Resource Library
Welcome to the River Network Resource Library!
Search through hundreds of publications, recorded webinars, newsletters, tools, and templates to support your water work. Explore specific topics using the icons below, or if you’re not sure what you need, use the search bar. Type in keywords like “strategic planning,” “State Revolving Fund,” or “data collection.” The resources included here are intended to help you advance your work and spark innovation and new ideas.
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Featured Resources
- Building Blocks of Trust – how community organizations and utilities can work together.
- Colorado SMP – everything you’d ever need to know about stream management planning in Colorado.
- Equitable Infrastructure Toolkit – learn to advocate for equitable water infrastructure in your community.
- Tools for Equitable Climate Resilience – how to perform community-led research and support local leaders to advance climate resilience.
- Waste in Our Waters: A Community Toolkit for Aquatic Litter Removal – one-stop shop for building a litter removal program.
- The Clean Water Act Owner’s Manual – the quintessential, transformational tool on how YOU can use the CWA to protect your waters.
- State Revolving Fund Advocacy Toolkit – a comprehensive guide for advocates looking to get up to speed on the SRF process.
- Effective Organizations – a five-part learning series on everything from board governance, to volunteer management, equity, diversity, and inclusion, and more.
Looking for information on specific state-level water policies? Explore the State Policy Hub!
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River Voices Volume 3 Number 2, 1992: The Resource Abuse Movement
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River Voices Volume 3 Number 1, 1992: Protecting River Corridors
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River Voices Volume 2 Number 4, 1991: How to Launch a Campaign
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River Voices Volume 2 Number 3, 1991: Volunteer Water Monitoring
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River Voices Volume 2 Number 2, 1991: Sorting Through Conservation Tools
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River Network Bulletin Volume 2 Number 1, 1991: The River Guardian Movement
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River Network Bulletin Volume 1 Number 1, 1990: Relicensing of Hydropower Drams
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River Voices Volume 18 Number 2, 2008: Integrated Watershed Protection: Making Tough Decisions Together
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Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesCONTENTS 1 Integrated Watershed Protection: Making Tough Decisions Together by Gayle Killam & Wendy Wilson 3 From the President 5 Engaging Government and Business in Planning Change by Waverly de Bruijn 8 Collaboration Triggers Confluence of Waters… View Resource ›
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River Voices April 2016 Issue: Restoring Flows to Our Rivers
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents Clean Water Act Tools for Sustainable Waters by Lisa Perras Gordon, U.S. EPA, Region 4 No More Money Down the Drain: New State Policies Help Stop Leaks in Drinking Water Systems by Larry Levine, NRDC Net Blue: Making New Development S… View Resource ›
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River Voices January 2016 Issue: Disaster Preparedness and the Road to Resiliency
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents Disaster Preparedness and the Road to Resiliency by Barb Horn, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Nicole Silk, River Network Crisis as an Opportunity for Transformation by David Lillard, West Virginia Rivers Coalition Using a Watershed P… View Resource ›
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River Voices April 2015 Issue: Water Security & Sustainability
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Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents Ghost Rivers: by Brian Richter and Nicole Silk Water Markets: by Aaron Derwingson, Patrick McCarthy and Taylor Hawes Partnering with Agriculture: by Zach Smith Environmental Water Transactions: by Season Martin Protecting Our Nation’s… View Resource ›
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River Voices October 2015: Diversity and Inclusiveness
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents Bridging the Divide:by Nicole Silk and Paco Ollervides, River Network Embracing Change:by Cindy Lowry and Adam Johnston, Alabama Rivers Alliance Engagement and Outreach Into Diverse Communities:by Pamela Ritger, Clean Wisconsin Hiring… View Resource ›
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River Voices July 2015: Green Infrastructure and Urban Rivers
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents The Urban Water Landscape: by Bob Zimmerman From Gray to Green: by Evan Branosky Getting RainReady: by Harriet Festing Urban Green Infrastructure: by Chris Dreps Transformative Change: by Jill Jedlicka and Susan Kornacki Solutions to… View Resource ›
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25 Lessons from 25 Years: River Voices 25th Anniversary Issue
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Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesFrom the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, river protection and restoration groups have found success in many arenas – dam removal, river cleanups, habitat restoration, water quality monitoring and numerous strateg… View Resource ›
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River Voices Vol. 23 No. 3, 2013: Are we Making a Difference – Performance Management Systems
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesRiver Voices (v23n3) – 2013 Articles include: Are We Making a Difference (Diana Toledo) Intentional Outcomes for Watershed Outreach and Technical Assistance (Ken Genslow & Linda Prokopy) Restoration Beyond Belief (Beth Wentzel) Advocacy for Conserv… View Resource ›