At the Water Table: Conversations with River Network
"At the Water Table" from River Network showcases inspiring stories and experiences from water advocates across the US. We explore diverse perspectives on building a just water future, featuring educators, scientists, and community leaders. We'll also be sharing stories from the Urban Waters Learning Network, a partnership between River Network and Groundwork USA. Subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and find transcripts at rivernetwork.org.
River Network is a nonprofit organization that grows and strengthens a transformational national network of water, justice, and river advocates. We envision a powerful and inclusive movement that ensures abundant clean water for all people and nature to thrive.
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Episodes
12 episodes
Water Warriors in the Midwest - 2026 Flow Fund Circle recipients
Learn more about the important water and climate justice work led by four individuals in the U.S. Midwest region who received funding through River Network's Climate Justice Flow Fund Circle. These leaders and organizations were selected by Mon...
Survivor-Led Disaster Resilience with DORIS BROWN
How has community organizing and disaster preparedness evolved since the COVID-19 pandemic? For Doris Brown at West Street Recovery (WSR) in Houston, Texas, this kind of advocacy has only expand...
Tapping into Residents’ Power with SUSANA DE ANDA
From healthcare to “filter sharks” to advocacy on every level, no one understands the drinking water issue in California better than Susana De Anda. As Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Com...
A Joyful and Collaborative Evaluation Tool with RENEE MAZUREK
How can we tell the story of program funding in a way that maps long-term, interconnected impacts in a community? River Network staff member Renée Mazurek came upon one potential answer in Ripple Effects Mapping (REM), a storytelling and evalua...
Building a Green Leadership Program for Adult Learners with PLASTER CREEK STEWARDS
Many water organizations offer environmental education and training for the next generation of climate leaders, but what happens when youth age out of these programs? Plaster Creek Stewards is the lead organization of
AMANDA ZEIDNER & JERRY CALDERON on Partnerships to Navigate Federal Funding
Have you been curious about new federal funding opportunities, but worry that your organization can’t take on the administrative challenges? Here, Jerry Calderon at the Tataviam Land Conservancy (TLC) and Amanda Zeidner at the Council for Water...
HANA KATZ on Amplifying Clean Water Act Learning & Advocacy in New Jersey
What’s your environmental advocacy origin story, and does it have anything to do with the disaster movies of the 2000s? In this episode of At the Water Table, Hana Katz, Policy and Project Manager at the Association...
JOY JACKSON on Facilitation and Healthy Conflict in Your Water Work
How do you know whether you’re a “lumper” or a “splitter,” and does good facilitation always involve Post-its? In this episode of At the Water Table, Joy Jackson, Senior Associate at the Institute for Conservation Leadership, leads us on a jour...
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BRENDA COLEY and KIRSTEN SHEAD on Urban Forestry and Environmental Justice
What does urban tree planting have to do with healing a city’s relationship to water? In this episode, Brenda Coley and Kirsten Shead, Co-Executive Directors of Milwaukee Water Commons (MWC),...
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