by Renee Mazurek | Jul 14, 2023 | Network Blog
This interview was conducted by Hannah Mico on May 5, 2023 and re-blogged from River Network’s Meet Your Network page. Learn more about the Grand River Revitalization Project and the Grand Rapids Urban Waters Federal Partnership. Wendy Ogilvie (she/her) joined...
by Maria Brodine | Sep 16, 2019 | General Resources, Network Blog
I was never a pool kid. I learned how to search for desert hot springs by following the smell of sulfur, swam in potholes in rapidly flowing streams, frolicked in the shallow reaches of the Pacific. My childhood was haunted not by monsters under the bed, but by...
by Aditya Nochur | Aug 29, 2019 | Network Blog
This post was re-blogged from Groundwork USA, and originally published on August 22, 2019. “You used to be able to tell what dye the plant was processing by the color of the river that day,” Lesly Melendez told us as we stood at the site of a former commercial...
by Renee Mazurek | Feb 16, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Network Blog
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...
by Maria Brodine | Jul 26, 2018 | Network Blog
Connecting People Through One Water Our primary goal at the Urban Waters Learning Network (UWLN) is to find innovative ways to connect people and share resources. This year, we added a new conference to the mix — the One Water Summit, hosted annually by the U.S. Water...
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 | Jan 26, 2018 | Network Blog
River and Water Champions Every year, people from around the country and from every sector—academics, inventors and innovators, advocates, public servants, and general enthusiasts—attend River Network’s conference, called River Rally. Aside from being fun—with...
by Erin Wall | Sep 8, 2017 | Network Blog
Growing up in Savannah, GA, I always felt a strong tie to water. There was the Savannah River I would see when I would walk down River Street, the many bike rides to the marsh close to my house, and the countless trips to the beach for fun and with my school. These...
by Maria Brodine | Aug 22, 2017 | Network Blog
The Water Infrastructure Problem It’s no secret that infrastructure—including electric grids, fossil fuel pipelines, public transportation lines, bridges, railways, and roads—are in a rapid state of decline in the U.S., and that there is not nearly enough money...
by Maria Brodine | Jul 20, 2017 | General Resources, Network Blog
One Water Summit 2017 On June 27-29, I attended the 2017 One Water Summit in New Orleans, LA. Like River Rally, the Summit is held every year in a different water city. Local projects and partnerships are highlighted throughout the conference, from a series of outdoor...
