2022.

River Update…..It’s been a lazy summer this July with river issues seeming to take a little rest for the time being.  We’ve settled in with the reality that many changes are brewing behind the scenes and some of the issues will explode with activity soon.   We’re not sure how we will keep up and if anyone has interest in helping us  photograph the river, provide expert testimony, or help with letter writing campaigns, please let us know. More »

Major water policy changes on the way….At a time when the Russian River is most at risk, and also because of it, a major convergence of issues and an associated massive shift in water policy is being gradually revealed by the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA).  The proposal of many changes to occur over the next few years, stimulated by the need to address drought and greatly diminished Eel River water transfers, includes managed flows at a level we have seldom seen in our lifetimes. More »

Drought again!   Last November, we thought we were done with drought.  It was raining so hard, and for so many days, we almost wished it (the rain) would go away.  Now we’re sorry, aren’t we?  This January we got almost nothing, although the wind is drying everything out and we are told that the fire season has begun. (We had less than an inch of rain between January 1st and mid-February, 2022, More »