Russian RiverKeepers

LAWSUIT: Well Ordinance Favoring Wine Water Grab Coming To An End?

Community Rights/Rights of Nature, Groundwater, ICYMI / June 26, 2023

Public Trust – groundwater lawsuit update & request Editorial Comment: As homeowners wells and local creeks dried up during the drought, wine industry kept drilling and County kept approving new wells….consider supporting Russian River Keeper and California Coastkeeper Alliance. You will remember the lawsuit that was settled last year between Sonoma County and California Coastkeeper …

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Russian Riverkeepers: Uncharted Waters for the River This Summer

Big Wine, Climate, News / April 15, 2021

DITCH YOUR LAWNS! Vineyards are bad neighbors… Russian Riverkeepers: Uncharted Waters for the River This Summer This past Sunday, while out on the River, we observed the clearest waters we can remember seeing in over 50 years. With 25+ feet of visibility, we could see the bottom of some of the deepest pools—from Geyserville to …

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Action Alert: Save Russian River flows Now! Russian River low flows this summer?

Climate, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, Groundwater, Health, News / August 15, 2020

Action Alert: Save Russian River flows Now! ACTION ALERT Dear River lovers, The State Water Board is issuing an order to approve Sonoma Water Agency’s request to reduce river flows by 25–35cfs for the rest of this year! If river flows are cut that deeply, recreation will come to a halt, our dogs and kids …

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Action Alert: Save Russian River flows Now! Russian River low flows this summer?

Climate, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, Groundwater, Health, News / August 1, 2020

Action Alert: Save Russian River flows Now! ACTION ALERT Dear River lovers, The State Water Board is issuing an order to approve Sonoma Water Agency’s request to reduce river flows by 25–35cfs for the rest of this year! If river flows are cut that deeply, recreation will come to a halt, our dogs and kids …

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32nd Annual Russian River Cleanup September 21st 8:30am to 11:30am

Climate, Community Rights, News, Resources, Rights of Nature, Uncategorized / September 13, 2019

32nd Annual Russian River Cleanup September 21st, Saturday 8:30am to 11:30am Come help Russian Riverkeepers and others us for a fun day with people who want to make a difference in our environment. One person does make a difference.  The watershed cleanup has opportunities from Monte Rio to Ukiah. This work is critical to ensuring …

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Action Alert: Timber harvest plan in fragile area of Sonoma County.

Groundwater, News, Resources / June 28, 2017

The deadline for action was June 26th. We will keep you posted for future actions. In the meantime, your supervisors need to know we will not allow bad projects like this to continue to devastate our watersheds and environment. Many thanks to all who participated. Robert Swan: “The Greatest Threat to Our Planet Is the Belief …

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