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 July 2016 Issue: Climate Change
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable Of Contents Building Climate Resilience at the Water’s Edge by Rebecca Wodder, Center for Humans and Nature and River Network Freshwater Protection: Factoring Climate Change Volatility into Your Work by Lois DeBacker, The Kresge Foundation Climat… View Resource ›
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River Rally 2016 Session: Promoting Green Streets
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: River Rally Content, Tools and TemplatesEvery year tens of thousands of gallons of water run off neighborhood streets carrying pollutants and erosive energy to our most vulnerable streams. Historically, these flows found their way into the soil more immediately, replenishing ground water and… View Resource ›
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Municipal Green Streets Projects and Resources
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesMany cities across the U.S. are leading the way and focusing significant attention and resources on retrofitting their streets and alleys with green infrastructure. View this list of municipal green streets projects and resources compiled by River Netw… View Resource ›
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Science Module: Environmental Flows and Water Security
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Tools and TemplatesToday’s rivers experience a wide variety of anthropogenic stressors. Roads, rooftops and development in our urbanized areas cause increased runoff and reduced recharge for groundwater, while numerous dams, reservoirs, and water withdrawals, alter our… View Resource ›
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2016 Trends Report: Our Water, Our Future – State of River and Watershed Protection
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Publications, ReportsThe 2016 Trends Report Our Water, Our Future – State of River and Watershed Protection outlines current conditions of waterways in the U.S. including opportunities and threats to water quality and quantity, and provides an analysis of the diversity of… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 24 Number 1, 2014: Workplace Effectiveness and Efficiencies
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Workplace Effectiveness and Efficiencies by Katherine Luscher 3 Letter from the President by Nicole Silk 5 A Happy Worker is a Productive Worker by Marilyn Tam 7 A Comprehensive Guide to Project Management Software by Sarah Clare 18… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 23 Number 4, 2013: Basic Knowledge for Financial Success
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Basic Knowledge for Financial Success by Bill Davis 3 Letter from the Chair by Suzi Wilkins Berl 5 Accounting 101 by Hilary Coley 9 Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements by Dugan & Lopatka 11 Cash vs. Accrual by Hilary Co… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 23 Number 3, 2013: Performance Management Systems: Are We Making a Difference?
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Are We Making a Difference? by Diana Toledo 3 Letter from the Chair 8 Intentional Outcomes for Watershed Outreach and Technical Assistance by Ken Genskow & Linda Prokopy 12 Restoration Beyond Belief by Beth Wentzel 15 Simple Eff… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 23 Number 2, 2013: The Community Renewal Connection
Program: Resilient Cities & Communities
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents: 1 The Community Renewal Connection by Rick Magder 3 Letter from the Chair 6 Depaving with Good Intentions by Kasandra Griffin 12 Ex-Offenders Grow and Learn by Francis Lawn 14 Emergence of a College-based Watershed Group in West Mich… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 23 Number 1, 2013: 25 Lessons from 25 Years
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 25 Lessons from 25 Years by Todd Ambs 3 Water Quality Shall be Maintained and Protected by Rachel Conn 4 Building Blue by Pallavi Mande 5 The 50-Year Fight for the Yadkin River by Dean Najouks 6 The Saw Mill River Daylighting Story … View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 22 Number 4, 2012: Hitting Your Social Media Stride: Strategies and Best Practices for Nonprofits
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Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Strategies and Best Practices for Nonprofits by Bart Mihailovich 3 Letter from the President 8 Social Media Site Comparison by PowerUp Social 10 Influencing Public Policy in the Digital Age by Alliance for Justice 16 Creating a Soci… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 22 Number 3, 2012: Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources
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Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents: 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources by Heather Cooley 3 Letter from the President 8 The National Front in the Fight Against Fracking by Nadia Steinzor 12 The True Cost of Fracking by Steve Dickens 16 The Fracking Frenzy’s Impa… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 22 Number 1 & 2, 2012: Monitoring for Protection and Restoration
Program: Water Science
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Monitoring for Protection & Restoration by Barb Horn 3 Letter from the President 9 Biological Knowledge & Understanding by Susan P. Davies 14 Data to Action, Southern Style by Dr. Bill Deutsch 18 Effective Communication of D… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 21 Number 4, 2011: Creating a Rewarding Campaign
Program: Water Law & Policy
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 Creating a Rewarding Campaign by Liz Paul 3 Letter from the President 8 Must-Have Elements to Magnetize Your Organization by Zach Frankel 11 From High Tech to High Touch by Chandra Brown & Eric Eckl 15 Nonprofits & Issue Adv… View Resource ›
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River Voices Volume 21 Number 3, 2011: What is Organizational Success?
Program: Strong Organizations & Leaders
Resource Type: Publications, River VoicesTable of Contents 1 What Is Organizational Success? by Wendy Wilson, River Network 3 Letter from the President 9 Case Study: Fundraising Plan Development. Bad River Watershed Association (WI) 13 Case Study: Strategic Planning. North Fork John Day Water… View Resource ›
