Sustainable Water Management Research Project
Russian Riverkeeper is happy to have been selected by University of Arizona PhD student Behshad Mohajer to support interdisciplinary research to improve sustainable water management in our watershed. Mohajer was awarded funding to further his graduate studies in Earth System Science for the Anthropocene [...]
2022 Drought Emergency Regulations
As rain falls outside our windows and the nights get chilly, it can become easy to forget that we are still in an extreme dry period and facing a continuing water supply shortage. In fact, with so little rain these past few years, California’s [...]
Redistricting: Preserve the North Coast
Redistricting is the once-a-decade process of redrawing the political boundaries for elective offices after the U.S. Census. Following the 2020 Census, California reduced its congressional seats by one to 52 so it could accurately reflect the state’s population. Draft maps of the new district [...]
Riverkeeper Don McEnhill Honored
Riverkeeper Don McEnhill awarded Sonoma County Environmentalist of the Year 2021 by the Sonoma County Conservation Council. Public celebration on December 1, 2021 (7-8:30pm) via zoom. Details about the zoom event will be announced soon on the Sonoma County Conservation Council website. Come honor [...]
Watch & Learn More About Russian Riverkeeper
The well-known phrase “Go with the flow” takes on a different and more vital meaning when it comes to the Russian River. Because here in the Russian River watershed, our people and economy are heavily reliant on continuous flows in the Russian [...]
2021 Russian River Watershed Cleanup Day
We’re still celebrating the success of the 35th Anniversary of Russian River Watershed Cleanup Day. It was great to gather again after last year’s COVID-caused hiatus and talk to over 350 volunteers. We removed more than 12,000 pounds of trash from the watershed. [...]
New Advocacy Internship Available
If you are or know a student currently in law school and are interested in learning more about our work in the Russian River Watershed, this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for! This new intern program is designed to cover a variety [...]
Potter Valley Project Update
The Potter Valley Project, which diverts water from the Eel to the Russian River, was on track to be taken over by a group of five entities from both watersheds. The federal agency that licenses hydropower facilities recently denied a request from the group [...]
Time to Act
Good or bad, a lot of historic moments have been happening lately. The current one being the state of water within our watershed which is hitting new, historic daily lows on the regular. While this is probably one we will not be bragging [...]