by Renee Mazurek | Jan 30, 2024 | Network News
Sarah Calderon Workforce Development Director, Groundwork Richmond President of Groundwork USA’s Board of Directors Recorded on Dec 6, 2023, Renée Mazurek, Resilient Communities Manager for River Network and team member of the Urban Waters Learning...
by Renee Mazurek | Oct 11, 2023 | Network Blog
On September 25, 2023, the Urban Waters Learning Network (UWLN) hosted a learning session entitled, Resilience Hubs as Community Superheroes of Climate Preparedness and Disaster Recovery. The recording, panelist bios, and presentation slides from the event are...
by Renee Mazurek | Aug 24, 2023 | Network Blog
Candida Rodriguez Director of Community Relations Groundwork Hudson Valley Recorded on August 4, 2023, Renée Mazurek, Resilient Communities Manager for River Network and team member of the Urban Waters Learning Network, interviews Candida Rodriguez,...
by Maria Brodine | Jun 23, 2023 | Featured Resource, Network Blog
In this 6-part series, hosted by the Urban Waters Learning Network, we will highlight a variety of strategies that community-based organizations can use to help their communities anticipate, prepare for and respond to climate risks such as flooding, coastal storms and...
by Maria Brodine | Nov 18, 2020 | Network Blog
For those of us who love maps and data, the USGS has recently published a new National Water Dashboard. “This viewer shows provisional real-time water data collected at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) observation stations in context with weather-related data...
by Aditya Nochur | Aug 24, 2020 | Network Blog
This year’s River Rally conference may have been virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the change in format did not preclude strong participation from Groundwork Trusts—a network of community-based organizations supported by the national non-profit Groundwork...
by Renee Mazurek | Jul 13, 2020 | Environmental Justice, General Resources, Network Blog
As the nation faces not only a global pandemic but also a long-overdue reckoning with systems of racial oppression, the urban waters movement is not removed from either. While the intentions of wanting to help vulnerable communities become more resilient are valid,...
by Renee Mazurek | Jun 2, 2020 | Network Blog
Following the decision to move this year’s River Rally to a virtual event rather than cancelling it altogether, River Network staff and board, organizational partners, conference presenters and sponsors instead became a model for resilience under challenging...
by Maria Brodine | May 15, 2020 | Network Blog
We were all looking forward to visiting San Antonio for River Rally this year. However, we welcome the opportunity to try something new. River Rally will be held virtually for the first time ever, for three full weeks online (May 18-Jun 7), and will feature both live...
by Cate Mingoya | Mar 31, 2020 | Network Blog
This post, written by Cate Mingoya of Groundwork USA, was re-blogged from Ensia. View the original version. Here’s why some neighborhoods don’t have them — and what we can do about it. March 31, 2020 — As we settle into our new normal — two parents working from home...
