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Welcome to River Network's Resource Library; a growing compilation of manuals, publications, web pages, articles, videos, presentations and more available to you. You can browse through our resources by scrolling through our list of categories, or use the search filter to type in a specific keyword. If you have a resource to share, please contact us!

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Title & Source	Description
Participant Waiver Beehive Insurance	Here's a sample participant waiver to use for events.
25 Lessons from 25 Years River Network	25 Lessons from 25 Years River Voices (v23n1) - 2013 Articles Include: Social Media: Strategies & Best Practices for Nonprofits River Voices (v22n4) - 2012
Creative Partnerships in Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Merritt Frey, River Network	River and watershed groups often struggle to secure the financial and technical capacity to conduct good, long-term monitoring that effectively documents success (or failure) in protecting or impro
An Introduction to Tribal Roles under the Clean Water Act webinar: Jan. 15, 2013 Merritt Frey, River Network	Summary: This beginner's session provides an introduction to the Clean Water Act and the role tribes play in implementing the Act.
Stormwater Discharge Permits webinar: Dec. 10, 2012 Gayle Killam, River Network	Summary: This will be an intermediate training with some assumption that you understand the fundamental elements of the NPDES Permits.
Social Media: Strategies & Best Practices for Nonprofits River Network	Social Media: Strategies & Best Practices for Nonprofits River Voices (v22n4) - 2012 Articles Include:
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 101 Webinar: Dec. 5, 2012 Merritt Frey, River Network	Summary: This is a 101-level training, suitable for river and watershed organizations, land trusts, tribal governments, and wildlife or lands groups interested in better understanding the
Leveraging Corporate Influence to Advance Integrated Watershed Management Todd Ambs, River Network	Presentation by Todd Ambs
Milwaukee Riverkeeper Presentation, 10-16-2012 Todd Ambs, River Network	Presentation by Todd Ambs
A Watershed Time For The Waters of Our Nation: Climate Change Forum presentation Todd Ambs, River Network	Presentation by Todd Ambs
A Watershed Time For The Waters of Our Nation Todd Ambs, River Network	Presentation by Todd Ambs.
Rural Fundraising: Success Stories for CASA/GAL Programs Kim Klein, Grassroots Fundraising Journal	This guide is designed to help CASA/GAL organizations in rural communities raise money more effectively and describes successful and easy-to-imitate strategies.
River Voices: Hydraulic Fracturing & Water Resources (2012) River Network	Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: Separating the Frack from the Fiction River Voices (v22n3) - 2012 Articles Include:
Information on Shale Resources, Development, and Environmental and Public Health Risks GAO	A report on shale resources and hydraulic fracturing from the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress—concludes that fracking poses serious
Creating Successful Board-Staff Teams - Nov. 1, 2012 webinar recording Diana Toledo and Mary Ellen Olcese, River Network Impact Program	Author/Source: Diana Toledo & Mary Ellen Olcese, River Network Mobilization Team
River Voices: Preventing Burnout (2010) River Network	Preventing Burnout River Voices (v20n1&2) - 2010 Articles Include:
River Voices: Invasive Species (2009) River Network	Invasive Species: Roles for the River Conservation Community River Voices (v10n2) - 2009 Articles Include:
River Voices: Restoring Rivers Within City Limits (2009) River Network	Restoring Rivers Within City Limits: From Slaughterhouses to Swimming Races River Voices (v19n1) - 2009 Articles Include:
River Voices: Your Personnel Best (2003) River Network	Your Personnel Best River Voices (v13n1) - 2003 Articles include:
River Voices: Monitoring for Protection & Restoration (2012) River Network	Monitoring for Protection & Restoration River Voices (v22n1&2) 2012 Articles Include:
River Voices: Creating a Rewarding Campaign (2011) River Network	Creating a Rewarding Campaign River Voices (v21n4) - 2011 Articles Include:
River Voices: What is Organizational Success (2011) River Network	What is Organizational Success: Getting Bigger, Better, Stronger River Voices (v21n3) - 2011 Articles Include:
River Voices: Sustaining Rivers in a Warming World (2011) River Network	Water & Energy: Sustaining Rivers in a Warming World River Voices (v21n2) - 2011 Articles Include:
River Voices: Clean Water Act (and other) Strategies for Citizen Activists (2011) River Network	Clean Water Act (and Other) Strategies for Citizen Activists: Restoring and Protecting Aquatic Ecosystem Integrity *River Voices (v21n1) - 2011 Articles Include:
My Watershed App U.S. EPA	U.S. EPA has released a new app called My Waterways.
How to Paint a Rain Barrel Upper Chattahochee Riverkeeper/River Network	If you have a white, plastic, translucent syrup container, or other “translucent” type drum, it is important to paint your rain barrel.
Online Publications River Network	River Network is now offering free access to all of our online publications, in a convenient eBook format. Please see the list below for all of our current offerings:
Burning Our Rivers: The Water Footprint of Electricity Wendy Wilson, Travis Leipzig, Bevan Griffiths-Sattenspiel	What goes into our grid matters a lot. Thermoelectric energy is the fastest growing use of water in the country.
Johnson Creek State of the Watershed 2012 Johnson Creek Watershed Council (Oregon)	2012 State of the Watershed Report Assesses Health of Johnson Creek
River Rally 2012 - Todd Ambs Saturday Plenary Todd Ambs, River Network	Todd Ambs, President of River Network, giving his Saturday lunch plenary at the 2012 River Rally in Portland, Oregon (a joint production of River Network & the Waterkeeper Alliance).
Organizing Photos River Network	Collected responses from the River Network Partner Listserv. Prescott Creeks was looking for a way to organize their photographs and the Partners provided great suggestions.
Investment Guidance River Network	Responses and advice collected through the River Network Partner Listserv.
Biocritiera in the Real World: Intermediate Level - March 21, 2012 webinar recording Susan Davies, formerly of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection	This will be an intermediate webinar, suitable for river lovers who have a basic grasp of the Clean Water Act’s water quality standards program.
Water Quality Standards 101 - Feb. 15, 2012 webinar recording Merritt Frey, River Network Habitat Program	Summary: This will be a 101-level training, suitable for river and watershed organizations, land trusts, tribal governments, and wildlife or lands groups interested in better under
Advocacy 101: How to Build Relationships and Get Results with Decision Makers at All Levels of Government Liz Birnbaum : SEB Strategies, LLC	Effective advocates know that getting their message across to decision-makers requires more than a single letter or meeting; results are based on the development of long-term relationships with dec
River Network Webinar - Community Climate Response Peer Learning Network - Messaging Jonathan Smith - Blue Legacy	Webinar on Climate Messaging
The Clean Water Act Through the Biological Lens: November 18, 2011 Webinar recording Bob Adler, Professor of Law, University of Utah	Date Recorded: Friday, November 18, 2011
THE WATER-ENERGY NEXUS:Adding Water to the Energy Agenda Diana Glassman,1 Michele Wucker,2Tanushree Isaacman,3 and Corinne Champilou4,3/1/2011	World Policy Institute overview and comparison of water consumption related to all energy sources.
6 Lessons for River Groups’ End‐of‐Year Appeals Baird Straughn	One of the purposes of the WaterGrass database is to gather data about what’s working and what’s not for river and watershed organizations.1 With 15 groups now using WaterGrass, we’ve can draw some
Board Member's Fundraising Commitment River Network	This is a letter that a board member will sign to commit to raise a certain amount of funds, participate in activities & learn more about a certain topic of interest.