Resilience Hubs as Community Superheroes of Climate Preparedness and Disaster Recovery
Recorded on Sept 20, 2023. In this session, we hear from national and local leaders experienced in establishing local Resilience Hubs.
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Building Climate Resilience: Linking Historic Policies and Today’s Risks
Recorded June 19, 2023, this session provides a brief overview of the disparate impacts of climate change in the U.S. and help participants initiate and navigate local conversations about climate risk and vulnerability.
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Community Development Done Right: Putting Environmental Justice and Equitable Development into Action
In this workshop, Groundwork USA’s Jalisa Gilmore and John Valinch share guiding principles of environmental justice and equitable development, identify strategies to meaningfully implement those principles, and help participants understand how to determine if they’ve achieved their equitable development goals. … Continued
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Green Infrastructure and Gentrification: Harness the Benefits, Avoid the Displacement
Green infrastructure—including rain gardens, green streets and green space—provides stormwater management and climate adaptation benefits to communities. In spite of these environmental benefits, some residents are concerned about their role in green gentrification and contribution to displacement pressures. A recent … Continued
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Exploring the Intersections between Environmental Justice and Equitable Development in Infrastructure Investments
Because the Justice 40 initiative sets “a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution,” it is very important to understand how the federal … Continued
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Addressing Racial Equity
In this short video series, Jennifer Arnold (Reciprocity Consulting, LLC) and Darryl Haddock (West Atlanta Watershed Alliance) lay a helpful foundation for organizations exploring the nexus between water, equity and race.
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Multi-Stakeholder Collaboratives – Better Practices for Facilitation and Coordination
This recording incorporates two Urban Waters Learning Network-hosted trainings on leading and coordinating effective multi-stakeholder collaboratives. The sessions were led by the Institute for Conservation Leadership (ICL).
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Envisioning Equitable and Sustainable Housing: Webinar 3: Federal Response
This virtual series by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and the Delaware River Watershed Urban Waters Federal Partnership explored the state of equitable and resilient housing today, showcased local success stories, and provided a platform to bridge the gaps between communities and federal agencies so that our resources are maximized. The goal of this series was to emphasize the inclusion of collaboration and green solutions in equitably revitalizing our cities.
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Envisioning Equitable and Sustainable Housing: Webinar 2: Local Stories
This virtual series by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and the Delaware River Watershed Urban Waters Federal Partnership explored the state of equitable and resilient housing today, showcased local success stories, and provided a platform to bridge the gaps between communities and federal agencies so that our resources are maximized. The goal of this series was to emphasize the inclusion of collaboration and green solutions in equitably revitalizing our cities.
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Envisioning Equitable and Sustainable Housing: Webinar 1: Framework
This virtual series by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and the Delaware River Watershed Urban Waters Federal Partnership explored the state of equitable and resilient housing today, showcased local success stories, and provided a platform to bridge the gaps between communities and federal agencies so that our resources are maximized. The goal of this series was to emphasize the inclusion of collaboration and green solutions in equitably revitalizing our cities.
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Policy Opportunities at the Intersection of Community Development and Urban Waters
On Dec 9, 2021 the UWLN Equitable Development Collaborative hosted a peer exchange with representatives from Local Initiatives Support Corporation’s (LISC) policy team to share emerging policy opportunities at the federal level to promote affordable housing, economic development, and workforce … Continued
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Community Partnerships and Action to Fight Displacement
It is increasingly important for urban waters’ practitioners to consider gentrification and displacement in their work. Greening neighborhoods and improving water quality in urban waterways is intended to create healthier neighborhoods, yet the impact on historically marginalized communities isn’t always … Continued
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A Deep Dive into Equity and Community Engagement in Water Conservation
On May 14, the Urban Waters Learning Network hosted the session: A Deep Dive into Equity and Community Engagement in Water Conservation–led by Darryl Haddock (West Atlanta Watershed Alliance) and Jennifer Arnold (Reciprocity Consulting)–to promote dialogue among Urban Waters Federal … Continued
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Community Wealth-Building as an Anti-Displacement Strategy
This recorded session examines the importance of building community wealth to help people stay in place and to advance equitable development initiatives. This panel-style discussion was moderated by members of the Urban Waters Learning Network Equitable Development Collaborative Arthur Johnson … Continued
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Building Community Leadership as An Anti-Displacement Strategy
Urban waters’ practitioners need to consider gentrification and displacement in their work. Greening neighborhoods and improving water quality in urban rivers is intended to create healthier neighborhoods, yet the impact on historically marginalized communities isn’t always positive as environmental improvements … Continued
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Leading with Equity for Flooding Resilience and Investments in Water Infrastructure
This session was recorded as part of River Rally 2020 and led by Darryl Haddock (West Atlanta Watershed Alliance) and Jennifer Arnold (Reciprocity Consulting, LLC). Historically marginalized populations suffer disproportionately from the effects of flooding and inadequate investments in water … Continued
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Webinar Series – Water Infrastructure Funding: Paying for Clean, Safe, Affordable Water
Across the country, water utilities, water systems, and local governments are struggling to maintain and rehabilitate their aging infrastructure. At the same time, investment in water infrastructure, including drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, lags well behind what is needed … Continued
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Webinar Series: a Recipe for Effective River and Watershed Organizations
Start a new chapter for your organization by going back to the basics. River Network is excited to make available our acclaimed training series: A Recipe for Effective River and Watershed Organizations. The series is designed to help executive directors and board leaders implement best practices … Continued
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Webinar Series: The What, Who, and How of Nonprofit Advocacy Work
Photo by dcandau via Pixabay If you have heard the old adage “nonprofits cannot participate in lobbying,” this series is for you (and whoever told you that!). Through this three-part online classroom, we will: Quickly review the difference between advocacy … Continued
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After the Storm: Equitable Recovery and Resilient Adaptation
This webinar is part of a series hosted by the Urban Waters Learning Network. This year, we are focusing on providing support to urban waters practitioners to help them build community and climate resilience through education, mitigation, and planning. We … Continued
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Anti-Displacement Strategies: Environmental Restoration… Meet Affordable Housing
Building on the first 2 webinars in our series on gentrification and displacement that (1) defined the issues and (2) showed how to use data to track them, this webinar focuses on the most effective strategy to preventing displacement: protecting … Continued
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Centering the Community in Resilience Planning
This is the second webinar in the Urban Waters Learning Network series on community resilience: community-based climate resilience planning. Community members who are most vulnerable to climate impacts are in the best position to make decisions about how to be … Continued
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Building Community Resilience: Climate Change Education as a First Step
The effects of climate change on urban areas—like flooding, heat, and drought—are clear to urban waters practitioners around the nation. However, the science of a changing climate can be complex and unclear to the communities that are affected. This webinar … Continued
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Monitoring Neighborhood Change Using Data to Track and Prevent Displacement
This year, the team members of the Urban Waters Learning Network are digging deeper into a topic that has long been a concern of our members: the gentrification and displacement of people that we see taking place in our urban communities, oftentimes following efforts … Continued
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Understanding Gentrification and Displacement: The Path to Equitable Development
This year, the team members of the Urban Waters Learning Network are digging deeper into a topic that has long been a concern of our members: the gentrification and displacement of people that we see taking place in our urban communities, oftentimes following efforts … Continued
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Complex Problems, Collaborative Solutions — Playing Games for Better Water Management Outcomes
Video 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 management … Continued
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Parks with Purpose: Community Driven Green Infrastructure
Through their Parks with Purpose program, The Conservation Fund and partner organizations are designing and implementing green infrastructure in underserved urban communities while engaging and training residents to make way for lasting change.
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Water Trails 101: Get on the Right Course
Join the National Water Trails Learning Network to step through the phases of water trail development, discuss the challenges and successes faced when creating and sustaining river access, and dive into a case study of a successful national water trail.
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Creating Partnerships to Promote Citizen Science and Advocacy
Many organizations in urban waters settings are working on similar initiatives to restore and protect water resources. An abundance of water quality data is collected and reported on independent websites, with data and information used to advocate for meaningful environmental … Continued
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Drinking Water 101 Webinar Series: Understanding the Basics of Drinking Water Sources, Treatment, and Quality
Drinking water crises in Flint, Detroit, Toledo, California’s Central Valley, and West Virginia have highlighted the need to invest in our natural and built infrastructure while also providing affordable water to all customers to ensure access to safe and healthy drinking water. To engage constructively as a community member and advocate, it’s important to understand drinking water systems and policies, rules, and technologies.
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Anti-Littering: Social Marketing for Behavior Change
Litter and trash from consumer goods make up the majority of marine debris that pollute our waterways and oceans. Feel like your organization needs to do more than annual clean ups to reduce trash and litter, but not sure how … Continued
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Crowdsourcing Water Quality Data through Mobile Apps
Monitoring of our waterways is critical to identify issues of concern, to evaluate restoration projects’ success, and to gauge changes over time. New technologies are continually shaping the way we collect data, providing water quality monitors with new capabilities and … Continued
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Grappling with Unconscious Bias for More Inclusive Water Protection & Restoration
This interactive 90-minute webinar is the second in a 2-part series and builds on the first session (recorded HERE). Session 2 explores the concept of unconscious bias and how it prevents us from doing our best diversity, equity, and inclusion … Continued
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The What, Why, and How of Relevancy, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
Our work to protect and restore the rivers and other waters exists within the context of a society that is increasingly diverse. Nearly 40% of the U.S. population are people of color, and predictions suggest that by the mid-2040s non-whites … Continued
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Strengthening Flood Resilience Through Integrated Water Management
At scales ranging from the neighborhood and city to the watershed and basin, some communities are doing the work of breaking down the silos in water management to increase sustainability and equitably maximize benefits across the community and watershed. So, … Continued
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Brownfields for Beginners – What you need to know to kickstart your “Brownfield-for-Community-Benefit” project
This webinar was hosted by the Urban Waters Learning Network and recorded on Aug. 02, 2016 Are you working to reclaim urban waterways while occasionally bumping up against waterfront properties home to former industrial uses? Ever wonder how to get … Continued
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Sewage Pollution as a Catalyst for Integrated Water Management – Creating Multiple Benefits for Your Community and River
In this recorded webinar, learn how communities in Cincinnati and New Jersey – driven by combined sewer overflow problems – are seeking ways to integrate water management with other sectors like transportation, health and energy to create multiple community benefits. … Continued
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Water Scarcity as a Catalyst for Integrated Water Management – Creating Multiple Benefits for Your Community and River
In this recorded webinar, you will learn how communities in Washington and San Francisco – driven by limited water resources – are seeking ways to integrate water management with other sectors and at varying scales, from the Basin to the … Continued
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Integrated Waters Management – What Is It and How Can It Benefit Your Community and River?
This recorded webinar kicks-off a learning series about Integrated Water Management. The speakers for this first session provide an overview of Integrated Water Management, including context, drivers, examples and opportunities. A series of tools and resources for thinking further are … Continued
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Green Streets: Filtering and Slowing Stormwater, Revitalizing Neighborhoods & Making Streets Safer
Recorded webinar presents Kansas City’s Middle Blue River Basin Green Solutions Pilot Project and the significant role that right-of-ways along streets play in controlling stormwater runoff, including what Kansas City has learned about building and maintaining community support of Green … Continued
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Targeting Your Grant Efforts Effectively
Recorded webinar provides guidance for choosing grant opportunities carefully, adding creativity and for giving your organization the best chance of being funded. Presenter: Rick Magder, Groundwork
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Creative Partnerships in Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring
Recorded webinar provides an overview of how volunteer water quality and habitat monitoring efforts are incorporating partnering into their strategies, and how those partnerships work.
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Urban Waters Outreach: Engaging Minority Audiences
Recorded webinar that presents inititives by three urban waters organizations that have succeeded in building trust and engagement among non-English speakers.
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Rivers, Trails, Conservation Assistance from the National Park Service
Recorded webinar describing the technical services and support provided by the National Park Services’ Rivers, Trails, Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program. Presenters: National Park Service, Rivers & Trails Conservation Assistance program staff.
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Engaging Elected Officials in Your Work
Recorded webinar offering guidance, tips and successful examples of engaging elected officials in urban waters work. Presenters include: Sven-Erik Kaiser, U.S. EPA Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations; Keely Monroe, Alliance for Justice; and Rick Magder, Groundwork Hudson Valley.
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Turning Vacant Lots into Green Spaces: Baltimore’s Experience and Replicable Tools
Recorded webinar presenting Baltimore’s Green Pattern Book, a tool created as part of the city’s Growing Green Initiative to help guide the greening of vacant land by city agencies, nonprofit organizations and individual residents.
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Training A Green Infrastructure Workforce
Recorded webinar describing Civic Works’ and the Center for Watershed Protection’s efforts to create a certification-based stormwater training.
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Protecting and Restoring Buffers – The Answer to Your Urban River’s Problems
Recorded webinar that reviews the effectiveness of various buffer types in addressing many river issues and shares “lessons learned” in implementing buffer restoration or protection projects.
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Water Quality Monitoring for Impact and Engagement
Recorded webinar that reviews EPA resources to support volunteer monitoring programs and details two successful volunteer water quality monitoring programs in Atlanta and Denver.
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Greenways: The Urban Waters Experience
Recorded webinar presenting 3 successful efforts to convert brownfields and vacant city lots into parks, green spaces and greenways.
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Creating Lasting Connections on Social Media
Recorded webinar on what works on social media, how you can engage with your audience on social media and move them up a ladder.
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The Many Forms of Community-Based Environmental Education
Recorded webinar that explores the many forms that environmental education may take in urban environments, including case studies from Colorado, Texas and California. Presenters include: Donny Roush, (EarthForce), Charlene Bohanon (Galveston Bay Foundation) and Tamara Doan (California Coastal Commission).
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