by Renee Mazurek | Jan 27, 2022 | Network Blog
Paulina López Executive Director Duwamish River Community Coalition Paulina López is a volunteer, organizer, advocate, and mother of three boys. Originally from Ecuador, she has made Seattle her home for 19 years. Presently, she is the Executive...
by Renee Mazurek | Jan 5, 2022 | General Resources, Network Blog
Nominations for 2022 UWLN Awards are being accepted NOW! Submit your nominations HERE! In 2021, the Urban Waters Federal Partnership celebrated 10 years since its inception, with the Urban Waters Learning Network (UWLN) established at the same time. The first UWLN...
by Renee Mazurek | Jul 27, 2021 | Network Blog
Alicia Smith Executive Director Junction Coalition Alicia Smith is a proud native of Detroit, Michigan, and mother of three. She and her family currently reside in Toledo, Ohio, where Alicia serves as the Executive Director for Junction Coalition. She...
by Renee Mazurek | Jun 2, 2021 | Network Blog
In conjunction with River Network’s annual River Rally conference, the Urban Waters Learning Network (UWLN) hosts an Urban Waters Learning Forum, a networking and training event for UWLN members. For the second year in a row, River Rally transformed into a virtual...
by Renee Mazurek | May 5, 2021 | Network Blog
Daniel Joseph Wiley Housing Justice Program and Policy Manager Ironbound Community Corporation The Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC), a member of the Urban Waters Learning Network since 2012, is a model example of an...
by Renee Mazurek | Jul 13, 2020 | Environmental Justice, General Resources, Network Blog
As the nation faces not only a global pandemic but also a long-overdue reckoning with systems of racial oppression, the urban waters movement is not removed from either. While the intentions of wanting to help vulnerable communities become more resilient are valid,...
by Renee Mazurek | Jun 2, 2020 | Network Blog
Following the decision to move this year’s River Rally to a virtual event rather than cancelling it altogether, River Network staff and board, organizational partners, conference presenters and sponsors instead became a model for resilience under challenging...
by Renee Mazurek | May 5, 2020 | Network Blog
Cover photo from Heal the Bay water quality monitoring program. This post is also available on the River Network website blog. We at the Urban Waters Learning Network (UWLN) and River Network know that many of our members who do water quality monitoring have questions...
by Renee Mazurek | Apr 6, 2020 | Network Blog
Carrie Merson is the Education and Engagement Specialist at the San Antonio River Authority. She has had one foot in the education field and one foot in the wildlife sciences field for over 20 years. Her role at the San Antonio River Authority for provides the ideal...
by Renee Mazurek | Jul 31, 2019 | General Resources, Network Blog
Racism exists. This was the starting point for the Urban Waters Learning Forum workshop—Addressing Racial Equity in Environmental Spaces—held on Friday, June 21, in Cleveland, OH. Nearly 40 people gathered in a conference room in the Westin Downtown Cleveland for a...