This past October we sent our amazing staff Attorney, Jaime Neary, to the 31st annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite put on by the California Lawyers Association. Four days of learning from some of our State’s best environmental legal minds and the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals that are working to protect our environmental [...]
In our June newsletter, we discussed water quality testing our staff participated in through Waterkeeper Alliance to learn whether we had PFAS compounds present in our watershed. Our results returned! We have detected some PFAS compounds in wastewater discharge to the river. Fortunately, concentrations are low however the results highlight the need for more testing. [...]
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 plants and wildlife that depend on it. We are hopeful of [...]
¡El mes pasado del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre fue el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana! California y el condado de Sonoma tienen una historia profunda de contribuciones de los hispanoamericanos a la cultura y los logros que dan forma a nuestro paisaje diverso en la actualidad. Aproximadamente el 30% de la [...]
We took a fun staff day along our wonderful Russian River this month after our annual fundraiser event, Rippin' River Bash. This was a great way to celebrate our staff and all the hard work accomplished this year. Our team was guided by our dear friends over at Russian River Adventures in their boats. Before [...]
Español This past month from September 15th until October 15th was National Hispanic Heritage Month! California and Sonoma County have a deep history of Hispanic American contributions to culture and achievement that shape our diverse landscape today. Roughly 30% of the county's population (that’s 140,000 people locally, as well as 60.6 million people nationwide) identify [...]
It is time for accountability when it comes to our groundwater resources. Groundwater pumping is going unchecked in Sonoma County. To date, Sonoma County has failed to fulfill its public trust duties by not considering or mitigating the known impacts of groundwater pumping on our public resources. How is this currently impacting our community? As [...]
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 the world to keep our planet clean with fishable, swimmable, drinkable [...]
The Hanson Floodplain Restoration Project is in the final planning stretch and very close to submitting permit applications to the County. This pioneering project will convert four large gravel pits back into much-needed river flood plains just downstream of Healdsburg. Recreating floodplains that were lost to development will increase groundwater recharge to improve water supply, [...]
Press Release: Sonoma County Groundwater August 9, 2022 Sonoma County is Wrestling with State Groundwater Well Permitting Requirements in the Face of Growing Impacts on Existing Water Supplies, Public Health, and the Environment Sonoma County faces a perfect storm of water management challenges during the drought, with implications across the West Santa Rosa, California – [...]