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Since 1993, Russian Riverkeeper has been protecting the river and its surroundings by actively pursuing conservation and protection of the river (watershed and tributaries) through public education, stewardship, research, and activism. Originally known as the Friends of the Russian River, the founders addressed pollution and the decline of the annual salmon and steelhead runs (a site to check out on a winter visit). A conference in 1994 resulted in an agreement that the Russian River basin needed a master plan for restoration and enhancement. That vision has since been put into action with so much involvement from the local community.

The Russian Riverkeeper launched in 2001 as the 65^th member of the Waterkeeper Alliance, an international grassroots advocacy coalition of over 250 Waterkeeper organizations.  While Healdsburg is known as a wine and food mecca, its historic lure was the river. A summer haven for bay area residents and locals since the late 1800’s. A place to relax, swim, kayak, float, fish, decompress and take in the local beauty. Waterkeeper member’s sole purpose is to preserve those rights to fishable, drinkable, swimmable pollution free waterways.