Board of Directors Service Position open!
Russian Riverkeeper is seeking additional board members to work in collaboration to help protect the Russian River and its tributaries from trash, pollution and other harms. If you or someone you know is interested in the health of our communities and our waterways please [...]
Sponsor the Russian River Watershed Cleanup
Russian Riverkeeper is pleased to announce the exciting plans we have in store for the 36th annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup on Saturday, September 17th 2022. We’re looking forward to gathering again with you to show the river some love! The September cleanup is [...]
Bird Rescue and Release at Hanson Floodplain Site
On a recent Saturday we were treated to a very different activity at the Hanson floodplain restoration project site, releasing injured birds back into the wild! For the last three years we’ve been working on invasive plant removal; conducting groundwater studies; and planning and [...]
Waterkeeper Alliance Conference Kicks Off
This year's annual Waterkeeper Alliance conference took place in Washington D.C. where Russian Riverkeeper staff was able to attend and collaborate with Waterkeepers from around the world. Waterkeeper Alliance ensures that the world’s Waterkeeper groups are as connected to each other as they are [...]
Russian Riverkeeper Honored!
This year, the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership recognized Russian Riverkeeper with the Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence Award at the Heart of Sonoma County ceremony. We are so grateful and appreciative to have received this honor and could not have received it without [...]
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 [...]
Fighting Invasive Species and Fire
The numerous recent fires along the Russian River in Healdsburg present a very significant hazard to the city and its residents. Russian Riverkeeper is teaming up with Healdsburg Fire to combat the problem by removing thick stands of Arundo donax from 200 acres along [...]
First-ever Well Water Fees Proposed
The Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency is currently looking at a variety of fee structures that would allow them to better achieve the goals of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Considered to be a historic piece of legislation, the Act was enacted to [...]
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 [...]
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