News & Events
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February 5-7th
Saturday, February 6th is the date for main event in the Plaza in Downtown Healdsburg, from 10am-4pm. This fun day under the tents has educational exhibits, a free trout pond for the young angler's to try their luck, a fly fishing demonstration pond with tips from the pros, fishing gear and boats, live music, wine tasting, art for kids, cooking demos by local chefs.
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Help Restore Foss Creek!
Join the effort to restore the native plant community on Foss Creek in Healdsburg to improve wildlife habitat and make Foss Creek a healthier place! We provide tools, gloves and training - please wear sturdy shoes and long pants. We meet at Foss Creek and North Street and start at 8:30am and work until 11am. Our next scheduled work days are January 30,Feb 20, March 6 & 20th.Heavy rain cancels.Call us with any questions and we hope to see you down by the Creek! More info on our Foss Creek page.
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Riverkeeper Park Volunteer Work Days
Wednesdays 8:30am-11:30am
in Guerneville
Riverkeeper Park Plans are available for your input.
Our concept is to create a natural pedestrian park with access to the Russian River in downtown Guerneville that reflects and demonstrates the goals of restoring the native plant community and proper ecological stewardship of the river banks. Take a look at the plans here and give us your input!
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Take a look at this interesting video on the California Water Bond. "The Water Pirates" is the first of many videos that explain why it is critical to defeat the water bond that will be on California’s November ballot.
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Shop for Eco-friendly products and help the Russian River at the same time!
http://www.letsgogreen.biz/
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The 2007 First Flush Report is available here (PDF)
Read other Riverkeeper Water Monitoring reports here.
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North Sonoma Agricultural Reuse Project (NSCARP)
NSCARP would contaminate current and future drinking water supplies.
Update: Water Agency Pulls the Plug on Reuse Project
To read more about it, visit the Clean Water Coalition of Northern Sonoma County.
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Gravel Mining Lawsuit Filed
Russian Riverkeeper and two conservation groups filed a lawsuit to overturn county approval of continued destructive open pit gravel mining along the Russian River. See Press Release here.
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Map of Polluted Waters of California
To see a map of polluted waters in California, click on map above. Select a region to learn more about water pollution in your area, where it comes from, how it can affect your health and the environment, and how you can help stop the pollution!
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Agricultural Water Stewardship Online Resource Center
The California Institute for Rural Studies issued a new report, California Water Stewards: Innovative On-farm Water Management Practices(PDF), showcasing ten California growers implementing arange of water-saving practices on their farms.These agricultural water stewardship approaches help buffer farm operations against insecure water supplies while enhancing the environment, reducing costs, and conserving increasingly scarce water resources. The report is available online at http://www.cirsinc.org/Documents/Pub0109.1.pdf
They've also made available an Agricultural Water Stewardship Online Resource Center. Especially interesting to us is an article on dry farming. With vineyards using so much water in Sonoma County, along with the current drought conditions, it may be time to return to the old methods of dry farming.
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Our updated list to report river problems is available
It includes phone numbers to report stormwater and construction site run-off, discharge of pollution w/o a permit, injury/death to wildlife, problems with vineyard development, hazardous spills, dumping along the river, dead birds, poaching, flood watches, etc. Please report any problems you may see!
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Donate Your Car to Support Russian Riverkeeper !
http://www.cars4causes.net/charity-car-donation/russian-riverkeeper.asp
Cars4Causes will pick up your unwanted vehicle and donate a percentage of the proceeds to Russian Riverkeeper. Another way to support the Russian River!
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Russian River ESA Biological Opinion released
National MarineFisheries have released their final Biological Opinion that evaluates the effects of US Army Corps and Sonoma County Water Agency activites at Lake Mendocino & Sonoma to the Russian River Estuary. This document will outline actions required to protect listed Steelhead , Coho and Chinook Salmon.
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See the Russian Riverkeeper on You Tube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CAhUHCJtuI
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New Waterkeeper Video:
The Waterkeeper Alliance has produced a new public service announcement: OURS TO PROTECT. We also invite you to preview The Russian Riverkeeper documentary available on DVD.
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