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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New Water Source Impact Tool
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesThe New Water Source Impact Tool is designed to provide a reasonable estimate of the energy and carbon emissions costs of developing a new water supply when detailed input data is unavailable. The tool relies on very basic assumptions and input data he… View Resource ›
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Water Heating Calculator
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesThe Water Heating Calculator allows users to determine the energy and greenhouse gas emissions embedded in a unit of hot water for a specific location in the United States. Because the temperature of water entering a home can vary significantly dependi… View Resource ›
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Water-Energy Toolkit: Understanding the Carbon Footprint of Your Water Use
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Publications, Reports, Tools and TemplatesWater use in the United States requires vast amounts of energy, resulting in considerable greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. Understanding the energy and carbon implications of water use can inform resource management and polic… View Resource ›
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The Carbon Footprint of Water
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsIn this report, River Network has developed a baseline estimate of water-related energy use in the United States, as well as a comparative overview of the energy embedded in different water supplies and end-uses. The report also includes numerous examples of how water management strategies can protect our freshwater resources while reducing energy and carbon emissions.
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Fundraising Plan 1 Year Template
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesThis “budget” template will assist you in organizing & planning your fundraising needs by funding source.
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Water Quality Standards 101
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: WebinarThis will be a 101-level training, suitable for river and watershed organizations, land trusts, tribal governments, and wildlife or lands groups interested in better understanding the power of one of the Clean Water Act’s core programs. Water quality s… View Resource ›
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Read the Full Clean Water Act
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesDownload and read the full Clean Water Act.
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Webinar: Engaging Minority Audiences – Urban Waters Outreach
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis webinar was sponsored by the Urban Waters Learning Network and recorded on February 19, 2014 Description: Different languages and cultural nuances make our job of communication more complicated in our ever increasing diverse urban world. There are… View Resource ›
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Sample Fiscal Sponsorship Agreements & Policies
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesA collection of sample Fiscal Sponsorship Agreements and policies provided by River Network Partners and staff.
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6 Lessons for River Groups’ End-of-Year Appeals
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsHard Numbers from Organizations Using the WaterGrass Database One of the purposes of the WaterGrass database is to gather data about what’s working and what’s not for river and watershed organizations. With 15 groups now using WaterGrass, we’ve can dra… View Resource ›
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Creating Successful Board-Staff Teams
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarAuthor/Source: Diana Toledo & Mary Ellen Olcese, River Network Mobilization Team
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Urban Waters Learning Network Webinar Series
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThe Urban Waters Learning Network is a peer-to-peer network of people and organizations that share practical, on-the-ground experiences in order to improve urban waterways and revitalize the neighborhoods around them. River Network staff coordinate the… View Resource ›
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Business and Fundraising Planning for Fish Habitat Partnerships
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarThis session will provide tools for FHP coordinators to forecast your financial strategies and implement the most appropriate business activities. We will help you identify which pieces of a business plan you already have in place and suggested next st… View Resource ›
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Salary Survey
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesIn October 2001, River Network conducted the first salary survey of its Partner organizations. The online survey sought to provide the river and watershed conservation community with some generalities related to common personnel practices, including sa… View Resource ›
