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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Webinar: Monitoring Neighborhood Change – Using Data to Track and Prevent Displacement
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this recorded webinar, the second in our Urban Waters Learning Network series on gentrification and displacement, we explore different ways data is being used by communities and decision-makers to understand displacement vulnerabilities, inform infr… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Understanding Gentrification and Displacement – The Path to Equitable Development
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities, Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis recorded webinar frames the topics of gentrification and displacement and provides an example of the types of multi-sector partnerships that urban waters practitioners can create to ease displacement pressures. Presenters Paulina Lopez and Robin S… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Complex Problems, Collaborative Solutions — Playing Games for Better Water Management Outcomes
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: WebinarVideo gaming for water resource management? Gaming is one of the fastest growing entertainment industries in the U.S., with estimates that 42% of Americans play video games regularly. How can we harness this interest in gaming for better water manageme… View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: Top 10 Signs of Fundraising Readiness
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIs your organization ready to raise dollars for your mission? In this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff outline 10 key components that will help make your fundraising efforts a success. How many can you can check off for your organization Th… View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: The Public Engagement Continuum
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff reviews the importance of civic engagement to water protection work and shares a useful framework to help organizations think about their own community outreach efforts. This webinar short is part of… View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: Organizing Successful Campaigns
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff review the key steps for organizing a successful advocacy campaign. This webinar short is part of our Leadership Development Institute – Civic Engagement Series, a 5-session Premium webinar series th… View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: What is a Fundraising Plan?
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff review the basic elements of a fundraising plan and why you should have one. A written fundraising plan is an absolute “must-have” to ensure your organization has the resources to carry out its work. … View Resource ›
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Webinar SHORT: Tips for Writing Your Case for Support
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn this 3-minute webinar short, River Network staff provide you guidance for writing a compelling case for support, an important building block in your organization’s fundraising activities. This webinar short is part of our Leadership Development Inst… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Communicating the State of Your River – Basin Report Cards & the Swim Guide
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders, Water Science
Resource Type: WebinarIn this recorded webinar, we present two different approaches to clearly communicate the state of your river and basin with various stakeholders, including recreational users. River Basin report cards can descrie the health and state of waterways to th… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Creating Partnerships to Promote Citizen Science and Advocacy
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders, Water Science
Resource Type: WebinarMany organizations in urban waters settings are working on similar initiatives to restore and protect water resources. An abundance of water quality data is oftentimes collected and reported on independent websites, with data and information used to ad… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Parks with Purpose: Community-Driven Green Infrastructure
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: WebinarGreen infrastructure projects have the potential to benefit both the environment and the community. Through their Parks with Purpose program, The Conservation Fund and partner organizations are designing and implementing green infrastructure in underse… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Water Trails 101: Get on the right course and learn the secrets to success!
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarFor communities across the country, water trails are a flexible and responsive tool for promoting a healthy economy and a high quality of life while preserving our natural and cultural heritage along our waterways. In this recorded webinar, presenters… View Resource ›
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Webinar: Protecting Southeastern Freshwater Biodiversity
Program: Water Law & Policy, Water Science
Resource Type: WebinarA New Study to Develop Regional Conservation Priorities and Identify Needed Management and Policy Actions The Southeastern United States is a global hotspot of freshwater biodiversity, supporting almost two-thirds of the country’s fish species, over 90… View Resource ›
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Celebrating Wild and Scenic Rivers 50th: Engaging Your Diverse Community
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Webinar2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. Groups around the country will be celebrating this milestone and looking to the future of our Wild and Scenic Rivers. This webinar, held June 4, 2018, explored how organizations can e… View Resource ›
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Wild and Scenic Rivers: Plug-and-Play River Celebration Opportunities
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Webinar2018 marks the 50 year anniversary of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. Groups around the country will be celebrating this milestone and looking to the future of our Wild and Scenic Rivers. Join us on this webinar to learn about how your organization c… View Resource ›