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Concerned about air quality in south-central Seattle’s Duwamish Valley, community leaders collaborated with USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station to implement a study similar to one in Portland, Oregon, in 2015 that found that urban tree moss indicated the presence of airborne toxic metals. Together, PNW Research Station scientists and community leaders designed a study that not only collected moss samples from this heavily polluted area but also engaged 55 community members, including 25 members of the Duwamish Valley Youth Corps, to do so.

The urban waters movement is entwined with the movement for environmental and racial justice. Members and partners of the Urban Waters Learning Network are implementing or working to implement equity, […]

The Coalition for Environment, Equity and Resilience lay out an 8-point plan for ensuring equity in resilience and environmental work.

An info-graphic by the Duke University Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions summaries key points from their report, Understanding Rural Attitudes Toward the Environment and Conservation in America. There are […]

With the uncertainty looming about how long COVID-19 physical distancing will last, members of the Urban Waters Learning Network are finding creative ways to keep social connections alive. While we […]

On June 21, 2019, the Urban Waters Learning Network—in cooperation with Darryl Haddock (Western Atlanta Watershed Alliance) and Jennifer Arnold (Reciprocity Consulting)—hosted the Urban Waters Learning Forum: Addressing Racial Equity […]

People learn from each other, and inspire each other…   People exchange ideas and practices and bring them into their own communities…   People tackle hard questions and have honest […]

At the 2017 Urban Waters Learning Forum, members of the Urban Waters Learning Network (UWLN) shared their successes and challenges around community engagement. The Learning Forum, the annual meeting of […]

This issue of River Network’s quarterly newsletter describes how various river and water-focused organizations around the country are working to diversify their organizations and become more inclusive in their work. […]

This issue of River Network’s quarterly newsletter explores the topic of turning our cities blue, of moving from gray to green infrastructure, and the related benefits to our communities of […]