THE POWER OF OUR NETWORK

ANNUAL 2018 REPORT 2018 BY THE NUMBERS CELEBRATING 30 YEARS AND THE VIBRANT FUTURE OF OUR NETWORK 4,146 500 River Network was founded thirty years ago to strengthen local efforts to protect rivers. Over three INDIVIDUALS HOURS OF SUPPORT educated through decades our focus has remained remarkably consistent: We connect people to save rivers. That provided in simple tagline belies a tremendous amount of action to protect and restore waters across the country, particularly at the local level. Today this network is over 6,000 strong. 88 38 As backbone to this network, we educate and empower champions to effectively engage their EVENTS (River Rally, communities, influence decision makers, assert their opinion on policy change, and translate DIRECT strategies from our national network into local solutions for healthy rivers and clean water. Every webinars, and workshops) CONSULTATIONS day, thousands of these local champions are working across the U.S. Take a moment to meet our network and learn their stories.

River Network began by helping river and watershed organizations expand protections for $80,000 13,385 pristine rivers. Since then our ambitions, leadership, and programs have evolved to align with our SCHOLARSHIPS granted to understanding of what rivers need to remain healthy, the challenges of a changing climate, and VOLUNTEERS attended significant shifts in the social, political, and economic context of water.

While remaining committed to bolstering local groups and grassroots efforts, we now build Nicole Silk 141 24 coalitions across sectors—uniting NGOs, tribal nations, government agencies, and businesses RIVER RALLY PARTICIPANTS RIVER NETWORK to achieve bigger impacts. We support groups focused on urban flooding, partnerships between in need CLEAN-UP EVENTS farmers and ranchers and conservation groups, and programs that support a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive water future. And we connect businesses with local projects and groups that help them achieve their corporate water stewardship goals with direct, community-level impact. , , With our new five-year strategic plan launched this year, we offer a blueprint for harnessing 86 134 270 000 the power of our network to catalyze action on four key issues fundamental to solving today’s INDIVIDUALS POUNDS water crisis: reached through our website, OF LITTER • Clean, safe, affordable drinking water newsletter, and social media removed from rivers • Resilient cities and communities • Healthy rivers in agricultural landscapes SEARCHABLE WATER PROTECTORS MAP • Robust and effective water laws and policies 1 launched with more than LOCAL The strategic plan spells out the importance of our leadership at the intersection of water and 6,160 GROUPS equity, diversity, and inclusion. You can read more about our commitment and our mission, vision, and values in the About Us section of our website.

We are grateful to everyone who has been part of River Network’s path. Our network and its Rebecca Wodder connections to communities and leaders across our country are a powerful force for good. This is a pivotal moment for us, a time when local solutions offer the best promise for progress and greatest hope for our future. As we step into this next chapter, we do so with appreciation for where we started, where we stand today, and where we will go next in partnership with everyone who cares about clean water and healthy rivers. We invite you to join us on this journey.

With gratitude,

Nicole Silk Rebecca Wodder President Board Chair

Photo credits: cover top left to top right ©Emily Tidwell, middle left photo courtesy of Cary Denison, middle right photo courtesy of Ruby Bucholtz, bottom left and middle ©Emily Tidwell, bottom right courtesy of Monica Lewis Patrick; page 2 top to bottom ©Erin Manning, photo courtesy of Rebecca Wodder; page 3 top to bottom courtesy of Baldwinsville, ©Emily Tidwell; page 4 top to bottom ©Emily Tidwell, courtesy of Anheuser-Busch, ©Emily Tidwell; page 5 top to bottom ©Shutterstock, ©Scott Cordner, courtesy of Monica Lewis Patrick; page 6 top to bottom ©Shutterstock, ©Emily Tidwell; page 7 top to bottom ©Shutterstock; page 8 top to bottom ©Shutterstock, courtesy of Cary Denison; page 12 courtesy of Barb Horn; page 14 ©Emily Tidwell

1 River Network Annual Report 2018 The Power of Our Network River Network Annual Report 2018 The Power of Our Network 2 INCREASING EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION In 2018, we continued working toward our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) goals as an organization, striving to model changes needed to address water-related inequities and create a more diverse and inclusive network of leaders and organizations. River Network published our Principles for Equitable and Inclusive Work and used these as the foundation for our Equity Tool, deployed 2018 HIGHLIGHTS in new program development and evaluation efforts. We also began collecting demographic data from event participants, one of various metrics in our EDI Dashboard designed to help us evaluate progress toward our EDI goals. We made strides to model inclusive leadership, engaging a cadre of young leaders to host the first-ever People of Color social hour and White Allies breakfast tables at River Rally. And we refreshed imagery and content on our website to inspire inclusivity across the network, highlighting the impactful work of leaders of color across the country.

GROWING BUSINESS-SUPPORTED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Businesses play a vital role in our water future. By collaborating EVENTS AND LEARNING with our diverse base of local water experts, River Network creates One of our core beliefs is that the collective knowledge, turnkey volunteer and water-stewardship activities that connect wisdom, and experience of members of our network is our businesses with consumers through grassroots conservation. In 2018, greatest resource. When we convene leaders working on River Network collaborated with more than 60 member organizations particular issues or geographies to learn from one another, to host river cleanups, rain barrel workshops, and other events that share insights, and support each other’s work, leaders have highlighted businesses’ commitment to water and communities. greater impact and feel more connected. In 2018, we hosted River Network and our member groups hosted more than 13,000 a variety of learning exchanges and peer networks, including volunteers at 24 events with staff from Anheuser-Busch, removing the Southeast River Flows Peer Network, Safe and Affordable 270,000 pounds of litter from rivers and planting over 5,000 trees Drinking Water Learning Cohort, Urban Flooding and Vulnerable along river banks. Since 2010, our partnership with Anheuser-Busch Communities Collaborative, and the Colorado Environmental has engaged more than 40,000 volunteers in removing nearly one Water Transactions Network. While focused on different issues, million pounds of litter from rivers across the U.S. In addition, River these efforts share the approach of tapping the expertise "in Network’s Project Rain Barrel distributed 1,250 upcycled rain barrels the room" to advance everyone’s work. at 63 public workshops across 21 states in 2018 in collaboration with Coca-Cola North America. Our reach was impressive. In 2018, River Network hosted 88 DID YOU KNOW? Environmental events and webinars that provided more than 4,146 individuals "I enjoyed learning about local water resources and how concerns rank higher for people of with the knowledge they need to protect their local waters. We to protect and conserve our water through practices color and low-income Americans than also created online resources such as the Science and Technical such as the rain barrel catchment system." other groups according to a recent Resources Portal with templates, tools, and guidance for study published in the Proceedings community water science efforts. –Butte Environmental Council Project Rain Barrel of the National Academy of Sciences. workshop participant, Chico, CA RIVER RALLY 2018 “River Rally has left me inspired and in awe of River Rally, our network’s annual gathering, attracted 474 water leaders, scientists, nonprofit professionals, students, funders, work being done around the U.S. I am leaving and advocates from 43 U.S. states, Canada, and Australia to rejuvenated and with stronger hope for our learn, celebrate, and gain inspiration toward a future of clean shared work. I look forward to applying my and ample water for people and nature. Participants gathered in knowledge with our partnering communities." Olympic Valley, California, from April 29–May 2 to share practical –2018 River Rally scholarship recipient solutions and approaches for strengthening coalitions and MEET OUR NETWORK: KIRA DAVIS organizations for greater impact. The event marked the 50th Program Director, Conservation Resource Alliance, anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Thanks to more than $80,000 in scholarship funding, 141 participants received Traverse City, Michigan financial support to attend. DID YOU KNOW? Communities with local water advocacy and river Kira is an Odawa woman (Anishnaabekwe) and Tribal citizen of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Kira restores water and land connectivity A special thank you to our River Rally 2018 Lead- and Basin-level groups truly do have healthier rivers sponsors: Patagonia, Anheuser-Busch, The Water Foundation, by removing dams and improperly sized culverts, improving in-stream habitat, and according to recent proceedings of linking wildlife corridors. Bridgestone-Americas, Coca-Cola Company, U.S. Environmental the National Academy of Sciences. Protection Agency, PRADCO Outdoor Brands, Abahac, Inc., “In some areas in Michigan people don’t have access to clean water. It is a crisis. We EPA Urban Waters Learning Network, and The Walton Family have to preserve the rivers that feed the Great Lakes to keep the economy balanced, Foundation. to make sure the Great Lakes don’t reach their ecological tipping point. There is such heart in the work River Network does. Being a part of it gives me hope for the future, 3 River Network Annual Report 2018 The Power of Our Network that we can protect our rivers.” 4 RESILIENT CITIES & COMMUNITIES River Network helps local groups develop proactive strategies to address flood and drought in their 2018 HIGHLIGHTS communities, minimizing harm to people, economies, wildlife, and natural areas in the event of a natural disaster.

CONNECTING URBAN WATER LEADERS ROBUST & EFFECTIVE LAWS & POLICIES Since its creation in 2011, the Urban Waters Learning River Network empowers citizens, organizations, and governments to protect, strengthen, and implement the Network (UWLN) has grown from 10 to 525 members and bedrock laws and policies that safeguard water for our communities and our rivers. served as a forum for practitioners to share practical, on-the- ground experiences to improve urban waters and revitalize neighborhoods around them. As the UWLN coordinator, River Network identifies successful urban waters restoration CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WILD & SCENIC RIVERS and community engagement efforts and promotes their 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers strategies through webinars, peer calls, and published Act. With support from Patagonia, River Network celebrated impact stories. This year we highlighted nearly two dozen this key law by growing and strengthening protection efforts for projects, including efforts to restore ecosystems in Puerto these rivers through outreach, grant making, and storytelling. We Rico after Hurricane Maria, to promote public health through analyzed and reported on the needs of groups across the U.S. for the publication of the LA River Report Card, and to increase key insights on how to increase support for these rivers over the youth engagement through environmental justice graphic next 50 years. As part of our focus on Wild and Scenic Rivers at novels, water quality monitoring, and climate change River Rally 2018, we co-hosted a full-day gathering of more than education. In April River Network hosted the 2018 Urban PROMOTING STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION 50 individuals from partner NGOs, federal agencies, universities, Waters Learning Forum at which nearly 60 practitioners In 2018, River Network supported organizations addressing and the private sector to share best practices and develop a discussed how to develop resilient communities in the face urban flooding in Albuquerque (NM), Denver (CO), Portland coalition of groups working to protect newly designated rivers of environmental disasters. UWLN Awards recognized four (OR), Providence (RI) and Atlanta (GA) through the Urban and steward existing ones. Our searchable Water Protectors outstanding leaders: Darryl Haddock, Nicole Messacar, Flooding & Equity for Vulnerable Communities Collaborative. Map connected users to local groups protecting these rivers. James Rasmussen, and Shane Wright. River Network hosted in-person learning retreats, facilitated We also celebrated our Wild and Scenic Rivers by collecting and group calls, provided peer-to-peer mentoring, supported “The Urban Waters Learning Network provides sharing inspiring stories, like that of the Kern River's success in leaders, and offered direct financial assistance to groups in cultivating a new generation of river stewards, and supporting communities that I work with an instant link the Collaborative. We designed capacity building services four local groups through grants for their work in this area. to a mature network.” and peer exchanges to help groups strengthen community –Urban Waters Learning Forum participant leadership from underrepresented communities and collect data to track green infrastructure and equity outcomes. LEVERAGING VOICES FOR CLEAN WATER We supported cohort members' efforts to build trust with River Network, alongside our fellow members of the Clean Water attendees by hosting a River Rally their local partners and develop a shared commitment to for All coalition, continued to leverage voices of individuals and Action Station and collecting 247 dismantling racism. And we trained groups to frame urban water organizations across the country to tell Congress, the postcards representing 36 states to flooding and green infrastructure initiatives as climate EPA, and the President that we need safeguards for our waters mail in to EPA opposing a harmful, adaptation and resilience strategies. and well-funded programs to protect and restore them. Our proposed rollback to the Clean Water voices continue to be heard. To support these efforts, River Act. In the coming year we’ll continue “I work with decision-makers all the time; the Network published our Federal Budget Toolkit—helping groups these efforts, increasing focus on civic Learning Retreat got me to think more about how identify impacts of funding cuts and effectively communicate engagement, to leverage our voices to work with them to address DEI [diversity, equity with decision makers—and shared regular updates through for healthy rivers and clean water and inclusion]. The focus on the communities email, social media, and other communications. These efforts across the country. and engaging with them is the best way to get also included amplifying the voices of this year’s River Rally decision-makers to incorporate DEI.” –Michael Jensen, Amigos Bravos

MEET OUR NETWORK: MONICA LEWIS-PATRICK Co-Founder & President, We the People of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan

Monica Lewis-Patrick is an educator, entrepreneur, and human rights advocate. As a former Lead Legislative Policy Analyst for Detroit City Council, Monica has authored legislation, conducted research, and delivered constituency services DID YOU KNOW? Over 12% of the U.S. population is exposed to flood risk, including nearly to thousands of Detroit residents. 170 coastal communities expected to reach or exceed the threshold for chronic inundation from rising seas by 2035. “River Network has been a partner for us and instrumental in bringing together stakeholders that hadn’t interfaced before. The network raises collective consciousness about how to approach water.” 5 River Network Annual Report 2018 The Power of Our Network 6 HEALTHY RIVERS IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES River Network unites water conservation and advocacy groups with farmers and ranchers to develop solutions that support agriculture and healthy rivers.

2018 HIGHLIGHTS SUPPORTING COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES IN COLORADO In the Western U.S., agriculture uses more than 80% of water resources to grow food and fiber. Water is the economic base for countless rural communities, and successful agriculture in arid states relies on carefully managed water and river systems. But a managed system doesn't have to mean a dry or lifeless system. River Network is working with coalitions in Colorado to develop plans that meet water users' needs while restoring and protecting rivers. In 2018, our work helped create CLEAN, SAFE, AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER almost $800,000 of new funding to craft and implement River Network educates and empowers local groups working for equitable access to clean, safe, affordable management plans, which support projects to replant ACCELERATING PROGRESS FOR THE COLORADO RIVER riparian areas to sustain native fisheries, add water to drinking water. We help leaders protect dependable source waters and ensure effective water treatment and More than twenty conservation organizations now work streams in low-flow times, and rebuild irrigation diversion together to protect and restore the waters of the Colorado delivery to communities across the U.S. systems to allow for greater efficiency and fewer impacts River. For the last three years, River Network has built to rivers. a community across these organizations, connecting approximately 200 practitioners engaged in environmental water transactions (EWTs), bringing them together with policy, ADVOCATING FOR SAFE, AFFORDABLE, climate, and utility experts as well as farmers and ranchers SUSTAINABLE DRINKING WATER across the region. This year's efforts culminated in a workshop Drinking water safety is one of the highest public concerns. held in Moab, UT, to quicken the pace of knowledge transfer Many local groups need support in advocating for safe, and explore new opportunities for collaboration. affordable, and sustainable drinking water systems for The Colorado River flows 1,450 miles through our nation’s their communities. To bridge this gap, River Network is most arid region, connecting seven states and two countries, developing a Drinking Water Guide with content informed supporting 16 million jobs, generating $1.4 trillion in annual by our Drinking Water Advisory Group, launched in 2018. economic activity, and supplying drinking water to 40 The 12 members of this committee represent water million people. As this region continues to become drier, utilities, city, water and environmental justice leaders, and the efforts of this community to keep enough water moving policy and legal experts. These groups provide real-world through this system for nature and people have become experience, insight, and expertise which informs the guide, more urgent, with River Network’s facilitated learning slated for release in early 2019. DID YOU KNOW? Farms and rangeland experiences becoming an important touchstone. cover roughly 44% of U.S. land and ADDRESSING THE DRINKING WATER CRISIS consume approximately 80% of our water. “The opportunity to connect with such an An estimated 15 million people in the United States interests, work with special populations, and advocate for experienced group of professionals on such a experienced a water shutoff in 2016, and millions of both short-term fixes and long-term policy solutions. We specific topic, was very motivating. I came away Americans are uncertain their drinking water is safe to continue to support each cohort member through research, with big picture ideas, as well as realistic next drink and not contaminated. This year we launched the mentoring, and access to relevant tools and resources. steps for my own work.” Safe & Affordable Drinking Water Peer Learning Cohort for –Bailey Kennett, Arizona Land and Water Trust groups working for safe, clean, and affordable drinking “This learning cohort is a great opportunity to water in their communities, including Cicero and Berwyn, IL; stay continually engaged with the drinking water Milwaukee, WI; Newark, NJ; Pittsburgh, PA; Providence, RI; concerns that our communities share. As we learn Robbins, IL; and Tombstone Territory and Sanger, CA. These from each other's success and setbacks, River communities face a range of issues, from unreliable drinking- Network provides a forum for exchanging knowledge MEET OUR NETWORK: CARY DENISON water supplies due to drought, to unaffordable water utility and resources to promote a positive, lasting impact Gunnison Basin Project Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, rates, to lead-contaminated drinking water. River Network on the health of children, migrants, and other Delta, Colorado provides financial support, training, consulting services, and vulnerable populations across the nation.” networking opportunities to support cohort members. In June As Gunnison Basin Project Coordinator, Cary works with agricultural producers on we hosted a two-day learning retreat at which we discussed –Stephen Hawkins, Interfaith Earth Network agricultural efficiency projects that improve streamflow and overcome irrigation how to educate community members, engage public health challenges. Cary has lived in the Gunnison Basin his entire life and has served as a private water consultant and a Water Commissioner for the State of Colorado.

“I recently worked with a wide variety of stakeholders on the Big Cimarron River to maintain base flow this summer, to keep the river from running dry. Being part of River Network has expanded my knowledge base by connecting me to others 7 River Network Annual Report 2018 The Power of Our Network working on similar projects across different landscapes.” 8 Water Education Foundation Wabash River Defenders Missouri Stream Team Watershed Green Valleys Watershed Association Watershed Preservation Network Wabash River Enhancement Corporation Coalition (Stream Teams United) Lackawanna River West Stanislaus Resource White River Alliance SRAP Water Rangers Program Conservation Association RIVER NETWORK MEMBERS Conservation District IOWA MONTANA Mahanoy Creek Watershed Association The following nonprofit organizations, tribal groups and first nations, government agencies, and companies were paid River Network members Western Shasta Resource Iowa Rivers Revival Bitter Root Water Forum Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper during our 2018 fiscal year. We are grateful for all that they do to protect and restore rivers and waters for all of us. Conservation District KENTUCKY Flathead Lakers RHODE ISLAND Westside Resource Conservation District Jefferson County Soil & Water Montana Watershed Coordination Council Woonasquatucket River Wildscape Engineering Conservation District NEVADA Watershed Council ALABAMA Eastern Kern County Resource Konkow Maidu Cultural Salmonid Restoration Federation Wishtoyo Foundation Kentucky River Watershed Watch Desert Research Institute SOUTH CAROLINA Alabama Rivers Alliance Conservation District Preservation Association San Benito Resource Conservation District Wolf Creek Community Alliance Kentucky Waterways Alliance Sierra Club–Toiyabe Chapter Edisto Riverkeeper Black Warrior Riverkeeper El Dorado County Resource L.A. Waterkeeper San Diego River Park Foundation Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation LOUISIANA Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Gills Creek Watershed Association Cahaba River Society Conservation District Lake Tahoe Water Trail Association San Francisco Baykeeper Yolo County Resource Conservation District Atchafalaya Basinkeeper Tribal Council of the Nevada City Racheria Naturaland Trust Coosa Riverkeeper Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians Lava Beds-Butte Valley Resource San Gregorio Environmental Yuba County Resource Conservation District Groundwork New Orleans (NOLA) Truckee Meadows Regional Save Our Saluda Mobile Baykeeper Environmental Incentives Conservation District Resource Center Yurok Tribe Gulf Restoration Network Planning Agency Tyger River Foundation ALASKA Environmental Justice Coalition for Water League To Save Lake Tahoe San Jacinto Basin Resource COLORADO MAINE Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California Upstate Forever Copper River Watershed Project Environmental Protection Information Loma Prieta Resource Conservation District Conservation District Big Thompson Watershed Forum BlkH20 Consulting NEW HAMPSHIRE TENNESSEE Kenai Watershed Forum Center (EPIC) Los Banos Resource Conservation District San Joaquin County Resource Colorado Water Trust Downeast Salmon Federation New Hampshire Rivers Council Cumberland River Compact Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council Excelesior-Kings River Resource Lower Consumnes Resource Conservation District Eagle River Watershed Council MARYLAND Upper Merrimack River Local Girls Preparatory School– ARIZONA Conservation District Conservation District San Luis Resource Conservation District High Country Conservation Advocates Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee River Fellows Program Friends of Arizona Rivers Fall River Resource Conservation District Madera Resource Conservation District San Mateo County Resource Lake Fork Valley Conservancy Anacostia Watershed Society NEW JERSEY Harpeth Conservancy CALIFORNIA Feather River Coordinated Resource Marin Resource Conservation District Conservation District Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group Gunpowder Riverkeeper Hackensack Riverkeeper, Inc. TEXAS 34 North Management Group Mariposa County Resource Sanctuary Forest Test Nonprofit Howard County Watershed Raritan Headwaters Association Galveston Bay Foundation Alameda County Resource Feather River Resource Conservation District Conservation District Santa Cruz County Resource Upper Colorado River Watershed Group Stewards Academy NEW MEXICO Rio Grande International Study Center Conservation District Firebaugh Resource Conservation District Matrix of Change Conservation District Water Education Colorado LeadGreen Amigos Bravos (RGISC Inc.) Alpine County Resource Florin Resource Conservation District Mattole Restoration Council Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District CONNECTICUT Nanticoke Watershed Alliance Pueblo of Santa Ana San Antonio River Authority Conservation District Foothill Conservancy Mendocino County Resource Sierra Nevada Alliance Farmington River Watershed Association Neighbors of the Northwest Branch River Source Texas Rivers Protection Association Alpine Watershed Group Foothills Water Network Conservation and Development Sierra Resource Conservation District Housatonic Valley Association River Management Society (RMS) Upper Gila Watershed Alliance VERMONT Amador County Resource Friends of Butte Creek Mid Klamath Watershed Council Sierra Valley Resource Conservation District Park Watershed Rock Creek Conservancy NEW YORK Lake Champlain International Conservation District Friends of Hope Valley Mill Creek Conservancy Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships Pequabuck River Organization MASSACHUSETTS Bronx River Alliance Missisquoi River Basin Association American River Parkway Foundation Friends of Sausal Creek Mission Resource Conservation District Siskiyou County Resource Pequabuck River Watershed Association Charles River Watershed Association Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper VIRGINIA Amigos de los Rios Friends of Squaw Valley Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition Connecticut River Conservancy Groundwork USA Friends of the Middle River Antelope Resource Conservation District Friends of the Eel River Conservation District Sloughhouse Resource Conservation District DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Groundwork Lawrence Hudson River Watershed Alliance Friends of the North Fork of the Bard Resource Conservation District Friends of the Gualala River Mono County Resource Conservation District Solano County Resource American Rivers Ipswich River Watershed Association Nine Mile Creek Conservation Shenandoah River Battle Creek Watershed Conservancy Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) Mono Lake Foundation Conservation District Groundwork Anacostia River DC Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust Council (NMC) Friends of the Rappahannock Bishop Paiute Tribe Friends of the Napa River Monterey Coastkeeper Solano County Water Agency MDB, Inc. (Michael D Baker) (Lowell Land Trust) Onondaga Environmental Institute James River Association Blucher Creek Watershed Council Friends of the Petaluma River Napa County Resource Conservation District Sonoma Ecology Center National Park Service HQ (NPS) Massachusetts Department of Fish and Save The River National Wildlife Federation Butte County Resource Friends of the River Nevada County Resource Sonoma Land Trust Potomac Riverkeeper Network Game, Division of Ecological Restoration NORTH CAROLINA (NWF)–Headquarters Conservation District Friends of the South Fork Kings River Conservation District Sonoma Resource Conservation District U.S. Forest Service (USFS) | Massachusetts Rivers Alliance American Whitewater Shenandoah Valley Network Butte Creek Watershed Conservancy Friends of the Ten Mile River North West Kern Resource South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) Washington, D.C. Mystic River Watershed Association Clean Water for North Carolina Shenandoah Valley Pure Water Forum Butte Environmental Council Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District Suisun Marsh Natural History Association U.S. Water Alliance Neponset River Watershed Association Dan River Basin Association Southeast Rural Community Cachuma Resource Conservation District Conservation District Northern California River Watch Suisun Resource Conservation District FLORIDA New England FLOW Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association Assistance Project California CoastKeeper Alliance Glenn County Resource Palo Verde Resource Conservation District Sutter County Resource Apalachicola Riverkeeper MICHIGAN Haw River Assembly The Nature Conservancy (TNC) | California Tahoe Conservancy Conservation District Panoche Resource Conservation District Conservation District GEORGIA Clinton River Watershed Council Haywood Waterways Association Worldwide Office Central Modoc Resource Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District Picayune Rancheria (Tribal) Resource Tahoe Resource Conservation District Broad River Watershed Association Flint River Watershed Coalition Land Trust for the Little Tennessee- Water Environment Federation Conservation District Goose Lake Resource Conservation District Conservation District Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation Chattahoochee River Conservancy Friends of the Rouge Mainspring Conservation Trust WASHINGTON Chowchilla-Red Top Resource Grassland Resource Conservation District Pit River Resource Conservation District Tehachapi Resource Conservation District Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Friends of the St. Clair River New River Conservancy Center for Environmental Law and Policy Conservation District Guadalupe-Coyote Resource Placer County Resource Tehama County Resource Coosa River Basin Initiative Genesee County Hispanic Latino North Carolina Conservation Network Streamkeepers of Clallam County City of Redding Stormwater Program Conservation District Conservation District Conservation District Flint Riverkeeper Collaborative, Inc. RiverLink Washington Water Trust Coachella Valley Resource Gustine-Romero Resource Poso Resource Conservation District Temecula Elsinore Anza Murietta Georgia River Network Grand Valley Metropolitan Council NORTH DAKOTA Washington Conservation District Conservation District Protect American River Canyons Resource Conservation District Satilla Riverkeeper Heart of the Lakes River Keepers WEST VIRGINIA Coarsegold Resource Greenbelt Alliance Putah Creek Council The Stream Team Savannah Riverkeeper Huron River Watershed Council OHIO Cacapon Institute Conservation District Honey Lake Valley Resource ReScape California The Watershed Project Save Our Rivers, Inc. Kalamazoo River Cleanup Coalition American Kayaking Association Friends of Blackwater Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District Resource Conservation District of Tomales Bay Watershed Council Upper Etowah River Alliance Kawkawlin River Watershed Association Cuyahoga River Restoration Friends of the Cheat Conservation District Hoopa Valley Tribe Greater San Diego County Trinity County Resource West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA) League of Women Voters–Michigan Friends of the Crooked River Piney Creek Watershed Association Coastal Watershed Council Humboldt Baykeeper Resource Conservation District of Conservation District WWALS Watershed Coalition LimnoTech Friends of the Lower Olentangy West Virginia Rivers Coalition Columbia Resource Conservation District Humboldt County Resource Monterey County Trout Unlimited–Truckee River Chapter (Suwanee Riverkeeper) Lower Grand River Organization Watershed (FLOW) WISCONSIN Colusa County Resource Conservation District Resource Conservation District of the Truckee River Watershed Council ILLINOIS of Watersheds Little Miami Conservancy, FKA Little Miami Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Conservation District Imperial Irrigation District Resource Santa Monica Mountains Tulare County Resource Alliance for the Great Lakes Macatawa Area Coordinating Council Northwest Neighborhood Alliance Friends of the Kinni Community Clean Water Institute Conservation District Restore Hetch Hetchy Conservation District (Great Lakes Action) Middle Grand River Organization of Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves Association Friends of the Mukwonago River Contra Costa County Resource Inland Empire Resource Conservation RisingLeaf Watershed Arts Tulare Lake Resource Conservation District Alliance for Water Efficiency Watersheds (MGROW) Ohio River Foundation Groundwork Milwaukee Conservation District District (IERCD) River LA Tuolumne County Resource Friends of the Fox River Plaster Creek Stewards Partners for Clean Streams Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership Cosumnes American Bear Yuba (CABY) Institute For Conservation Advocacy Rivers for Change Conservation District Living Lands and Waters Rogue River Watershed Partners Rivers Unlimited Milwaukee Riverkeeper Integrated Regional Water Management Research & Education Riverside-Corona Resource Tuolumne River Trust Lower DuPage River Watershed Coalition Sturgeon For Tomorrow Watershed Stewardship Center River Alliance of Wisconsin Del Norte County Resource Inter-Tribal Council of California, Inc. Conservation District Turtle Island Restoration Network Openlands Thornapple River Watershed Council OREGON River Revitalization Foundation Conservation District Inyo-Mono Resource Conservation District Rosedale-Rio Bravo Resource Upper Merced River Watershed Council Prairie Rivers Network Two Rivers Coalition Coalition for the Deschutes Rock River Coalition Dixon Resource Conservation District Ione Band of Miwok Indians Conservation District Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Illinois Paddling Council Upper Grand River Watershed Alliance Network Of Oregon Watershed Councils St. Croix River Association Dry Creek Conservancy James Resource Conservation District Russian River Watershed Council Conservation District INDIANA Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve Tualatin Riverkeepers Superior Rivers Watershed Association East Lake Resource Conservation District Karuk Tribe Russian River Confluence Upper San Luis Rey Resource Friends of the St. Joe River Association MISSOURI Upper Deschutes Watershed Council Sweet Water: the Southeastern East Merced Resource Kern River Conservancy Russian River Watershed Association Conservation District Friends of the White River Blue River Watershed Association Western Rivers Conservancy Wisconsin Watersheds Trust Conservation District Kern Valley Resource Conservation District Russian Riverkeeper Urban Creeks Council The Watershed Foundation Heartland Conservation Alliance PENNSYLVANIA WYOMING East Stanislaus Resource Klamath Riverkeeper Sacramento River Preservation Trust Ventana Wilderness Alliance (Tippecanoe Watershed) Missouri Coalition for the Environment Brodhead Watershed Association BEAR Project Conservation District Klamath-Trinity (Tribal) Resource Sacramento River Watershed Program Ventura County Resource Wabash County Solid Waste Missouri River Relief Environment Erie Conservation District Salmon River Restoration Council Conservation District Management District 9 River Network Annual Report 2018 The Power of Our Network River Network Annual Report 2018 The Power of Our Network 10 SUPPORTER LIST Our heartfelt thanks go to the following individuals, foundations, corporations, nonprofits, and government agencies for charitable contributions, grants, and awards to River Network during our 2018 fiscal year. Their support for River Network’s programs and projects makes everything we do possible.

FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT, Walton Family Foundation Storey and Beau Blackwell Peter McGrath AND NONPROFITS Water Foundation James Blose and Sara Rubin William McKee Abahac, Inc. Wege Foundation Caroline Bott Mario Mendes Arkay Foundation William Penn Foundation Bill Botzow Pat Munoz and Dorcas Adkins DONORS Bullitt Foundation Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Margaret Bowman Grace Nelson C. S. Mott Foundation Hilary Brown and Charles Read Joseph Nguyen BUSINESSES Colorado Water Conservation Margaret Brownell Candace Nichols The Headwaters Society recognizes individuals and families who contribute $1,000 or more annually to River Network. Anheuser-Busch Board Mary Burke Peter Norris We thank the following Headwaters Society members for their generous support during our 2018 fiscal year. Damien Foundation Bridgestone-Americas Annie Callender Brad Northrup Eaglemere Foundation Coca-Cola Company North Jeanne Christie Francisco Ollervides Earth Share of Oregon America, Inc. Peter Coha W. Kent Olson Todd Ambs and Albert Ettinger and Rafe and Lenore F. Peter Rose Environmental Protection Agency Cotopaxi Gary Collins Samuel and Sarah Paul Beth Wentzel Sue Lannin Pomerance Arlene Silk (EPA) Habitat Restoration Sciences David Cottingham James Peterson Catherine and Paul Margo Farnsworth Margaret Purves Thomas Silk and Fresh Sound Foundation Klean Kanteen Stuart Dalheim Sandra Postel Armington and Jim Pascoe Jon Radtke Kathleen Foote Gates Family Foundation Konectidy Kira Davis William Powell Lynn Broaddus and Valerie Friedman Elizabeth Raisbeck Nicole Silk and Groundwork USA Orvis Sporting Traditions Virginia De Lima Peter Raabe Marc Gorlick Doug Giancoli and Zell Steever Juancarlos Soto Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Patagonia Pierre and Ellen De Vegh Ken Ransford Dell Brooke Ellen Gilinsky James and Amy Ray Paul and Margaret Sloan Coalition Planet, Inc. Brittany Dempsey Steve Ricci Stuart and Joanna Brown Melinda Kassen Dr. Robert and Dan Valens and Rex Holt Keel Haulers Canoe Club Plumas Corporation Anonymous Donors Steph Ridder Chris Brown and George and Miriam Martin Joan Rechnitz Dr. Cameron Vowell Keith Campbell Foundation PRADCO Outdoor Brands Dr. David and Deborah Dressler Cynthia Sarthou Mary Rollefson Ann Mills Brian Richter and Marion Weber Kresge Foundation Resource Environmental Christopher du Pont Roosevelt Angela Sauve Yvon and Malinda Katherine Moore Martha Hodgkins Suzi Wilkins Berl and Laffey-McHugh Foundation Solutions (RES) Jorie Emory Denise Schlener and George Bren Chouinard Jack Ohly Cary Ridder and E. Ennalls Berl Mills River Partnership Inc. Storm Water Systems, Inc. Thomas and Ellen Ennis Megan Seibel James Coleman George and Manci David Alberswerth Rebecca Wodder and National Association of Clean Stroud Water Research Center Andrew Fahlund Sam Shine Mary Ann Dickinson Ohrstrom George Rieger James Van Erden Water Agencies (NACWA) The Fellows Group Steve Fleegal Albert and Catherine Spottke Richard Roos-Collins Oak Hill Fund The Rain Barrel Depot Mary Freeman Kevin Stephens Park Foundation Your True Nature, Inc. Connie Geiman Beth Stewart Pisces Foundation Andrea Geisser Tom Stuart S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation INDIVIDUALS James Giattina Barry Sulkin South Yuba River Citizens League (UNDER $1,000) Rorie Lin Gotham Stu Swineford The Nature Conservancy– Hilary and Seth Arens Dave Grusin and Nancy Newton Kevin Thomsen Colorado Katherine Baer Kay Guild Cassie and Andrew Todd Turner Foundation, Inc. Margery Bare Merix and Brian Gustin Diana Toledo U.S. Forest Service Guy Bateman Jessie Harris Elizabeth Toledo MONTHLY DONOR: BARB HORN, MARVEL, COLORADO US Geological Survey Tulik Beck David L. and Linda Harrison Terry Turner Barb is a monthly donor to River Network, a choice that she says is easy U.S. National Park Service S. Elizabeth Birnbaum George Hawkins Jumana Vasi and convenient, adding that it’s “fun to see [my donation] come up in my B. Carter Hearn Charles Wanner statement once a month and remind me of my connections to River Network.” Michael J. Herz Brad Webb Frank Holleman Kathryn White “We can’t overstate the value of inspiring people, helping them connect them Stephen J. Holmes M.D. Wilkin to the resource to make [their work] better,” Barb Horn said of the value River Barb Horn & Steve Krest Stephen Wilson Network brings to its members. “Being with River Network is an experience, Robert Hurley and Heather Wicke Wendy Wilson not an event,” she says. “I’ve seen it over and over again, River Network Michael Jensen Karen Wogsland and Linda Pratt inspires and empowers people, gives them tools to go back home and do Amy Kaminer Victoria Yu their work.” Nate Kaufman Andrea Zaff Renee Kivikko *we apologize for any omissions Gerald and Rosette Koch Jeff Lape and Jill Caporale IN-KIND DONORS Jason Larocco Anheuser-Busch Robert and Carol Leasure Coca-Cola BECOME A MONTHLY DONOR Robert and Dee Leggett Klean Kanteen We are grateful for all of the supporters who give meaningful gifts to River Network. If you are looking for a John and Jane Lewis Parks Project convenient way to increase the impact of your gift, consider signing up for a monthly or quarterly donation. Cindy Lowry Rebecca Wodder and To sign up, simply click on Donate at www.rivernetwork.org. To discuss which giving options are best for you, Laurie Mazur James Van Erden please contact us at [email protected] or 720-930-4738. John and Elizabeth McCue

11 River Network Annual Report 2018 The Power of Our Network River Network Annual Report 2018 The Power of Our Network 12 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS* STAFF* Katherine Baer, Rebecca Wodder, Chair Gary Collins Brian Richter Science and Policy Director Fairfax Station, VA Riverton, WY Crozet, VA Storey Blackwell, Nicole Silk, President/CEO Andrew Fahlund Cary Ridder SUPPORT & REVENUE EXPENSES Donor Relations Director Boulder, CO Davis, CA Washington, DC Caroline Bott, Paul Sloan, Vice Chair Ellen Gilinsky Richard Roos-Collins Leadership Development Manager Individual—10% Program—86% Franklin, TN Richmond, VA Berkeley, CA Mid-Atlantic Region Grants*—65% Fundraising—8% Greer Tidwell, Treasurer Ann Mills Beth Stewart Adam Griggs, Nashville, TN Silver Springs, MD Birmingham, AL Earned Revenue**—25% General & Admin—6% Science Manager * Includes Foundation, Corporate Chris Brown, Secretary Jacqui Patterson Jumana Vasi April Ingle, and Government Grants Washington, DC Baltimore, MD Ann Arbor, MI Science and Policy Associate ** Includes Registrations, Lynn Broaddus Jon Radtke Gayle Killam, Membership Dues, and Minneapolis, MN Atlanta, GA Technical Assistance Fees Science and Policy Deputy Director Zak Lance, Community Engagement Manager Radha Marcum, STATEMENT OF STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS Marketing and Communications Director FINANCIAL POSITION for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 Francisco Ollervides, as of September 30, 2018 ($ thousands) unaudited We are deeply grateful to the following individuals who donated their time, Leadership Development Manager Temporarily expertise, and services to make our work possible this year. Great Lakes Region ($ thousands) unaudited Unrestricted Restricted Total FY ′18 SUPPORT & REVENUE Hilary Ahrens Renee Hassle Catlow Shipek Carly Schmidt, ASSETS Operations and Membership Associate Foundation* $51 $1,055 $1,105 David Allen Barb Horn Alden Soto Cash $1,529 Corporation 62 461 523 Alice Baker Meghan Kelly Beth Stewart Nicole Seltzer, Grants & Pledges Receivable 314 Government 35 — 35 Suzi Wilkins Berl Amy Kober Baird Straughan Science and Policy Manager Accounts Receivable 0 Individual 258 — 258 Chandra Brown Ellen Kohler Jumana Vasi Other Assets 110 Nicole Silk, Other NGOs 15 — 15 Ronda Chapman Bailey Lysne Carla Walker CEO/President Total Assets 1,953 Registrations 160 — 160 Dennis Chestnut Laura Montanari Bob Zimmerman Technical Assistance Fees 395 — 395 Sarah Clark April Nishimura Diana Toledo, LIABILITIES Membership Dues 60 — 60 Rachel Durben Kristine Oblock Leadership Development Director Accounts Payable 45 Other Revenue 17 — 17 Rachel Friesen Mary Pelletier Leslie Woollenweber, Accrued Payroll & Benefits 58 Releases from Restrictions 1,877 (1,877) 0 Rorie Lin Gotham Judith Petersen Institutional Relations Director Jennifer Hammer Sarah Rascon Total Liabilities 103 Total Support & Revenue 2,930 (361) 2,568 Jeff Harn Andrea Savage *Current board members and staff as Joan Harn La’Tanya Scott NET ASSETS EXPENSES of September 2018 Unrestricted 609 Science & Policy 1,142 — 1,142 Temporarily Restricted 1,242 Leadership Development 477 — 477 Community Engagement** 806 — 806 Total Net Assets 1,850 All Programs 2,425 — 2,425 Total Liabilities & Net Assets $1,953 Fundraising 216 — 216 General & Admin 174 — 174 Total Expenses 2,815 — 2,815 Increase (Decrease) in 115 (361) (246) 2,500 Net Assets 2,000 Net Assets, Beginning of Year 494 1,603 2,097 1,500 Net Assets, End of Year $609 $1,242 $1,850

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500 *FY2018 revenue includes an adjustment of two foundation grants totaling $312,680 to the prior fiscal year based on auditor clarification of conditionality regarding multi-year payments. 0 **Includes River Rally, Membership, Communications, and other Community Engagement programs. 2015 2016 2017 2018 Temp Restricted Unrestricted Audited financials and Form 990 will be available online and by request.

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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS River Network empowers and unites people and communities to protect and restore rivers and other waters that sustain all life. We envision a future with clean and ample water for people and nature, where local caretakers are well-equipped, effective and courageous champions for our rivers. We believe that everyone should have access to affordable, clean water and healthy rivers.

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