by Renee Mazurek | Apr 18, 2022 | Network Blog
Brenda Brinkhous-Hatch Green Team Program Coordinator Groundwork Northeast Revitalization Group Brenda Brinkhous-Hatch has been planning and facilitating youth development opportunities throughout her career and continues on that path in her current...
by Renee Mazurek | Jan 27, 2022 | Network Blog
Paulina López Executive Director Duwamish River Community Coalition Paulina López is a volunteer, organizer, advocate, and mother of three boys. Originally from Ecuador, she has made Seattle her home for 19 years. Presently, she is the Executive...
by Renee Mazurek | May 5, 2020 | Network Blog
Cover photo from Heal the Bay water quality monitoring program. This post is also available on the River Network website blog. We at the Urban Waters Learning Network (UWLN) and River Network know that many of our members who do water quality monitoring have questions...
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...
by Renee Mazurek | Feb 16, 2019 | Environmental Justice, Network Blog
This year, the team members of the Urban Waters Learning Network are digging deeper into a topic that has long been a concern of our members: the gentrification and displacement of people that we see taking place in our urban communities, oftentimes following efforts...
by Kaitlin Popielarz | Jul 31, 2017 | Network Blog
We the People of Detroit In 2008, We The People of Detroit (WPD) was co-founded by Chris Griffith, Aurora Harris, Monica Lewis-Patrick, Cecily McClellan, and Debra Taylor in response to Emergency Management over the city of Detroit and Detroit Public Schools. As a...
by Maria Brodine | Jul 20, 2017 | General Resources, Network Blog
One Water Summit 2017 On June 27-29, I attended the 2017 One Water Summit in New Orleans, LA. Like River Rally, the Summit is held every year in a different water city. Local projects and partnerships are highlighted throughout the conference, from a series of outdoor...
by Maria Brodine | Feb 14, 2017 | combined-sewer-overflows, General Resources, Network Blog, Outreach & Education, Water Quality
How much waste do you produce in a single day? To find out, all you need is a kitchen scale. Over a period of seven days, weigh your garbage and keep a record. How much trash do you, as an individual, produce each week? What about your whole family? What percentage of...
