Riverkeeper Board Transitions for 2025
After an incredibly successful ten-year run as President of the Riverkeeper Board of Directors, Ed Burdett is passing the baton to Leslie Friedman Johnson. Since 2014, Ed’s leadership has helped increase revenues by almost 500% and allowed for staff growth from three to 15. [...]
A Call for Stronger Action on Vineyard Runoff: Protecting Our Waterways
Last month, the Regional Water Board heard the most recent proposal for regulating polluted runoff stemming from vineyard properties within our region but deferred a tentative adoption vote to February 2025. During the six-hour hearing, Regional Water Board staff presented the latest updates to [...]
Join Us this month for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service: Let’s Make a Difference Together!
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honor Dr. King’s legacy by stepping up to serve your community. Volunteerism is more than just giving your time—it's about turning hope into action, building connections, and making a lasting impact. Dr. King believed in the power [...]
Rain Connects Everything to Our River
When it rains, every house, parking lot, building and street becomes directly connected to our river. Whether you live twenty feet or twenty miles from the river, as rain falls it picks up trash, dirt, fertilizers, pet waste, pesticides and more and rushes them [...]
Protecting Against Clean Water Rollbacks
Since 1993, Russian Riverkeeper has worked tirelessly to restore and protect our watershed environment for the benefit of present and future generations. Trump’s second administration pick for EPA, Lee Zeldin, will attempt to roll back regulations that were put into place to protect our [...]
Vineyard Permitting in Sonoma County
The North Coast Regional Water Board recently released their proposed permit to regulate non-point source pollutants (e.g., sediment and pesticides) coming off of vineyards within our region. This is a huge step forward for water quality in our region as vineyards are the last [...]
Maximize Your Impact with Appreciated Assets
Donors Michael and Janet Verlander share how donating appreciated assets can amplify your support for Russian Riverkeeper while providing significant tax benefits. By donating long-term appreciated securities or other non-publicly traded assets such as real estate and limited partnerships directly to the Russian Riverkeeper, [...]
Russian Riverkeeper Evolving for the Future
Over the last 24 years, Russian Riverkeeper has grown from a single staff member to a paid staff of 14. This growth has helped increase our ability to protect and restore our watershed. We see a great need to expand our capacity even further [...]
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 [...]
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