River Network — Training, Tools & Watershed Group Support

National nonprofit offering free Clean Water Act training, low-cost monitoring workshops, data visualization tools, and partnership-building grants for local watershed groups.

River Network is a national nonprofit purpose-built to strengthen grassroots water and watershed organizations. Their training calendar covers Clean Water Act basics, low-cost and DIY water quality monitoring technology, data visualization with free tools (Google Looker Studio, R), fundraising fundamentals, and equity-centered community organizing.Most webinars and self-paced courses are free. Their Partnership-Building Technical Assistance grants competitively fund selected groups to grow new partnerships, run trust-building cohorts, and pilot collaborative projects — ideal for an emerging network like H2O. Members also get access to River Network's library of templates (work plans, board governance, fiscal sponsorship guides) and a national peer community.For a watershed group that's still building capacity, this is the single best free 'university' for staff and board development.