by Maria Brodine | Aug 7, 2024 | Network Blog
Land, air, and water systems are deeply interconnected – and our approach to healing past harms and creating a more just future needs to be as well. Our Silos to Synergy series, running between Sept 2024 – May 2025, is designed to help land and water...
by Maria Brodine | Jun 25, 2024 | General Resources, Network Blog
One of the primary benefits of the Urban Waters Learning Network is the opportunity to gather and share knowledge and resources with one another. Once again, at River Rally 2024–held in Grand Rapids, MI–we hosted the day-long Urban Waters Learning Forum on...
by Maria Brodine | Jun 21, 2024 | Network News
What is WaterTA? All communities deserve access to clean, reliable water. Yet, too many communities across America face challenges in providing safe drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services to their residents. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law presents an...
by Maria Brodine | Nov 18, 2020 | Network Blog
For those of us who love maps and data, the USGS has recently published a new National Water Dashboard. “This viewer shows provisional real-time water data collected at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) observation stations in context with weather-related data...
by Maria Brodine | Mar 31, 2020 | Network Blog
IN ADDITION TO the resources listed below, River Network has compiled a number of resources for dealing with the impacts of COVID-19, including general advice, managing stress and anxiety, social justice and equity concerns, and strategies for working remotely. For...
by Maria Brodine | May 28, 2019 | General Resources, Network Blog
When Tap Water is Better I’m generally a big advocate for drinking (filtered) tap water. The reasons are well summarized in “The Story of Bottled Water,” a 2010 video by the Story of Stuff Project. In short, 20-30% of bottled water comes straight...
by Maria Brodine | Mar 14, 2019 | Network Blog
The Crooked River River Rally always takes place in river cities. This time it’s in Cleveland, where the Cuyahoga “crooked river” arcs its way through the city. The Cuyahoga was once one of the most polluted rivers in the country–and, for a...
by Maria Brodine | Nov 21, 2018 | Network Blog
October 17-19, the Urban Waters Learning Network Team attended the EPA Urban Waters National Training Workshop. The semi-annual Workshop is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support the work of the fourteen agencies in the Urban Waters Federal...
by Maria Brodine | Jun 20, 2018 | Network Blog
Resilient DC is launching the second phase of its efforts to write a Resilience Strategy under the 100 Resilient Cities framework. Many members of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership are participating in its various working groups, including the only...
by Maria Brodine | Jun 17, 2018 | Network Blog
Networking in River Cities Most professional conferences offer opportunities to learn from experts, meet industry peers, and ideally, find a little professional inspiration. But it’s not every conference that can boast great learning and networking opportunities plus...
