue a TA study.
• 12-14-81 Rivers Day Mtg. In Boston.  Three key items:  Kostmayer Bill--grants for the States; Tsongas Used Rivers idea; Maintain NWSR Program.  June selected and Tsongas agrees to write Senators re:Natl Rivers Month

• 4-1-82 Call from WASO.  NRI publication approved but TA vetoed
• 1/82  Merrimack River project begins
• 1-27-82 MD calls and wants to do a Rivers Assessment
• 2-2-82  RD announces that RIFT notices went out and were called back.  MARO must lose 39 positions.  83 Rivers & Trails budget is Zero.  SLO Mtg. Reported on--States to tell RD what region should do for them
• 2-2-82  Parkin agrees to work part-time for NE Rivers Center.
• General Staff Mtg.  Rivers & Trails proposed for 2-3 people.  0 for FY 83.  Jobs not needed to be identified by Oct. 1
• 3-3-82  Executive Staff Mtg.  RIFT as a management tool discussed.  All temps to be laid off by next pay-period.  6 more people encouraged to leave.
• 3-9-82  George Macpherson to leave on 3-19; Bayless to TA; Nelson to Pinelands--as a trouble shooter.  Tony encourages everyone to be realistic.  Consider opportunities very seriously.
• 3-15-82  AT Office calls and get MacPherson an extension
• 3-19-82  Tsongas helps with 83 budget.  Yates & McClure targeted
• 4-2-82 River Savers Conference held in Washington
• 4-12-82 NPS begins work with NLT on creative land development/ landowner master planning along Farmington River in CT
• 4-13-82 Warren Grove, NJ Plan discussions
• Wayne Senville contacts NPS about graduate project 5-5-82
• 6-10-82  Mtg. In Boston re: Big A project impacts--replace with equal value recommendation.
• 6-16-82  MD Rivers Study approved.
• NJ Sand & Gravel Project underway 6-16-82
• 6-28-82  Chris Brown takes American Rivers job 
• 7-23 Call from Steve Sease about VTRS interest--suggests that Red Arnold be involved.
• 7-19  Meeting with Group for the South Fork
• 9-27  Call from NPCA requesting our help with Greenline Parks book

FY 1983 

*  DOI Appropriations Bill for FY 1983 notes that the House Committee included $500,000 to allow NPS to continue to review and approve rivers submitted by States for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

• 10-27  Call from Bob Hrley with Sen. Chaffee's office about interest in help with Wood River Study
• 11-2 Discussion with WASO re: FY 83 budget.  RTCA proposed to be cut from $230,000 to $72,000
• 11-9 meeting with Spitzer to discuss strategy--Spitzer's concept:  "if you don't do this it will cost us $".  Wants us to identify what happens if we don't do assistance work (i.e. more areas will be designated).  

Suggests two options: 1) fertilizer option--spread it out to regions; 2) center of excellence.

Asks us to describe the program and whey we do it.  Why should it be done and why should we do it?  He proposes that MARO get $280,000.  Wants multi-year proposal.

• 11-17  Meeting with Spitzer re: 83 budget.  Decision to export the program to other regions from MARO.  Suggests that we list projects, supporters, cost
• 12-15 Discussion with COE re: St. Mary's River and dam proposal--"mitigation plan can't be prepared over Christmas".

• Congress appropriated a $500,000 add-on for NPS river conservation technical assistance.  NPS Director approves the NPS policy and priorities for SLRCAP authorized under Section 11(a) of the NWSR Act.
• Durenberger Bill--federal consistency provision a major issue.
• Greenway Planning: A Conservation Strategy for Significant Landscapes published 9/83.  Process-steps form the basis for the forthcoming Riverwork Book.
• 2-4-83  Meting with Spitzer and staff.  6-7 months to continue the program.  Concepts discussed: 5 Regional Centers idea; Regional center idea with Board of Directors.  Budget outlined:  SF $115,000; $10,000 MWRO; $100,000 SERO; $112,000 NWRO; $100,000 RMRO; Tasks included:  memo to field offices from Director with prospectus; contact list of outside supporters; strategy for contacts; description of support system--TA to help set up TA, I day sessions
• 2-8 General staff meeting with Coleman.  19 positions have to be moved in MARO.  Wants to place people in parks; reduce 10 positions;
• 4-6  Call to Collins.  Blacstone request from Senator Pell.  83 money made available.  6 months to do 12 months of work.
• 4-26 Call from Dave Weiss re: Delaware River strategy
• 5-10 Call from Spitzer.  Wants to talk about: Nationwide TA Center; All rivers in DSC; Legislative change
• 5-13  Mtg. With Spitzer, Collins and Paul Solomon  FY84 Rivers TA budget $269,000.  Policy is no TA, no support for any of these programs.  Bill wants to know, how do we create the demand?  Dave Wright approved as Associate Director.  Discussions focused on need to battle DSC for TA--National rather than regional focus.  Need to specifiy what the money should be used for.  Spitzer asks MARO to detail staff  to HQ.  Wants fact sheet on rivers program
• 5-15 Meeting with APA to discuss Bopquet River
• 9-1-83  Blackstone arrangement defined
• 9-19 Discussion with bern Collins.  Dave Wright negative about MARO TA; Don Humphrey wants to push SLRCAP money to DSC.  Wright thinks this is a grant program
• 9-20  Discussions with Spitzer and Collins.  This is an ongoing mandated and funded program; 85 prposed to be the same as 84; objectives: statewide activities; river corridor projects.  Emphasis to expand regional programs capabilities and staff.  Needs a description of 84 base budget

FY 1984

• DOI Appropriations report for FY 1984 added $760,000 to allow NPS through its regional offices to provide assistance to State and local governments for river conservation and to continue to review and approve river submitted to States for inclusion in NWSRS.  Technical help should be delivered through consultations, training, demonstration projects, and program development.
• Wilderness Society Managzine recommends: passage of an ominbus bill; regular oversight hearings; a national rivers study program; a permanent administrative body for rivers policy and planning; state scenic river programs; management planning and acquisition.
• River Conservation Program status report notes services that include:  statewide river assessments; corridor management plans; state scenic river programs; training workshops; monitoring NRI; less-than-fee-acquisition demonstration projects.
• Call from Tom Pansky from Bonneville Power Admin.  Regarding info on approaches to planb for hydropower
• 11-21 Call to Brown re: Wildcat Brook Meeting in Concord, NH
• 1-10 General Staff meeting to announce:  Swimmer, Lange and Canty permanents; Ross, Senville, Judd, Kester, Potter, Sutro and Wilson temps; Crusisus, Doherty, Herling and others work study--60 day; Kale and Wilson, Thesis projects.
• 1-10  Collins advises that Dave Wright turned down the budget request--do work out of existing money.
• 1-16-84  Collins call.  85 budget doesn't look good.  Base $ going to DSC; $40,000 to Man in Space in Denver; 10% reprogrammed.
• 1-16  Call to Dave Weiss re: budget
• 1-16  Upper Delaware Mtg. Re: problems with planning
• 2-3 Call to Dave Weiss re: Oversight hearings at the end of Feb.  2-20 budget suggestions for 83, 84, 85
• 3-14  Call to Collins. $269,000 of Rivers $ going to DSC
• 3-15 Call to Chris Brown
• 4-2  ALF Rivers Forum
• ALF publishes An Agenda for Nationwide Rivers Conservation for the Mid-1980's and Beyond. 2/23/84
• NPS and NLT enter into a partnership agreement to provide land trust assistance for local river conservation efforts.
• Feb. 29, 1984  Chris Brown testifies that River Conservation Technical Assistance "is one program we consider to be the most vital and vigorous occurring in river conservation today.  Things are getting done!".
• 5-7-84 discussion with Brown re: budget hearings.  Rivers program to be completed--emphasisi on state and local; trails funds taken from SLRCAP
• 5-30 meeting with Spitzer and Collins.  Concerns about leaderships lack of understanding; complaints from SWRO; too much advocacy.  Chris Brown raising issues about why funds need to go to MARO.  Need to document products;
• 6-8  Blackstone River meetings--Public suggests a river revitalization policy; model after Maine concept; Blackstone is a prototype for State policy
• 6-11-84Mtg. With Bristol to discuss Lowell approach
• June 1984  E.I. du Pont de Memours Company donates 1,234 + 528 acres of land along White Clay Creek to PA and DE to create a bi-state park.  NPS assists with the design of the agreement.
• MARO assistance to Texas and SWRO for a State & Local River Conservation Workshop in Austin, TX.
• HR 5166 introduced by Congressman Kostmayer and others to provide for assistance to State and local governments and private interests for conservation of certain rivers.
• FY 1984 budget for SLRCAP:  River & Trail Studies:  $269,000; Man-in-Space Project $40,000; WASO staff: $146,000; MARO $425,000; WRO $52,000; PNWRO $50,000; Trail Volunteer Workshops: $23,000; Reserve: $23,000.  Total $1,028,000.

FY 1985

• DOI House Appropriations of FY 1985  The Rivers and Trails Studies and State and Local River Conservation Assistance programs increases are to maintain fiscal year 1984 levels and includes $75,000 for Wildcat Brook.  The Committee has also included $80,000 within available funds for NPS to assist the Commonwealth of PA and the town of Bristol to conserve, interpret and appropriately develop theDelaware River in the vicintiy fo Bristol.
• Mtg. With Spitzer and Collins 11-6-84.  Dave Wright wants us to do handbooks.  SWRO begins SLRCAP activity.  Secretarial interest in CBP.  Bill wants Drew detailed to WASO.  More workshops, slide show, handbook and travel to help other regions.
• 12-6-84  WASO River Conservation Briefing.  Suggests revisions of CEQ Directive to reflect NPS.  Bill urges us to evolve the program; develop tech expertise and transfer it; get smarter about this--focus on constant learning.  Look at ways of communicating other than reports; look at the delivery system--pull string rather than hold hands.  Make it and sell it!  Get ltrs from Gov's; to delegation and Sec.  Market the product.  Answer these questions:  What is the political and economic feasibility; what is the payback for the price?  Results and help should be the priority.  Make sure people understand how things get done.  What generates political support for a project?  Why do we need to help?  Project specificity critically important.  For each project develop a marketing plan:  who? What?  What do they want?  Will they help us if we do the work?
• 3-28-95  Bristol Mtg. 100-125 people
• March 6, 1985  William K. Reilly, Pres. Of The Conservation Foundation testifies before the Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies of the House Committee on Appropriations to support the funding for the State and Local River Conservation Assistance Program.  He says, "It has been a key to unlocking the sometimes resistance to river conservation of local officials and riparian landowners.  It is a program in the best tradition of federalism and local initiative, as well as contribution to the greater effort to protect our natural landscapes and vital ecosystems.  It represents a prototype of what The Conservation Foundation foresees as the next generation of land and water conservation techniques in America, one that adroitly melds federal, state, local and private efforts into a cost-effective partnershhip".
• 3-30  Chris Brown of ARCC outlines the 21 river issues of 1985 at ARCC Rivers Conference
• 4-11 and 12-85  Metro-Rivers Meeting 
• August 1985  Cooperative Agreement signed between Jackson, NH and NPS to prepare a river conservation plan for Wildcat Brook.
• Alternatives for Federal River Conservation through the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act presented 9-5-85.  Proposal includes recommendations to fully use all the provisions of the Act. 
• July 5  ARCC proposes that NPS:  support SLRCAP funding; put NRI in computer form; seek more NWSR designations; designate a wild river; protect land on NWSR's.
• May 1985 SLRCAP Status Report
• 9-19-85 Call from Robert Miller re: Pocomoke River.  Wants help with a proposed 125 acre landfill site.  9-30 meeting in Berlin
• 9-27  Meeting with Spitzer to discuss link between Congressional river studies and TA

FY1986

*  DOI Appropriations Committee FY 1986 budget provides an increase of $1,200,000 for State and local river conservation assistance; $50,000 to maintain NNL's at the 85 level; and $200,000 for a national inventory of trails.

• NARO & Chris Brown propose SLRCAP program.  Office with Diamant, Golden & Drew.
• Request from Duane Holmes for help with N Dakota and Missouri River
• 12-4-85  Mtg. With Savage, Golden and Diamant re: NARO proposal
• 12-4 reports that SWRO opposed to SLRCAP--they won't apply for money and turned back $8,000
• 12-17 Mtg. With SC and SERO re: SC Rivers Study
• 12-7 telephone discussion with Bern Collins with 86 budget figures:  ALO 15k, WRO 25 k; PNWRO 60k; RMRO 50k; SERO 50k; MARO 426 k; NARO 35 k; WASO 403k includes 100K trails, 50k for NLT and 234 k for staff
• 6-28-86 VA Council on the Environment requests help with VA Rivers Assessment
• Squad Meeting on 7-22-86  Discussion of 86-87 budget.  Doom and gloom--"We can't go ahead and worry about it latter". "If we don't hang together we will hange seperately". "We have to rob Peter to pay Paul.  The RD can re-allocate resources to accomplish missions".  Gene Monteleone, speaks.  Sandy Rosecrans, "Drastic measures are waiting in the wings".  Gene "Can't be dictated to by WASO managers".  Castleberry "Don’t' spend too much time on frills. Frills quicklly become necessities".
• 9-11-86  Call from Rolf.  Boston thinks that the Great Egg will be done in their office.
• 9-16 Executive Staff--Tony reports that Bill Mott visited Scranton to look at Steamtown and the Director "enjoys trains".
• 9-18  Meetings to discuss request from FLA for Rivers assessment--with SERO
• 9-22 Mtg. With DiBello to discuss request to help with Utah Rivers workshop.
• 9-23 Mtg. With RD and Colley.  Cooley asks for RTCA assistance in Western PA--Americas Industrial heritage
• 9-26 Terry Savage indicates that MARO should do Congressional studies in the Pinelands--doesn't know where the rumor, to the contrary, got started.
• 10-3-86  Drew called to say that he signed a contract with BPA.  Maine Lakes Study to go ahead with assessment approach.
• NPS SLRCAP publized in the American Planning Association's "Small Town & Rural Planning Newsletter
• July-August edition of Small Town features Bristol, PA SLRCAP project
• Maine Wildlands Lake Assessment ?????
• SLRCAP guidance still in place for FY 1986.  $426,000 allocated to MARO including workshops with RMRO, SERO, SWRO; river workbook and slide show
• Statewide River Assessments methodology presented to Water Resources for the Future Conference at SC 9/3/86

FY 1987

• Mtg. With Spitzer re: design of the Wild River Search
• 2-10-87  Mtg. With Coyle on projects.  Strategies discussed.  Urges us to let delegation and states know about program, projects and money needs
• 2-26  Mtg. With Brown, Conrad, Lange, Spitzer re: Wild Rivers--Spitzer has no idea of what Mott had in mind.  He said he works for BOPR and wants another BOR.  Director Mott not interested in state and local protection efforts.
• 3-17-87  Call from Brown.  He will leave by July
• 3-24 Call from Steve Kehs re: NWSR studies.  Concerened that studies don't result in action.
• 4-1  Mtg. With Alec Giffen  from ME LURC re:  ME Lakes Study based on NPS rivers assessment process
• 4-15  Wildcat Brook Study agreement outlined?????
• 5-7  River Conservation training in Philadelphia.  NRI discussion.  Started with Watt and BOR--similar to National register.  OMB wanted to put the brakes on river designation.  Staff argued we didn't know which ones were important.  Borrowed from the NPS Systems Plan.  Pilot projects done to test method.  Filter approach first; then public involvement.  Carter picked up the NRI CEQ Directive.  Wants to add recreation rivers.
• 5-27 Call from Gil Willis on the Greenbrier River
• SLRCAP accomplishments
• 6-16 Mtg. With White River advocates
• Wildcat Brook discussions 10-27-86
• 10-28  Revised 2(a)(ii) Study design drafted
• 10-29  Proposed budget RO Assistance 219,800 k; PNWRO 90,000; SERO 70 k; MCRO 25,000; SWRO 3,000; NARO 35,000, ARO 15; RMRO 50k; PRO 3,000; MARO 430,000 WASO 271,000
• 10-29 Meeting with Bill and Bern:  Wants the program to take on more focus; more teaching; be more selective of projects; Not an NPS program but a Congressional one--target Appropriation, direction and get ARCC to sign-off on this.  Rquire MOA;   Also, Wild River Search
• 11/4/86  NARO proposes people on location reporting to RD
• 11-5-86 request form LA
• 12-31-86 Ann Swanson calls and asks for help with Chester River
• 1-15-87  Mtg. With NH member offices regarding the Merrimack River near Concord.
• River Conservation Seminar held on SLRCAP in Philadelphia May 4-8, 1987
• Wetlands & River Corridor Management Conference held in Silver Bay, NY with NPS, ELI, NYS June
• July 25-27  River Conservation Workshop in San Antonio, TX with SWRO (Bomb-scare at Third St.)
• August 3-5  River Conservation Workshop in Atlanta, GA. 

FY 1988

• FY 1988 DOI Appropriations bill includes a program of assistance to State and local governments for rivers and trails.  For this program, the Committee included an increase of $1,500,000 to reestablish and increase assistance to States and local governments and $400,000 for general management responsibilities for trails/
• 11--6-87 Discussion with Dan Machalba, Wall Street Journal (212)416-3317 regarding landscape protection story.
• Call from State Senator Malkus of MD re: Wild River Search
• 12-14-87  Washington Post article on Blackwater Wild River Search
• 1-5-88
• Meeting with Blackwater River landowners 1-5-88
• 2-1-88  Greenbrier River Meeting outline
• 2-13-88  Mtg. With Bill Spitzer re: budget.  Two lines one for Rivers and one for Trails.  Use SCORP to set resource priorities; 
• 2-25-88 Interior Subcommitte Mtg.  AR/ Suzi Wilkins proposes to Increase funding to 3 million; 3 areas--statewide; NRI additions; corridor projects.  Fickes testifies that NPS assistance important to PA.  Regula present
• 3-2-88  Call from Ray Murray re: SLRCAP.  Wantsa to sit down and develop strategy.  Meet on May 31 or June 1.  Wants to learn how to get things done.
• 4-29 Call from Jim Deloney of TX about rivers assistance
• 5-16-88  State and Local Rivers & Trails Meeting.  Spitzer said, Where do we want to be in 5 years?  Speaks about rewarding the Regions.  Stresses the need to be demand responsive rather than supply oriented.  Holmes mentions starting a statewide assessment in Utah.
• 5-17 meetings continue.  Collins says that SLRCAP is functioning very well.  We gained back what was lost in 1979.  Stresses the need to run the program on a project-by-project basis.  Faris says there doesn't appear to be a National Program; Golden urges that we use park staff to help with projects.  Coyle discusses that in 87 rivers and trails are combined.  Spitzer reassures that there will be a balance between rivers and trails---trail interests want to earmark.  Chris Brown talks of the need to develop a SLRCAP History outline for training.  Ray Murray talks of his 3-wave theory Wave #1:  Products, publications and workshops; Wave #2 processes institutionalized; Wave #3 visitor days, acres, miles and dollars.
• 6-8  Mtg. With Cables, Clapper, Savage re: MARO/NARO.  Cables stresses that Gjendenson's area is more important than others.
• 6-15  Call from James Hess re: Quinebaug Heritage Corridor.  Noted Joe Hickey and the influence of a fishing trip to Scotland.
• 6-24-88  Mtg. With Steve Brown re: WV Statewide Assessment
• 8-22-88 Philosophy of NPS TA Program notes for TA training.  Ray Murray comments:  PL 88-29 BOR manadate; PL 88-565 LWCF and Statewide Comp Rec. Plans; PL 90-542 WSRivers Act; PL 90-543 Trails Act; PL 91-190 NEPA; 1980 TA went underground
• 8-29 Economic development seminar in Matewan, WV
• 9-12-88 NWSR Act Event.  Bill Mott: all rivers are important; establish a baseline of appropriate protection; WS Rivers are priority--wild river idea noted; look at rivers in NPS units; revitalize NRI; prepare a statement on statewide river assessments--complete in 5 years; develop a National Priorities River List.
• 9-14Discussion with Paul McAlister re: Matewan--wants a feasibility study
• 9-15 Discussion with gary Huff of Lessburg, VA re: greenway system.
• 9-16  Budget outline
• 9-20  Annual Program review with Spitzer and Brown.  Spitzer, "We would not have a National program unless MARO did the work in other Regions.  Brown, "A clear set of objectives needed for each project".  Brown, "MARO has a track record of innovation".
• 9-22 EPA-NPS Meeting in Washington with Wetlands Office
• 9-27  Call from Brown.  Wants to keep MAR as the flagship region.  Wants names of staff and percentage of time per project.
• 9-27  Call to Weatherly re: MORC strategy

*  Natural Rivers and the Public Trust published by American Rivers

FY 1989

• DOI House Appropriations Committee  report for FY 1989 includes recommendations for a $2,200,000 program of assistance to States and local governments for rivers and trails.
• 1-8-89  D&L Canal Meeting in Easton to design legislation.
• 1-10-89  Call from Chris Brown re: proposed MD Chesapeake Bay Study
• 1-12-89  Discussion with Estes re: plan for Wheeling.  Planning $ available.
• 1-17-89  Call from Dave Tork of Wheeling 2000.  Interest in Lowell approach.
• 1-21  SF MORC Meeting
• 1-23  Omaha, NB MORC Meeting
• 1-25 Boston, MA MORC Meeting
• 1-28  Atlanta, GA MORC Meeting
• 1-30 Washington, DC MORC Meeting
• 2-1-89  FY 1990 budget proposal calls for termination of State & Local Program
• 2-8  WASO takes lead on Chesapeake Bay Study
• 2-9  Call from Allen Sachse.  PA Gov's budget to include $1.1. million to start a heritage park study.
• 2-16  Washington, DC MORC Meeting

*  Technical assistance to Congressman Gejdenson's Office regarding the design of the Quinebaug and Shetucket River Valley National Heritage Corridor.  ????

• New England activity transferred to Boston office
• Six regional workshops held nationwide to gain public input on how Congress could better help states and local communities manage and better use their rivers and adjacent lands.  Resulted in HR 4250  The State and Local Multi-Objective River Corridor Assistance Act of 1990.

FY 1990

*  The DOI House Appropriations report of FY 1990 includes a $3,500,000 program of assistance to States and local governments for rivers and trails.  Included are funds to complete the Farmington River study at a level beyond the authorized level.  The Committee also recommended $500,000 associated with the rivers activity of NPS.  Many hydroelectric licenses are coming up for renewal before FERC.  With these funds the NPS will be in a position to make formal comments on recreational river flows in relicensing and on projects proposed for rivers listed on the NRI.

Other:  Work Plan Instructions 9/18/85