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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State Revolving Funds Resources
Program: Drinking Water, Resilient Cities & Communities, Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesA compilation of resources for anyone looking to learn more about State Revolving Funds (SRFs), the largest source of federal funding for water infrastructure, including the SRF Advocacy Guide, a community forum, and more.
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SCW Virtual Workshop Series: Diversion Assessments
Program: Healthy Resilient Rivers, Healthy Rivers in Agricultural Landscapes
Resource Type: WebinarParticipants explored the reasons diversion assessments are important to the SMP/IWMP process. SMP leaders from the Yampa and Mancos Rivers presented their varying approaches to diversion assessments. Phil Brink and Nicole Seltzer’s slides Gretchen Ran… View Resource ›
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Stream Management Plans in Colorado: Progress at Five Years
Program: Healthy Resilient Rivers, Healthy Rivers in Agricultural Landscapes
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsStream Management Plans (SMPs) are a priority in Colorado’s 2015 Water Plan, which calls for 80% of locally-prioritized streams to have a SMP by 2030. In 2021, River Network and the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) compiled the accomplishments… View Resource ›
Building Blocks of Trust: Creating Authentic and Equitable Relationships Between Community Organizations and Water Utilities
Program: Drinking Water
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsIn this report you’ll find best practices and case studies you can apply locally to create and bolster relationships between local water utilities and community organizations that will improve the health of waterways and communities.
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Essential Learning Series: Effective Organizations
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarStart 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 director… View Resource ›
Strategic Planning in 15 Minutes or Less
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarWe’ll review what’s included in a strategic plan process, things to consider before hiring a consultant, special considerations for coalitions and collaboratives, and tricks for keeping your strategic plan relevant.
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Fostering Community Leadership: Hear from the Network
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities, Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarIn November 2020, River Network published “Fostering Community Leadership,” part one of a two-part toolkit series on Equitable Climate Resilience. Since then, we’ve been working with local organizations to develop their own leadership development progr… View Resource ›
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Putting Data to Action: Community Science, Partnership, and Advocacy for a Healthy Schuylkill River
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities, Water Science
Resource Type: WebinarJoin River Network as we learned how Bartram’s Garden staff, high school interns, and volunteers have worked together to use their water quality data, primarily collected for public boating safety, to advocate for action at the state level. In this web… View Resource ›
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Adapting Fundraisers to Virtual Events
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarCOVID-19 forced many organizations to cancel or transition their annual fundraisers to online events. As you prepare for your own event, take an opportunity to hear from West Michigan Environmental Action Council and Cahaba River Society about their ow… View Resource ›
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Building Online Connectivity
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarLearn about building online connections and a sense of community from experts across the country. On January 27, 2021, staff affiliated with Groundwork USA, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Urban Waters Learning Network, and River Network shared how we… View Resource ›
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Budgets in the Time of COVID
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarOrganizations of all sizes faced challenges in 2020 and will likely feel the impacts in 2021 and beyond. In this River Network Roundtable, which took place on October 28, 2020, we discussed budget approaches to use to develop a base case and scenarios… View Resource ›
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Cybersecurity During COVID-19
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: WebinarDid you know that over 90% of cybersecurity attacks begin with a phishing email? At a time when the workforce is transitioning to a virtual workspace, the number of phishing attempts have grown 667%! Are you feeling overwhelmed as your organization rel… View Resource ›
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COVID-19 Safety Guidance for In-Person Events – How to Safely Clean Up Litter
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesAs the public health situation and precautions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic evolve daily, and as more Americans become vaccinated for all in-person river cleanups or other restoration projects, River Network offers the following guidance. Most… View Resource ›
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Canvassing 101
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities, Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesLearn the basics of Canvassing, including effective strategies, a check list of must-bring items, staying safe, and COVID-19 recommendations. Pulse aquí para descargar el documento en español.
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Tools for Equitable Climate Resilience: Community-Led Research
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesThrough this toolkit, River Network provides step-by-step guidance and lessons learned on how to effectively engage with community members to understand climate impacts and to develop equitable climate resilience strategies.
