Just a few months into 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought our work and our outlook to a sudden stop. Instead of becoming paralyzed by uncertainty, River Network moved swiftly. We adapted our programs and projects, creating spaces for dialogue and exchange for our nation-wide community. In just six weeks, we transformed River Rally into a virtual experience, delivering hope and inspiration for our highest registration and most diverse audience ever. Our creativity and innovation continued as we created the go-to platform to address water shutoff threats and protect access to clean and affordable drinking water, deepened our partnerships with local conservation groups and the agricultural sector to ensure a future with farms, ranches, and healthy rivers, returned power to communities to build a future of their own design by lifting up local leaders to look at urban resilience in new ways, and built capacity and supported staff and volunteer persistence for civic engagement and water policy.

Read more in our 2020 Impact Report.