River Rally 2026 has ended

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River Rally 2026

Welcome to River Rally 2026

Dira Johanif

Charles River Watershed Association

Senior Climate Resilience Manager

Massachusetts

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6:00pm CDT

River Rally 2026 Welcome Reception (10 minute walk) Texas Public Radio Building

8:45am CDT

Mission Reach Bike Tour (8:45am departure) [external registration required] The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Navarro Ballroom

3:15pm CDT

From Listening to Co-Creation: Insights From a Community-Centered Municipal Planning Process in Austin, Texas ZapataJanis Bookout • Tymon Khamsi • Kelly Gagnon

5:30pm CDT

Leaders of Color Convening (2 minute walk) Pink Shark

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Navarro Ballroom

9:00am CDT

Artists and Advocates: A Water Arts Showcase for a Unified Movement Navarro BallroomDr. Mel Lewis

10:30am CDT

I Wanna Be Where the People Are: Communications as Community Building Camino RealBrandon Hayes (he/him) • Frida Ramirez

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Navarro Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

Trees, Jobs, and Quality of Life: Practical Ways to Restore Rivers and Communities OlivaresDawn Curtis • Yelitza Garcia • Tara Tran

3:15pm CDT

Zine Making 101: Telling the Stories of Our Rivers EncinoElizabeth Balladares • Christina Carrero • Amanda Thackray

4:15pm CDT

Unpacking “Capacity Building”: The What, Why, and How of our Sector’s Most Overused Phrase Camino RealHannah Mico • Emily Vail

6:00pm CDT

River Rally Celebration [bus travel provided] Confluence Park

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Navarro Ballroom

9:00am CDT

The Social Assessment Toolkit: Understanding how people use and value our waterways OlivaresLindsay K. Campbell • Rebecca Pryor

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Navarro Ballroom