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.
- Self-Paced Training – based on the Building Blocks of Trust
- 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.
- Mastering the Grant Lifecycle: From Prospect to Execution – a five-part learning series to make your grant management more effective.
Looking for information on specific state-level water policies? Explore the State Policy Hub!
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Drinking Water 101 webinar series: Understanding the Basics of Drinking Water Sources, Treatment, and Quality
Program: Drinking Water
Resource Type: WebinarThese recorded webinars provide an introduction and overview of drinking water processes, policies, and protection. Maria Lopez-Carbo, Deputy Division Director for Standards & Risk Management in EPA’s Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water lea… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 18 Number 2, 2008: Integrated Watershed Protection: Making Tough Decisions Together
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Integrated Watershed Protection: Making Tough Decisions Together by Gayle Killam & Wendy Wilson 3 From the President 5 Engaging Government and Business in Planning Change by Waverly de Bruijn 8 Collaboration Triggers Confluence… View Resource ›
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EPA’s Green Infrastructure Modeling Toolkit for Stormwater Management
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: WebinarGreen infrastructure (e.g., rain gardens, green roofs, porous pavement, cisterns) is becoming an increasingly attractive way to recharge aquifers and reduce the amount of stormwater runoff that flows, untreated, into wastewater treatment plants or wate… View Resource ›
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Celebrating Wild & Scenic Rivers 50th: Spark Community Engagement!
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarSpeakers include Deb Ryun, Executive Director, St. Croix River Association; Anastasia Shartin, Visual Arts Director, the Phipps Center for the Arts; and Rika Ayotte, Executive Director, Discover Your Forest. ABOUT THE WEBINAR 2018 marks the 50 year ann… View Resource ›
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Webinar: How Much is A River Worth? Understanding the Economic Impact of the Huron River and Water Trail
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarIn 2016, the Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC) commissioned a unique study to measure the economic impact of the river on local communities, focusing on Huron River Water Trail activities and the value of natural systems that maintain a healthy, cle… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Water Quality Portal Data Discovery Tool
Program: Drinking Water, Water Science
Resource Type:The Data Discovery Tool is a free open-source, downloadable tool that can interact with the Water Quality Portal to retrieve and explore water quality monitoring data. The tool automatically downloads data from the Portal, does some preliminary QA/QC,… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Crowdsourcing Water Quality Data through Mobile Apps
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: WebinarMonitoring of our waterways is critical to identify issues of concern, to evaluate restoration projects’ success, and to gauge changes over time. New technologies are continually shaping the way we collect data, providing water quality monitors with ne… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Anti-Littering- Social Marketing for Behavior Change
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities, Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarLitter and trash from consumer goods make up the majority of marine debris that pollute our waterways and oceans. Feel like your organization needs to do more than annual clean ups to reduce trash and litter, but not sure how to make an impact? Not sur… View Resource ›
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Federal Budget Toolkit: Federal Funding for Clean and Ample Water
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesRiver Network originally developed this Federal Budget Toolkit in 2017 to support communities and watershed groups in fighting back against proposed federal budget cuts that threatened to harm local waterways. The updated toolkit provides information… View Resource ›
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Federal Budget Toolkit: 3 Step Guide
Program: Drinking Water, Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesOur voices are critically important and decision makers need to hear how important federal programs and agencies are to our communities and watersheds. This 3-Step Guide outlines how we can let our senators, representatives and the Administration know… View Resource ›
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River Voices July 2017: 2017 River Heroes
Program: Drinking Water
Resource Type: Publications, River Rally Content, River VoicesTable of Contents River Hero Margaret Frisbie River Hero Denny Caneff River Hero David Sligh River Hero David Deen River Hero Angie Rosser In this Issue This issue of River Voices features our 2017 River Heroes – Angie Rosser, Denny Caneff, David Deen,… View Resource ›
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River Voices April 2017: Water Equity And Civic Engagement
Program: Drinking Water, Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents Building Power for Water Justice in California’s San Joaquin Valley by Jenny Rempel and Susana De Anda Detroiters’ Fight for Affordable Water Access Has Lessons for America’s Future by Monica Lewis-Patrick Green Leaders Step Into Elec… View Resource ›
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River Voices January 2017: Integrated Water Management
Program: Water Law & Policy, Water Science
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents Integrated Water Management—How We Got Here and Where We’re Headed by Lynn Broaddus San Francisco’s Non-Potable Water Program: From Pilot to Policy by Paula Kehoe Smart Water Management Supports People and Nature Thriving Together by… View Resource ›
Supporting Stream Management Plans in Colorado
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and Templates____________________________________________________________ 2020 News Applications for River Network assistance to develop a CWCB grant application for Stream Management Plans in 2020 are now up. More information can be found in the “Resource Files”… View Resource ›
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DEI webinar series: Grappling with Unconscious Bias for More Inclusive Water Protection & Restoration (part 2 of 2) – 6/1/2017
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis interactive 90-minute webinar is the second in a 2-part series and builds on the first session (recorded HERE). Session 2 explores the concept of unconscious bias and how it prevents us from doing our best diversity, equity, and inclusion work. Th… View Resource ›
