We are losing our native salmon, our riparian forests, our clean water and our patience! Gravel mining continues on the Russian River, eroding the river's banks and wiping out vegetation. Open gravel pit mines are reducing groundwater storage and are leaving permanent pollutant-filled holes along the Russian's floodplains. While East Coast states have strict controls on stormwater pollution, the Russian River is allowed to receive untreated stormwater from nearly all urban drains in the watershed. We are losing our patience with local, state and federal agencies charged with protecting the public trust values of the Russian River and its creeks: clean drinking water, the ability to swim safely, and the beauty and economic benefits the watershed's most magnificent wildlife, our native Salmon and Steelhead. Join Russian Riverkeeper to protect and preserve our community's watershed.

OUR WORK :   • Water Monitoring   • River Patrol   • Advocacy   • Education

Our Mission and History Our mission is to preserve, restore and enhance the natural systems of the Russian River through citizen action, scientific research and expert advocacy.

Our Work: River Patrol Every year we spend hundreds of hours on the river from the upper reaches in the Ukiah Valley all the way to the mouth at Jenner.

Volunteer Protect the river by helping test water, developing the five-acre Riverkeeper Park or by training to protect one of the Russian's creeks.

Member of the Waterkeeper Alliance, with more than 140 chapters worldwide.

Text links:  • About Us  • Our Work  • Join Us  • Resources  • Newsroom  • Contact
Copyright 2006 Russian Riverkeeper. All Rights Reserved. Contact Site Manager.