A Historic Year: What it Means for Our Future Work with Water
On November 7, 2020, the US presidential election was called for former Vice President Joe Biden. This election was historic for many reasons — occurring during an ongoing global pandemic, [...]
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 [...]
Engaging Youth and Communities for Impact in 2020
Impact in 2020 looked very different for River Network and the groups we serve. How did we help get groups, and especially youth, on the water and cleaning up the water, despite it all? [...]
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 [...]
Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Partnership Funding Awards 2020
For the second year, River Network is working with the US Forest Service (USFS) to provide local organizations with funding for their work to steward our many, diverse Wild and Scenic Rivers. [...]
A Letter from Bartram’s Garden to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
In the days of the Clean Water Act, the Lower Schuylkill River was a hub of industry and development. Many point sources of pollution have since been shut down or heavily regulated, but the image [...]