Understanding the 2025 Biological Opinion: What’s Changing and What’s Still at Stake
NOAA Fisheries recently released a new, no-jeopardy Biological Opinion (BO) governing operations on the Russian River, Dry Creek, and related facilities. The 2025 BO replaces the 2008 version and introduces updated strategies for managing flows, habitat, [...]
Protecting the Russian River Watershed
Understanding Biological Opinions and Their Role in Protecting the Russian River Watershed The Russian River Watershed, spanning Sonoma and Mendocino counties, is a region of ecological and cultural importance. It supports iconic species like endangered coho [...]
Potter Valley Project and the Need to Move Forward
Left Congressman Huffman, Janet Pauli (Inland Water & Power), Andy Mejia (Lytton Tribal Chair), Shebesta (US Army Corps Commander) Today, U.S. Representative Huffman announced a funding allocation for some of the studies necessary to [...]
Well Permitting Updates in Sonoma County
This past Friday, February 7th, the Court denied the County’s attempt to get a new trial to re-try our case. A case that we won based on a robust record that was intensely reviewed by the [...]
A Call for Stronger Action on Vineyard Runoff: Protecting Our Waterways
Last month, the Regional Water Board heard the most recent proposal for regulating polluted runoff stemming from vineyard properties within our region but deferred a tentative adoption vote to February 2025. During the six-hour hearing, Regional [...]
Protecting Against Clean Water Rollbacks
Since 1993, Russian Riverkeeper has worked tirelessly to restore and protect our watershed environment for the benefit of present and future generations. Trump’s second administration pick for EPA, Lee Zeldin, will attempt to roll back regulations [...]