MONTICELLO — Sullivan County, in partnership with Friends of the Upper Delaware River and Trout Unlimited, are developing a comprehensive, non-regulatory Neversink Watershed Management Plan (NWMP).

They will hold the third of a series of public meetings on Wednesday, March 1 at 6 pm via Zoom, entitled ‘Flooding, Changing Weather Trends, and the Economic/Recreational Benefits of Stream Protection and Restoration.’ Registration and more information details can be found here: FUDR.org/NeversinkWMP.

The effort is supported by a federal grant award from the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program to the Sullivan County Division of Planning and Environmental Management. This program is funded by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

The planning process includes a number of elements including the development of a project steering committee composed of experienced watershed practitioners and a comprehensive series of public education sessions to maximize the public input and involvement.

Once completed, the watershed management plan will serve as a non-binding and voluntary blueprint to help ensure the future sustainability of the watershed.

“As we approach the end of round one of the Neversink Watershed Management Plan’s public outreach and educational meetings, we are excited about our progress and pleased to report that one of the most critical elements of the plan, public participation, has been both robust and productive. The journey of the Neversink Watershed Management Plan has just begun and we encourage everybody who cares about the watershed to participate as we expand upon our public outreach work and continue to learn more about the watershed from the people who live there.” said Jillian Pagnotti, Friends of the Upper Delaware River’s Watershed Program Coordinator.

For more info,contact Molly Oliver, Policy Director, Friends of the Upper Delaware River, at molly@fudr.org.