by Natalia Turkel | Nov 20, 2025 | General Resources, Network Blog
River Network is excited to announce the publication of a new, free, self-paced, online training series based on Community-Centered Solutions for Green Gentrification and Displacement, a toolkit we published in September 2024. This new resource is now available...
by Natalia Turkel | Jun 9, 2025 | General Resources, Network Blog
The most impactful and meaningful community-centered environmental improvement projects are those that engage broad coalitions of community partners – community organizations and neighborhood groups, residents, business owners, local leaders, and more. Often, these...
by Renee Mazurek | Jan 8, 2025 | General Resources, Network News
A conversation with Urban Waters Learning Network members was featured on the January episode of River Network’s new podcast: At the Water Table. Find the original post on River Network’s website here and access the podcast on Spotify here. Listen in as...
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 Renee Mazurek | Mar 14, 2023 | General Resources, Network Blog
Maria De Jesus Housing Justice Organizer Ironbound Community Corporation Recorded on February 14th, 2023, Renée Mazurek, Resilient Communities Manager for River Network and team member of the Urban Waters Learning Network, interviews Maria De Jesus,...
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 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 Gabrielle Roffe | Oct 3, 2017 | General Resources, Network Blog
This post was reblogged from The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) blog on Medium. The Groundwork Denver Green Teams spend their summer embodying environmental stewardship through their work, visiting public lands to do service work, all while exploring...
by Maria Brodine | Jun 24, 2017 | General Resources, Network Blog
Gentrification. Those of us who work in water cities and towns inevitably encounter it. To have a positive impact on the communities where we work, we must discuss what gentrification means, analyze our own role in the process, and come up with solutions. I worked for...
by freshysites | May 22, 2017 | General Resources, Network Blog
“You’re not only the future, you’re also the today,” Catherine Cushway tells her students. I met Catherine and her ninth grade class from C.A. Frost Environmental Science Middle High School at Teen Rally. River Network hosted its first Teen Rally as part of their...
