MEET THE CLEAN TEAM!
If you don’t know us yet, or the work we do we’d love to introduce ourselves! The Russian Riverkeeper Clean Team is a small but mighty group of dedicated individuals who regularly cleans up the Russian River and its surrounding environment to keep it [...]
Russian River Keeper Clean Camp Program Gets County Funds
We are grateful to Supervisor Lynda Hopkins who along with Supervisor Gore submitted a $85,000 budget request to fund the Clean Camp Program in the upcoming fiscal year. The Clean Camp Program works with unhoused individuals to prevent the accumulation of trash along the [...]
The 36th Annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup
The 36th Annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup: That’s A Wrap! Our annual watershed-wide event on Saturday, September 17th was part of an international effort to celebrate and honor the Clean Water Act’s 50th Anniversary. On this day we joined with Waterkeepers around [...]
Russian Riverkeeper Clean Camp and Education Program
In 2016, Chris Brokate with Clean River Alliance started engaging with the unhoused in our community to encourage them to clean their camps. Chris provided them with trash bags and then, once full, arranged to come to get them. Russian Riverkeeper took over the [...]
The 36th Annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup
Russian Riverkeeper is pleased to announce the 36th annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup on Saturday, September 17th, 2022! This event is part of an international effort to celebrate and honor the Clean Water Act’s 50th Anniversary. On this day we’ll join with Waterkeepers around the [...]
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 [...]
Russian Riverkeeper Announces Carol Shumate as Clean Team Director
Russian Riverkeeper is pleased to announce Carol Shumate as Clean Team director, where she will continue to oversee clean camp outreach to the unsheltered and will coordinate regular cleanup events including the annual Russian River Watershed Cleanup on September 17. “The Clean Team is [...]
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. [...]
Russian Riverkeeper Clean Team Program Director Chris Brokate Announces Retirement
After removing 1.5M pounds of trash, Chris Brokate is moving on to his well-deserved semi-retirement in real estate in Ecuador. Though we bet he’ll be taking his garbage picker with him, or maybe enough for 20 volunteers! “It has been an amazing 6 1/2 [...]