Resource Library
Welcome to the River Network Resource Library!
Search through hundreds of publications, recorded webinars, newsletters, tools, and templates to support your water work. Explore specific topics using the icons below, or if you’re not sure what you need, use the search bar. Type in keywords like “strategic planning,” “State Revolving Fund,” or “data collection.” The resources included here are intended to help you advance your work and spark innovation and new ideas.
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Featured Resources
- Building Blocks of Trust – how community organizations and utilities can work together.
- Colorado SMP – everything you’d ever need to know about stream management planning in Colorado.
- Equitable Infrastructure Toolkit – learn to advocate for equitable water infrastructure in your community.
- Tools for Equitable Climate Resilience – how to perform community-led research and support local leaders to advance climate resilience.
- Waste in Our Waters: A Community Toolkit for Aquatic Litter Removal – one-stop shop for building a litter removal program.
- The Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual – the quintessential, transformational tool on how YOU can use the CWA to protect your waters.
- State Revolving Fund Advocacy Toolkit – a comprehensive guide for advocates looking to get up to speed on the SRF process.
- Effective Organizations – a five-part learning series on everything from board governance, to volunteer management, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and more.
Looking for information on specific state-level water policies? Explore the State Policy Hub!
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Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Program: Healthy Resilient Rivers, Healthy Rivers in Agricultural Landscapes, Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesA launchpad for learning about conservation programs authorized through the Farm Bill including resources published by federal government agencies; resources on federal programs developed by non-profits, agricultural organizations, and academic institutions; and resources on state-level agricultural conservation programs & how states can tap into federal funding.
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SCW Virtual Workshop Series: Diversion Assessments
Program: Healthy Resilient Rivers, Healthy Rivers in Agricultural Landscapes
Resource Type: WebinarParticipants explored the reasons diversion assessments are important to the SMP/IWMP process. SMP leaders from the Yampa and Mancos Rivers presented their varying approaches to diversion assessments. Phil Brink and Nicole Seltzer’s slides Gretchen Ran… View Resource ›
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Stream Management Plans in Colorado: Progress at Five Years
Program: Healthy Resilient Rivers, Healthy Rivers in Agricultural Landscapes
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsStream Management Plans (SMPs) are a priority in Colorado’s 2015 Water Plan, which calls for 80% of locally-prioritized streams to have a SMP by 2030. In 2021, River Network and the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) compiled the accomplishments… View Resource ›
