More Than Leadership
As I prepare and plan for “river season” in the West, I find myself also preparing for a journey of another kind. Some of you may have already heard my news: I’ll be departing River Network after [...]
Our Key Issues and the Next Five Years
Resilience. Policy. Agriculture. Drinking water. What do these terms mean to you? For River Network, they’re the four key issues that are central to addressing the current water crisis in the [...]
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Trust Building Support Initiative – Applications Open Now!
Applications due February 28, 2022 River Network and the WaterNow Alliance are working together to provide support for community organizations and water utilities seeking to build trusting [...]
By April Ingle
In Drinking Water, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Funding, News, Urgent Issues, Water law, Water policy
Posted Unpacking Federal Water Policy Progress, Gaps & What Lies Ahead
Like many of you, when the Biden Administration and the new Congress began their work at the start of this year, I began hopefully anticipating what they would do help ensure more people have [...]
By Hannah Mico
In Ample Water, Climate resilience, Education and Learning, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Funding, News, Public Outreach, River and Water Organizations, River Restoration and Protection, Water policy
Posted Fostering Community Leadership: Putting the Research to Work with Three Network Members
In November 2020, River Network published a new network resource: Tools for Equitable Climate Resilience: Fostering Community Leadership. The toolkit outlines equitable and intentional ways to [...]
In Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, News, Press Release, River and Water Organizations, River Restoration and Protection, Water conservation, Water Quality, Water Scarcity
Posted 2020 Trends Report on State of Water Protection Shows Hope, But More Progress Needed for Sector Diversity
BOULDER, COLORADO – December, 2020 – National organization River Network released a 2020 trends report called Our Water, Our Future: State of River and Watershed Protection this week. The report [...]
By Nicole Silk
In Ample Water, Climate resilience, Drinking Water, Education and Learning, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, News, Urgent Issues
Posted Hope, Water, and Community
2020 was quite a year. Floods, fires, water shutoffs, civil unrest, racial injustice, the health crisis of COVID-19, and economic hardship. Our society, our families, and our hearts have all been [...]
River Rally 2021: A Second Virtual Experience!
Last spring, we made an extraordinary decision to take River Rally 2020 virtual in order to protect our community and our team from the health risks of COVID-19. With only six weeks to completely [...]
In Ample Water, Climate resilience, Community Events, Education and Learning, Funding, News, River and Water Organizations, River Flows, River Restoration and Protection, River Science, Water Quality
Posted Using Community Led Science to Manage Wild and Scenic Rivers with the National Park Service
What do dragonfly collection, snorkeling to observe mussels and bioassessment workshops on Wild and Scenic Rivers have in common? This summer, these activities are part of three of the seven [...]
