by Renee Mazurek | Oct 17, 2022 | Network Blog
The Urban Waters Learning Network (UWLN) hosted the 10th Annual Urban Waters Learning Forum (UWLF) on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC as a precursor to River Network’s River Rally conference. As in years’ past, the Learning Forum...
by Renee Mazurek | Apr 6, 2020 | Network Blog
Carrie Merson is the Education and Engagement Specialist at the San Antonio River Authority. She has had one foot in the education field and one foot in the wildlife sciences field for over 20 years. Her role at the San Antonio River Authority for provides the ideal...
by Maria Brodine | Feb 12, 2020 | Network Blog
The new edition of Groundwork USA’s Learners to Leaders: Environmental Justice Literacy Curriculum is now available for download! If you download and use the curriculum, we ask that you kindly help us to track where and how it’s being used! This may also...
by Maria Brodine | Jul 19, 2019 | Network Blog
”As a new member of the Groundwork team and first time river rally attendee, I am leaving inspired and better prepared to act on the environmental justice work that will help improve the lives of people and the spaces in Milwaukee.” — Damien DeBuhr, Deputy...
by Maria Brodine | Aug 13, 2018 | Network Blog
Contribute to the next edition of Groundwork USA’s environmental justice literacy curriculum! If you are interested in being part of further testing Learners to Leaders, please fill out this form or contact maria@groundworkusa.org. How do you define “environmental...
by Maria Brodine | Jun 17, 2018 | Network Blog
Networking in River Cities Most professional conferences offer opportunities to learn from experts, meet industry peers, and ideally, find a little professional inspiration. But it’s not every conference that can boast great learning and networking opportunities plus...
by Gabrielle Roffe | Oct 3, 2017 | General Resources, Network Blog
This post was reblogged from The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) blog on Medium. The Groundwork Denver Green Teams spend their summer embodying environmental stewardship through their work, visiting public lands to do service work, all while exploring...
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 freshysites | May 22, 2017 | General Resources, Network Blog
“You’re not only the future, you’re also the today,” Catherine Cushway tells her students. I met Catherine and her ninth grade class from C.A. Frost Environmental Science Middle High School at Teen Rally. River Network hosted its first Teen Rally as part of their...
by freshysites | Apr 6, 2016 | General Resources, Network Blog
It really was a “Watershed Awakening”…the growing awareness and eventual decision made by Calvin College to turn its attention to Plaster Creek, the impaired creek that drains the watershed in which the college is situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Back in 2002,...
