Clearing the Clutter: Tackling Bulky and Hazardous Waste in Sonoma County
October is Zero Waste Month, and Russian Riverkeeper is raising awareness on trash disposal in Sonoma County, focusing on items that wouldn’t go in your usual curbside bin. Disposing of large or hazardous items like mattresses, batteries, furniture, and chemicals can be confusing, and [...]
The Hidden Threat in Our Tires
Vehicle tires are a vital component of modern transportation, but they carry an invisible threat to our environment, particularly to aquatic ecosystems like the Russian River. This threat comes from a chemical called 6PPD that is used in tires (and other rubber products) to [...]
Arundo Removal Updates!
Arundo Update- June 2023 Here’s the latest update on Riverkeeper’s ongoing Healdsburg Arundo Removal Project: Our crews and volunteer groups have been working hard on eight properties and have removed approximately four acres of invasive Giant Reed, Arundo donax, from various private parcels along [...]
RRK Challenges Sonoma County Well Ordinance
Russian Riverkeeper (RRK) and our state association, California Coastkeeper Alliance, recently filed a challenge to the Sonoma County Well Ordinance update. While the new ordinance started the conversation around what is needed, the final amendment is too vague and has not analyzed whether it [...]
Russian Riverkeeper Celebrates Earth Month
Earth Day is an annual event that is celebrated on April 22nd to raise awareness and appreciation for our planet's natural environment. To celebrate Earth Day, Russian we will be teaming up with Americorps for a beach cleanup day at Sunset beach. Click here [...]
State and Local Water Assistance Programs
Access to water is recognized as a human right yet 2 million U.S. citizens and over 2 billion worldwide still don’t have access to a safe, reliable, or affordable water source's. Since 2012, California law (Assembly Bill 685) has declared that every person in [...]
Seasonal Changes Impacts On Our River!
Autumn is Among Us! With the days getting shorter and temperatures getting colder, we begin to see seasonal changes on the Russian River. As the leaves begin to fall and plants enter their dormancy, we hope for water to replenish our river and the [...]
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage is Russian River Heritage
May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month in Sonoma County and across the United States. May became Asian American Heritage month in 1977, and later became Asian American Pacific Islander month in 1991. It is a month commemorating the migration of immigrants [...]
Landback Movement
The Russian River watershed lies on the unceded territory of Pomo, Miwok, and Wappo Native Americans. The Pomo Landback movement aims to make reparations to existing culture through the co-management of lands by local tribes. Russian Riverkeeper supports efforts to return land management to [...]