The Downstream Project

04/09/2026

Make outreach and communications part of your grant-writing strategy.

Are you planning for communications in your grant proposals?

03/02/2026

Invaluable guide to language strategy around climate change.

Climate change has a marketing problem. People don’t understand it,therefore they don’t care about it as much as they should. And since the people

02/20/2026

Heard you weren’t sure about what is federal vs. local jurisdiction, Mr. President. So we wanted to make it easier for you.

Many thanks to National Park Service for this great map of federal land!

02/20/2026

Glad this horrendous spill is getting the attention it deserves.

American Rivers is calling on local, state, and federal leaders to act quickly and cooperatively to contain the damage, protect downstream communities, and repair the failed Potomac Interceptor Sewer Line, whose break led to hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage spilling into the Potomac River.

02/17/2026

Thanks Dean and all the crew...facts matter.

02/14/2026

Hats off to The Downstream Project partners Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust, Inc. and Catoctin Land Trust for being awarded Chesapeake WILD grants this year! You are awesome!

A big shoutout to two Downstream partners who have been awarded grants through the Chesapeake Watershed Investment for Landscape Defense (WILD) program.

10/28/2025

The Rotary Club of Shepherdstown has presented a gift of new water-quality monitoring equipment to the Town Run Watershed group in support of its ongoing efforts to protect and study the stream that flows through the heart of Shepherdstown.

10/02/2025

Very proud of of John Amos and our friends at SkyTruth. Well deserved recognition.

Forbes Sustainability Leaders List highlights global leaders combating the climate crisis across a range of sectors. See who made the list.

06/19/2025

Rock on!

The blare of a siren and the shout of “Fire in the hole!” across a PA system heralded the end of the Condit Dam on the White Salmon River in 2011. Yet about 50 miles away — and almost 13 years later —

06/07/2025

We are often asked what we do.

We’re not a cleanup crew or a policy group—we’re storytellers and technologists, working quietly behind the scenes to help environmental organizations be seen, heard, and supported. Our team of designers, filmmakers, writers, and coders helps amplify the message of conservation groups across the country—turning data into maps, footage into films, work into websites, and passion into progress.

We believe real change starts locally—in your watershed, your stream, your town. That’s why we support a growing network of partners who are restoring rivers, reducing waste, and building resilient communities. The crisis is real—but so is the power of connection. And that’s what we build at Downstream.

04/26/2025

The spring auction to benefit Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains is underway! Choose from experiences, beautiful works of art, brunch, and more! All supporting a great cause. Check out this original framed watercolor, Grazing Between the Hills, donated by Goose Island Art Barn Studios.

https://friendsofblueridgemountains.betterworld.org/auctions/friends-blue-ridge-mountains-202