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Albion River Watershed Protection Association

Watershed work in general: monitoring THP's and logging in general, diverse efforts at maintaining river health, discovering and affirming public access precedents. Specific support of: Albion - Water Bagging Campaign, TMDL process, water diversions; Salmon Creek - Sustainable Community Forestry.

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www.rcwa.us/albion
omni@mcn.org
707-937-0903
Linda Perkins, Board Member
P.O. Box 661, Albion, CA 95410
 


Alliance For Democracy - Mendocino Coast

Educate and organize to end corporate control of our communities and create sustainable alternatives. We put on public forums to educate on local and national / global issues. Promote real grassroots democracy and help people feel empowered to make change. We bring our expertise on corporate and trade issues to local issues such as the water bagging and measure H (anti-GMO) campaigns. Help create alliances between different community groups.

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www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/water
toni@mcn.org
14795 Mitchell Creek Dr, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
707-964-8689
Toni Rizzo
 


Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment

ASJE is a national coalition of labor and environmental leaders working together to respect workers rights, protect the environment, and reject unrestrained corporate greed. Locally in Humboldt County, ASJE's on-the-ground project, the North Coast Restoration Jobs Initiative, is also a coalition of local labor and environmental leaders working together to nurture the creation of high quality, high skill jobs Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment logo restoring the ecological integrity of the natural environment.

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www.asje.org
adavis@inreach.com
840 E St. Suite 9, Eureka, CA 95501
707-498-4481
Andrea Davis
 


Atascadero / Green Valley Watershed Council

The Atascadero / Green Valley Watershed Council's mission is to to bring together the people who live and work in our watershed to help each other in taking responsibility for our impact on the watershed through protection, restoration and education.

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www.atascaderogreenvalleywatershed.net
PO Box 302, Graton, CA 95444-0302
707-823-2006
Jean Redus, President
 


Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters

Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters logo The mission of the Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters (BACH) is to educate and build support in the Bay Area for the preservation of a biologically viable redwood forest through grassroots organizing, media campaigns and public education. BACH is a link between the rural activist community, the forests of the north coast, and the Bay Area. BACH's education and grassroots organizing has raised the tenor of the discussion around degraded watersheds, species diversity, and the true costs of unsustainable corporate logging.

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www.HeadwatersPreserve.org
bach@HeadwatersPreserve.org
Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
510-548-3113
Karen Pickett
 


Cache Creek Wild

Cache Creek Wild logo The campaign to preserve the public lands along Cache Creek in Yolo, Napa, Lake, and Colusa counties. Cache Creek Wild is working to make Cache Creek a State Wild and Scenic River.

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www.cachecreekwild.org
bschneider@tuleyome.org
2402 Westernesse Road, Davis, CA 95616
530-304-6215
Bob Schneider
 


California Center for Community Democracy

CCCD seeks to educate citizens about issues of democracy and corporations. We serve as an umbrella organization for grassroots groups working at the local level for community democracy and decision-making authority over resources.

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www.californiademocracy.org
ntprice@juno.com
1402 M Street, Eureka, CA 95501
707-269-0984
Nancy Price
 


Californians for Alternatives to Toxics

Dedicated to preventing harm caused by the unwise use of toxic chemicals in the environment, particularly pesticides. To achieve this goal, CATs serves as a clearinghouse for information and strategic action. Our focus is on problems that occur in Northern California and actions that benefit people around the world.
 

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alternatives2toxics.org
cats@alternatives2toxics.org
315 P Street, Eureka, CA 95501
707-445-5100
Patty Clary, Director
 


Campaign for Old Growth

Campaign for Old Growth logo

Despite claiming that California has the strictest Forestry laws in the country, our irreplaceable, old-growth trees are still being cut. Despite a campaign promise by Governor Davis to ensure that "rivers are clean, wetlands are preserved and all old-growth trees are spared from the lumberjack's axe", trees that have existed for hundreds and thousands of years are continually being logged.

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www.ancienttrees.org
info@ancienttrees.org
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 609, Oakland, CA 94612
510-444-4710
Susan Moloney
 


Campaign to Restore Jackson State Redwood Forest

Our mission is to restore the 50,000 acres of publicly owned Jackson State redwood timberland to a healthy and renewing forest for the benefit of future generations.
 

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www.jacksonforest.com
restore@jacksonforest.com
PO Box 1789, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
707-964-5800
Vince Taylor
 


Center for Environmental Economic Development

A catalyst for creating environmentally sustainable communities. Looking at the benefits of removing dams on the Eel River.
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www.ceedweb.org
ceed@humboldt1.com
PO Box 4167, Arcata, CA 95518-4167
707-822-8347
Dan Ihara
 


Center for Ethics and Toxics

Dedicated to preventing and countering the impact of toxic substances. CETOS is the principal toxicology consultant to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) developing the international pesticide policies for sustainable forestry certification, and assists the Smith River Project and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics in assessing the extent of risk to aquatic endangered species posed by pesticide use surrounding intensively cultivated agricultural areas.
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www.cetos.org
cetos@cetos.org
PO Box 673, Gualala, CA 95445
707-884-1700
Noah Chalfin
 


Coalition to Stop the Mad Water Grab

Coalition to Stop the Mad Water Grab logo A coalition of citizens' groups opposed to the recent proposal to export water away from the Mad River in Humboldt County in giant plastic bags -- the infamous waterbag scheme.

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www.madwatergrab.org
info@madwatergrab.org
 


Coast Action Group

Timber Harvest Plans - Rulemaking, TMDLs - Basin Planning - Waste Discharge Reporting - Cal Water Code (including diversions), CDFG 1600 Permitting, CEQA.

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alevine@mcn.org
P.O. Box 215, Pt. Arena, CA 95468
707-542-4408
Alan Levine, Director
 


Coastal Land Trust

Water quality monitoring and fish surveys in the Albion River, as well as habitat and wetlands surveys. Research and preservation of public access trails to the sea and rivers. Conservation of natural lands. Education and research projects.

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rixanne@mcn.org
PO Box 340, Albion, CA 95410
707-937-2709
Rixanne Wehren, director
 


Coastal Headwaters Association

Community Group. Focus on schools and forest protection.

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Box 12, Whitethorn, CA 95589
707-986-7350
Sandy Tiles
 


Community Clean Water Institute logo

Community Clean Water Institute

Citizen monitoring of water quality in North Coast Rivers and Streams. Water rights and the public trust education program. Water and climate change.
 

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www.ccwi.org
mike@ccwi.org
6741 Sebastopol Ave #140, Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-824-4370
Mike Sandler
 


Creek Stewardship Program, Santa Rosa

The Creek Stewardship Program encourages citizens, businesses, schools, and community groups to learn more about creeks in the Santa Rosa area and to play an active role in helping to take care of creeks. The Program organizes educational walks, sponsors volunteer work-days at creek restoration projects, and supports creek projects by community groups. Dedicated people can become Creek Stewards and adopt a specific reach of creek. The program also responds to public reports about creeks that need attention. The Sonoma County Water Agency and City of Santa Rosa sponsor this program.

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www.ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/pworks/stormwater/creek_stewardship.asp
ableifuss@ci.santa-rosa.ca.us
Public Works Dept, 69 Stony Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
707-543-3845
Alistair Bleifuss, Program Coordinator
 


Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County

DUHC works to assert citizen control over corporations through democratic means. We believe that water is a human right and should not be controlled or managed by corporations. Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County logo We would like to see local ordinances passed across the state that would put water management in the hands of the people through municipal and county government and we would also like to see measures passed that would ensure that water use is decided through direct democracy.

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www.duhc.org
info@duhc.org
P.O. Box 610, Eureka, CA 95502
707-269-0984
Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, Director
 


Environmental Center of Sonoma County

The Environmental Center of Sonoma County supports the work of member organizations, serves as an information and referral service and provides opportunity for ad hoc groupings to work on specific issues. The Center is a project of the Sonoma County Conservation Council.
 

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www.envirocentersoco.org
webtender@envirocentersoco.org
PO Box 4346, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
707-578-0595
 


Environmental Commons

Environmental Commons encourages involvement in the democratic process to defend our environmental heritage - water, air, biodiversity, and genetic variability - known as 'the commons.' We believe it takes the resolve of the people to preserve genetic and biological diversity, water quality for species health, and reduce air pollution to better protect human and ecological health for future generations.
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www.environmentalcommons.org
britt@environmentalcommons.org
PO Box 1135, Gualala, CA 95445
707-884-5002
Britt Bailey, director
 


Environmental Protection Information Center

EPIC works to protect and restore ancient forests, watersheds, coastal estuaries, and native species throughout Northwest California. EPIC uses an integrated, science-based approach, combining public education, citizen advocacy, and strategic litigation. Environmental Protection Information Center logo

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www.wildcalifornia.org
epic@wildcalifornia.org
PO Box 397, Garberville, CA 95542
707-923-2931
Scott Greacen, Executive Director
 


Forest Unlimited

Forest Unlimited's purpose is to protect, enhance, and restore the forests and watersheds of Sonoma County. Forest Unlimited educates the public about logging plan review, forestry law, and regulation. We monitor logging plans county wide, address illegal and unsound logging, work toward changing local logging rules, and provide information regarding current forestry law. Forest Unlimited sponsors forest restoration projects and coordinates a Mentor Program designed to educate and train the public.
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www.forestunlimited.org
larryjhanson@comcast.net
PO Box 195, Cazadero, CA 95421
707-632-6070
Rick Coates, Executive director
 


Friends of the Eel River

Working to restore the health and abundance of the Eel River by the removal of two antiquated dams and a diversionary tunnel, known as the PG&E Potter Valley Project. Our immediate goal is the removal of both dams or a working fish ladder over Scott dam and an improved fish ladder at Cape Horn Dam for access to prime spawning and rearing habitat.
Friends of the Eel River logo

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www.eelriver.org
nada@eelriver.org
P.O. Box 2305, Redway, CA 95560
707-923-2146
Nadananda, Executive director
 


Friends of the Esteros

Protection of coastal estuaries and watersheds of Sonoma and Marin Counties. Focus on urban wastewater discharges and protection of Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries and UN Biosphere Preserve in Northern California. Also advocates in fisheries protection. Work with Environmental Defense Fund and NOAA. Co-Chair Richard Charter does water protection lobbying (offshore oil) in Pacific Alaska.

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wtyarish@sbcglobal.net - or - waterway@monitor.net
23 Nelson Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941
415-381-6970
Co-chairs: Tom Yarish & Richard Charter
 


Friends of the Gualala River

Our organization was revived fighting the proposed waterbags (to tow water from the Gualala River to San Diego for sale); now our emphasis is on protecting the watershed from further degradation though logging and especially vineyard conversions.
Friends of the Gualala River logo

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www.gualalariver.org
info@gualalariver.org
PO Box 1543, Gualala, CA 95445
707-886-5355
John Holland, president
 


Friends of the Mark West Watershed

We are a community dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring the Mark West Creek and its watershed as a natural and community resource.
Friends of the Mark West Watershed logo

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www.markwestwatershed.org
hbuckwalter@wildblue.net
6985 Saint Helena Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707-539-4330
Harriet Buckwalter, co-chair
 


Friends of the Navarro

Currently working on the grading ordinance for Mendocino County and protesting applications for water appropriations in the Navarro Watershed. In the past we worked on the TMDL process in the watershed and the Navarro Watershed Restoration Plan.

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pipsteve@pacific.net
P.O. Box 739, Boonville, CA
707-895-2735
Steve Hall
 


Friends of the Russian River

Friends of the Russian River logo Friends Of the Russian River is a coalition of organizations, businesses and individuals who share concern for the ecological integrity of the river. FORR actively pursues conservation and protection of the river's main stem, tributaries and watershed through public education, citizen action, scientific research and expert advocacy. Our objective: long-term environmental and economic sustainability of the basin's wild fisheries, clean drinking water, agricultural, recreational and cultural values.
 

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www.envirocentersoco.org/forr
packardal@mindspring.com
PO Box 1335, Healdsburg, CA 95448
707-433-1958
 


Friends of the Trinity River

The mission and purpose of Friends of the Trinity River is clear, focused and singular! To restore and protect the Trinity River and its tributaries, and to preserve the natural beauty and biodiversity of its entire ecosystem. This includes pursuing legal, administrative and public education campaigns that will protect and restore the Trinity River, its tributaries and watershed.
Friends of the Trinity River logo

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www.fotr.org
bwl3@comcast.net
PO Box 2327 Mill Valley, CA 94942
415-383-4810
Byron Leydecker
 


Friends of the Van Duzen

A grass roots community organization comprised of residents and visitors to the Van Duzen Region. We are dedicated to helping to restore the river for future generations.
 

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www.fovd.org
stein@humboldt1.com
PO Box 315, Carlotta, CA 95528
Sal Steinberg
 


Gualala River Steelhead Studies

Due to a dearth of current information on the population status of steelhead in the Gualala River, a northern California coastal stream, in 2001 annual spawning surveys of steelhead (counts of adults and their redds) were initiated on the river. These surveys, now in the sixth of a planned 10-year study, focus on an 18.3-mile reach of the Wheatfield Fork selected as a population-indexing reach.
 

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www.gualalariversteelhead.info
drdehave at hotmail.com
PO Box 4654, Davis, CA 95617-4654
Richard DeHaven
 


Hoopa Valley Tribal Fisheries Department

Hoopa Valley Tribal Fisheries Department logo The Hoopa Valley Tribe has for decades led the fight for ecologically-sufficient water releases from Central Valley Project (CVP) dams located on the Trinity River. The Tribe's sovereign political status, and indigenous rights to fish and water of the Trinity River are unique and powerful tools in the battle against wasteful federal policy and practices.

The Tribal Fisheries Department provides technical policy analysis to tribal elected officials, as well as federal Executive Branch staff and legislators. The Tribe's scientists are among the most respected leaders in interdisciplinary restoration science as it applies to the Klamath River Basin.
 

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www.hoopa-nsn.gov/departments/fisheries.htm
fishwater@pcweb.net
P.O. Box 417, Hoopa, CA 95546
530-625-4267
Robert Franklin, Senior Hydrologist
 


Humboldt Area Restoration Teams

The vision of H.A.R.T. is to have teams of ten people working sites with the invasive species of Scotch Broom and English Ivy previously identified by a GIS mapping project that will analyze the most efficient use of labor to gain the most area. Currently, Ivy plants are growing up trees and going to seed faster than eradication efforts.
 

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under construction
earth@humboldt.edu
884 9th ave Trinidad CA 95570
707-677-3196
Doug Smith, GIS Director
 


Humboldt Baykeeper

The Humboldt Baykeeper is part investigator, scientist, lawyer, lobbyist and public relations agent, protecting and enhancing Humboldt Bay and nearshore waters through community education, water-quality monitoring and pollution control. A member of the Waterkeeper Alliance, the Baykeeper is an advocate for the bay, on the bay - in a 25-foot Boston Whaler.
Humboldt Baykeeper logo

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www.humboldtbaykeeper.org
pete@humboldtbaykeeper.org
424 First Street, Eureka, CA 95501
707-268-0664
Pete Nichols
 


Humboldt Watershed Council

Humboldt Watershed Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of Humboldt County residents, watershed groups and community organizations that are concerned with the degradation of our watersheds, and the tremendous impact this has upon our health, safety, property, and quality of life.

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www.voicesofhumboldtcounty.com
bill@greenlivingstore.net
PO Box 1301, Eureka, CA 95502
707-496-4703
Bill Thorington, President
 


Institute for Fisheries Resources

Institute for Fisheries Resources logo IFR was originally started in 1992 by the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA) to carry on its salmon restoration work, and has since become the primary advocate for coastal fishing-dependent communities all along the west coast.

IFR's long-standing Salmon Restoration Program has chalked up a number of successes over the years and currently is working toward watershed restoration and water allocation reforms in the Klamath and many other Northern California streams. IFR shares offices with PCFFA in San Francisco and Eugene, OR.
 

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www.ifrfish.org
fish4ifr@aol.com
PO Box 29196, San Francisco, CA 94129-0196
415-561-3474
Zeke Grader, Executive Director
 

IFR Northwest Office

 

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fish1ifr@aol.com
P.O. Box 11170, Eugene, OR 97440-3370
541-689-2000
Glen Spain, NW Regional Director, Salmon Program Director
 


Jacoby Creek Land Trust

Jacoby Creek Land Trust logo The Jacoby Creek Land Trust is a community based organization dedicated to the protection of land with conservation values in the Jacoby Creek Valley, and around northern Humboldt Bay, for scientific, historic, cultural, educational, recreational, scenic or open space values.

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www.jclandtrust.org
jclandtrust@yahoo.com
PO Box 33, Bayside, CA 95524
(707) 822-0900
Susan Ornelas, Executive Director
 


Karuk Department of Natural Resources

Karuk Department of Natural Resources logo The mission of the Karuk Department of Natural Resources is to protect, promote, and preserve the cultural/natural resources and ecological processes upon which the Karuk People depends. Natural Resources staff works in conjunction with agency personnel to ensure that the integrity of natural ecosystem processes and traditional values are incorporated into current and future management strategies within our area of influence.
 

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www.karuk.us/dnr
PO Box 242, Orleans, CA 95556
530-627-3446
Sandra Tripp, Director
 


Klamath Basin Tribal Water Quality Work Group

The Work Group is comprised of the heads of environmental departments of the Yurok, Hoopa Valley, and Karuk Tribes, the Quartz Valley Indian Community Tribes, and the Resighini Rancheria. The group was formed in 2003, following a massive adult salmon kill in September 2002. The Work Group's stated purpose is "to address water quality issues for the Klamath River in order to protect Tribal values, facilitate government-to-government consultations, ensure community health and safety, and to prevent future disasters through sound scientific research, data analysis, and thorough planning." They work cooperatively with the Klamath Basin Inter-Tribal Fish and Water Commission (KRITFWC), which is also working on improving fisheries and water management.
 

contact: see Yurok, Hoopa Valley, and Karuk Tribes


Klamath Forest Alliance

KFA has two programs - Forest Protection and Klamath River Protection. Once described as the most effective environmental organization for its size in the country, KFA supports the work of a circle of activists which at any one time typically includes 10-20 individuals. Current projects include removal/fish passage for Klamath River dams, completion and implementation of water quality clean-up plans for impaired Klamath River Basin rivers and streams, Klamath River and tributary flows, California Coho Recovery Plan and take permits, timber sale monitoring, appeals and litigation on 7 national forests, and opposition to herbicide spraying for noxious weeds.
Klamath Forest Alliance logo

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www.klamathforestalliance.org
klamath@riseup.net
PO Box 21, Orleans, CA 95556
(530) 627-3280
Petey Brucker, River Coordinator
 


Klamath Restoration Council

Our mission is to restore and protect the uniquely diverse ecosystem and promote the sustainable management of natural resources in the entire Klamath River watershed. We believe this will be accomplished with actions and legislation that integrate sound and proven techniques based on tribal knowledge, local experience and the best of Western Science.

The Klamath Restoration Council is a project of the Karuk Tribe's Department of Natural Resources.
 

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www.klamathrestoration.org
Klamath@riseup.net
PO Box 208, Orleans, CA 95556
(530) 627-3446 ext 3020 or by cell at (541) 951-0126
 


Klamath River Intertribal Fish and Water Commission

Our primary objective and purpose is to:

  • Provide a forum for the Klamath Tribes, Karuk, Hoopa and Yurok to discuss fisheries and water quality issues concerning the Klamath and Trinity river basins.
  • Provide an independent and apolitical venue for dialogue concerning fisheries and water qualtiy issues among the commission, federal, state and local government agencies.
  • Educate, instruct and diseminate information concerning conditions in the Klamath and Trinity river basins, accepting and sharing resources and techical information concerning the basin's ecosystem.
  • Seek and accept funds from any source not in conflict with funding efforts of the commission tribes.
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klamathfish@hotmail.com
P.O. Box 1449, Hoopa, CA 95546
530-625-1646
Merve George Jr.
 


Klamath Riverkeeper

Klamath Riverkeeper logo Klamath Riverkeeper's projects and campaigns restore water quality on the Klamath River, bringing vitality and abundance back to the river and its people. We are committed to making the Klamath fishable and swimmable again, and to working with all people who need clean water and healthy fisheries in the Klamath Watershed. We work closely the Klamath River tribes, fishermen, and recreational groups, in all aspects of our programs. We use policy advocacy, legal action, grassroots outreach & education, and science to achieve our goals. Our main project right now is the campaign to Un-Dam the Klamath River. We have an active membership of people from all over the Western States, and many Klamath River residents.
 

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www.klamathriver.org
erica@klamathriver.org
PO Box 751, Somes Bar, CA 95568
530-469-3314
Erica Terence, Riverkeeper
 


Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center

The Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center was formed in 1997 as federal agencies ramped up logging in the Pacific Northwest. KS Wild fights for permanent protection of the incomparable ecological riches of southwest Oregon and northwest California, with a particular focus on the Rogue River, Siskiyou and Klamath National Forests, and the Medford and Coos Bay Districts of the Bureau of Land Management.
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center logo

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www.kswild.org
joseph@kswild.org
PO Box 102, Ashland, OR 97520
541-488-5789
Joseph Vaile, Interim Executive Director
 


Leadership Institute for Ecology and Economy

The Institute works to educate future and current leaders, as well as the local community, on the need to integrate environmental, economic, and social equity issues, and provides supportive information that will help them sustain our quality of life for future generations.

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www.ecoleader.org
ecoleader@ecoleader.org
50 Santa Rosa Ave., Suite 308, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707-578-9133
Ron Sundergill, President
 


League of Women Voters of Sonoma County

The League has studied water issues since 1959 and has strong positions to "Support measures which promote the management and development of water resources in ways that are beneficial to the environment with emphasis on conservation and high standards of water quality that are appropriate for the intended use."

Four years ago a League committee began a study of water in Sonoma County; a comprehensive report was published in December 2004.

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sonco.ca.lwvnet.org
ondine52@mac.com
100 E Street, Suite 209, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707-546-5943
Linda Curry
 


Legacy - The Landscape Connection

Legacy - The Landscape Connection logo LEGACY-TLC's mission is to provide information for protection and restoration efforts in the Klamath Ecoregion. We promote conservation of native biodiversity through integration of local knowledge and science. Through education, training, and supplying GIS services, LEGACY-TLC coordinates active communication between grassroots watershed groups.

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www.legacy-tlc.org
jacoby@legacy-tlc.org
P.O. Box 59, Arcata, CA 95518
707-826-9408
Curtice Jacoby, Executive director
 


Mattole Restoration Council

For 20 years, the Mattole Restoration Council has worked to restore the forest, fisheries, and human communities of the Mattole River watershed in northern coastal California. The Council works to reduce sedimentation due to management-related causes, provide ecological education to all watershed public schools, monitor timber harvest practices, enhance riparian habitat through reforestation efforts, and provide watershed landowners with information and resources to improve land management practices.
Mattole Restoration Council logo

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www.mattole.org
mrc@mattole.org
P.O Box 160, Petrolia, CA 95558
707-629-3514
Chris Larson, Executive Director
 

Mattole Restoration Council - Upriver Office

 

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upriver@mattole.org
P.O. Box 223, Whitethorn, CA 95589
707-986-1078
 


Nikos Zoggas Associates

 

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nzpacificrim@hotmail.com
3867 Coffey Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-546-4551
Nikos Zoggas, Planning Consultant
 


North Coast Earth First!

North Coast Earth First! banner Earth First! is an ideology, based in biocentrism, and traditionally uses non-violent civil disobedience and direct action to bring forth positive social change. North Coast Earth First!, in Humboldt County, California, continues to build on that tradition, with a long-established code of non-violence and no property destruction. We seek to build bridges within the community, as far as it may reach, and to save some of the last Ancient Old Growth Redwood and Douglas Fir forests left on Earth.
 

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www.northcoastearthfirst.org
shunka_wakan@northcoastearthfirst.org
920 Samoa Blvd., Ste. #221, Arcata, CA 95521
707-822-1513
Shunka Wakan, media contact
 


Northcoast Environmental Center

NEC is one of the most influential coalitions educating, agitating and litigating on behalf of the environment in the Klamath-Siskiyou region of northwestern California. This nonprofit umbrella for a host of citizen activist groups has been at the forefront of every regional environmental struggle for decades - from ancient redwoods, wild rivers and recycling to toxics, energy and endangered species. Northcoast Environmental Center logo

website:
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www.yournec.org
nec@yournec.org
PO Box 4259, Arcata, CA 95519
707-822-6918
 


Northern California River Watch

River Watch works to strengthen the ability of citizens to protect water quality in rivers, tributary watersheds, oceans, bays, wetlands, surface and groundwater in Northern California. Our programs include watershed and clean water advocacy programs; taking a stance on national, regional and local issues that threaten water quality; networking to organize and strengthen local citizen groups working to protect local streams, groundwater, rivers and watersheds; pollution reporting hotlines; and an enforcement program.

website:
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address:
phone:
 
www.northerncaliforniariverwatch.org
rvrwatch@sonic.net
6741 Sebastopol Ave, Suite 140, Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-824-4372
 


Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

Occidental Arts and Ecology Center logo OAEC is a nonprofit organizing and education center and organic farm in Western Sonoma County. In 2004 we established the OAEC WATER Institute (Watershed Advocacy, Training, Education & Research) to promote an understanding of the importance of healthy watersheds to healthy communities. OAEC's WATER Institute springs forth from our work over the past decade of regional watershed research, restoration, advocacy, community organizing, site demonstration and activism.

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www.oaec.org
brock@oaec.org
15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465
707-874-1557 ext 206
Brock Dolman, WATER Institute Director
 


O.W.L. Foundation

Open Space - Water Resource Protection - and Land Use - in Sonoma County.

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www.owlfoundation.net
owl@owlfoundation.net
PO Box 747-3030, Penngrove, CA 94951
707-769-2008
H.R. Downs, President
 


Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations

PCFFA is the west coast's largest organization of commercial fishing families, with offices in San Francisco and Eugene, OR. PCFFA is concerned with TMDL development and other water quality and water quantity issues throughout the range of Pacific salmon, including Northern California, and in particular in the Klamath Basin.

website:
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www.pcffa.org
fish4ifr@aol.com
PO Box 29370, San Francisco, CA 94129-0370
415-561-5080
Zeke Grader, Executive director
 

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations logo PCFFA Northwest Office

 

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fish1ifr@aol.com
P.O. Box 11170, Eugene, OR 97440
541-689-2000
Glen Spain, NW rep
 


Piercy Watersheds Association

PWA is a public forum committed to stimulating a vibrant and wild environment for the eleven Piercy-area watersheds. PWA was established in 1996 to address clear-cutting practices in these watersheds. The group works to promote tree-by-tree management, restoration forestry, stream rehabilitation, and community standards. PWA's main goals include the creation of a Red Mountain to Sinkyone Wildlife Corridor, and the restoration of the McCoy Creek watershed Coho spawning grounds.

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P.O. Box 44, Piercy, CA 95587
707-247-2030
Jeff Hedin
 


Redwood Coast Watersheds Alliance

RCWA is an alliance of citizen organizations on ridges, valleys and waterways of the Mendocino Coast.
Redwood Coast Watersheds Alliance logo

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www.rcwa.us
info@rcwa.us
PO Box 87, Elk, CA 95432
707-877-3551
Norman de Vall, President
 


Russian River Interactive Information System

The Russian River Interactive Information System (RRIIS) is an educational tool and an interactive communication forum for the public, scientists, agencies, the Russian River Watershed Council (RRWC) and local watershed groups. It is continuously updated with contributions from all those who are working to protect, restore and enhance the health of the Russian River and its watershed.

website:
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phone:
contact:
 
www.russianriverwatershed.net
steward@rrwc.net
707-972-7776
Michelle LeBeau, RRWC Coordinator
 


Russian River Residents Against Unsafe Logging

RRRAUL is dedicated to the pursuit of responsible and sustainable logging practices in Sonoma and Mendocino counties.

website:
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www.rrraul.org
rrraul@sonic.net
PO Box 2030, Guerneville, CA 95446
707-869-3302
Jay Halcomb
 


Russian River Unlimited

Russian River Unlimited is dedicated to the restoration, preservation and enhancement of the Russian River Watershed, in voluntary cooperation with private landowners and public agencies, by means of community education and involvement. RRU leads volunteers each year to clean 50 miles of river and streams in Mendocino County, removing 5,126 tires, hundreds of tons of scrap metal, applicances, trash and toxins from the river since 1991. Teaching our communites about stewardship and the importance of protecting our natural resources is our primary mission.

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russianriverunlimited@hotmail.com
P.O. Box 1426, Ukiah, CA 95482
707-462-4649
Rebecca Kress, Executive Director
 


Russian River Watershed Council

RRWC is a community of volunteers from Mendocino and Sonoma Counties who represent economic and environmental organizations; state, federal and local agencies; and members of the public at large. Our goal is to protect and restore the Russian River watershed by creating a watershed management plan that recognizes stakeholder interests while restoring our fishery, maintaining a sustainable local economy and keeping the community informed and engaged.

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www.rrwc.net
steward@rrwc.net
P.O. Box 3908, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
707-526-7865
Linda Curry
 


Russian River Watershed Protection Committee

We are a small local group centered mostly in the Guerneville area. We've been around since 1980 working mainly on water and wastewater issues. We've worked on General Plan issues as well. We attend many meetings of Santa Rosa's City Council and Board of Public Utilities, Water Advisory Committee, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors sitting with their many hats, and we spend a lot of time commenting on clean water issues at the North Coast Regional Board and occasionally the State Board.

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www.envirocentersoco.org/rrwpc
rrwpc-1@comcast.net
P.O. Box 501, Guerneville, CA 95446-0501
707-869-0410
Brenda S. Adelman, Chair of the Board of Directors
 


Russian RiverKeeper

Water monitoring, river patrol, and advocacy with a primary focus on water quality and ensuring enforcement of resource protection laws on the Russian River. Russian Riverkeeper is a project of Friends of the Russian River.
Russian RiverKeeper logo

website:
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contact:
 
www.russianriverkeeper.org
gbtc@aol.com
PO Box 1335, Healdsburg, CA 95448
707-433-1958
Don McEnhill
 


Salmonid Restoration Federation

Salmonid Restoration Federation logo Our two main objectives are to improve the effectiveness of California's salmonid restoration efforts and to develop the public and political support that is essential for maintaining and expanding restoration program efforts. We operate the Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Field School and produce an annual statewide salmonid restoration conference.
 

website:
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phone:
 
www.calsalmon.org
srf@northcoast.com
PO Box 784, Redway, CA 95560
707-923-7501
 


Salmon Coalition

With continuing demand for agribusiness and Southern California development, we are fighting for the survival of the water and the fish. We are creating a coalition of concerned citizens to oppose this diversion, and want you to join us. Our purpose is to return the water to the rivers.
 

website:
contact:
 
www.pelicannetwork.net/salmon.htm
see website
 


Salmon River Restoration Council

Our mission is to assess, protect, restore and maintain the Salmon River ecosystems with the active participation of the local community; focusing on restoration of the anadromous fisheries resources and the development of a sustainable economy. We provide assistance and education to the general public and cooperating agencies, by facilitating communication and cooperation between the local communities, Salmon River Restoration Council logo managing agencies, Native American Tribes and other stakeholders.
 

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www.srrc.org
info@srrc.org
PO Box 1089, Sawyers Bar, CA 96027
530-462-4665
 


Sanctuary Forest

Sanctuary Forest is a community-based land trust, actively working with landowners to protect, conserve, and restore land in the Mattole River watershed. Sanctuary Forest holds conservation easements on private lands and also offers many programs and services to assist landowners and our community in stewarding and protecting our natural resources for future generations.

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www.sanctuaryforest.org
707-986-1087
Eric Goldsmith, Director
 


Redwood Chapter of the Sierra Club

Sierra Club logo The Sierra Club is one of the largest and oldest environmental organizations in the country. The Club's purpose is to protect and restore wild places, public health and wildlife for future generations. It is a non-profit, member supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation by influencing public policy decisions - legislative, administrative, legal and electoral.

The Redwood Chapter covers the area from Sonoma and Solano County in the south to the Oregon border in the north, including practically everything west of I-5.
 

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www.redwood.sierraclub.org
penningt@sonic.net
PO Box 466, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
707-544-7651
Margaret Pennington, Chapter chair
 
Sierra Club, North Group
 
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eaf7@humboldt.edu
707-826-2417
Ned Forsyth
 

Sierra Club, Mendocino Group

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lperkins@mcn.org
707-937-0903
Linda Perkins
 

Sierra Club, Sonoma Group

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annehdgins@aol.com
707-538-8871
Anne Hudgins
 
 

Sierra Club, Lake Group
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vbrandon@lakelive.org
707-994-1931
Victoria Brandon
 

Sierra Club, Napa Group

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ckunze@ix.netcom.com
707-966-5211
Carol Kunze
 

Sierra Club, Solano Group

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kbhike@mindspring.com
707-553-1653
Kenn Browne
 
 


Smith River Project

 

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www.smithriverproject.org
greg@smithriverproject.org
P.O. Box 157, Orleans, CA 95556
530-627-3377
Greg King
 


Sonoma County Water Coalition

A coalition of organizations working for comprehensive water management planning in Sonoma County.

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SCWaterCoalition.org
info@scwatercoalition.org
404A Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707-575-5594
 


Soucy Biologique

 

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contact:
 
soucybiologique@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 4931, Arcata, CA 95518
707-822-4847
Noel Soucy, owner / wildlife consultant
 


SPAWN - Salmon Protection And Watershed Network

SPAWN - Salmon Protection And Watershed Network logo SPAWN, the Salmon Protection And Watershed Network works to protect endangered salmon in the Lagunitas Watershed, and the environment on which we all depend. SPAWN uses a multi-faceted approach to accomplish our mission including grassroots action, habitat restoration, policy development, research and monitoring, citizen training, environmental education, strategic litigation, and collaboration with other organizations and agencies.
 

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www.SpawnUSA.org
Spawn@SpawnUSA.org
PO Box 400, Forest Knolls, CA 94933
415-488-0370
 


Tomales Bay Watershed Council

Watershed Council for one third of Marin County's landmarks including coastal zones and tributary watersheds. Local, state and federal agencies and local stake-holders participated in creation of comprehensive watershed stewardship management plan. Now starting comprehensive water quality and montoring assessments in conjunction with agencies. Future focus on educational and school programs with specific grant-funded programs.

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tbwc@horizoncable.com
P.O. Box 447, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
415-663-9092
Neysa King, Coordinator
 


Town Hall Coalition

We are a coalition of people interested in participating in the democratic decision-making process in communities throughout Northern California.

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contact:
 
www.townhallcoalition.org
info@townhallcoalition.org
6741 Sebastopol Ave, Suite 140, Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-824-4371
Larry Hanson
 


Trees Foundation

Trees Foundation logo Trees Foundation's mission is to restore the ecological integrity of California's North Coast by empowering and assisting regional community-based conservation and restoration projects.

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phone:
 
www.treesfoundation.org
trees@treesfoundation.org
PO Box 2202, Redway, CA 95560
707-923-4377
 


Watershed Poetry Mendocino

Watershed Poetry Mendocino is an annual celebration held in Ukiah and other Mendocino County communities utilizing multiple venues, poetry, art and environmental discussion to help raise awareness of the importance of watersheds and the environment.

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watershedpoetrymendocino.wordpress.com
ecotopialarry@pacific.net
520 Laughlin Way, Redwood Valley, CA 95470
707-485-7072
Larry Sheehy, Coordinator
 


Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

WILPF's campaign Challenge Corporate Power, Assert the Peoples Rights Campaign has recently added Water to our working groups. WILPF looks at how corporations usurp people's sovereignty in the quest for power and profits. We see Water as a prime example of corporate privatization of what historically and rightfully should be in the commons and belonging to all.

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www.wilpf.org
janedwards@mcn.org
P.O. Box 1581, Gualala, CA 95445
707-882-1818
Jan Edwards
 


Yurok Tribe

Yurok Tribal Seal

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P.O. Box 1027, Klamath, CA 95548
707-482-1350
 

Environmental Program Mission: To protect and restore Tribal natural resources and community health through the exercise of sovereign rights, culturally integrated methods and high quality scientific practices in coordination with the community, Tribal departments, Tribal Council and other agencies.
 

website:
email:
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yuroktribe.org/departments/ytep/ytep.htm
Kevin@yurok.com
Kevin McKernan, Director
 

Fisheries Department
Mission: To understand, protect, and restore the fisheries resources of the Yurok Tribe throughout its ancestral territory.
 

website:
email:
contact:
 
yuroktribe.org/departments/fisheries/FisheriesHome.htm
naypooie@northcoast.com
Dave Hillemaier, Director
 

 


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Albion River Watershed Protection Association

Alliance For Democracy - Mendocino Coast

Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment

Atascadero / Green Valley Watershed Council

Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters

Cache Creek Wild

California Center for Community Democracy

Californians for Alternatives to Toxics

Campaign for Old Growth

Campaign to Restore Jackson State Redwood Forest

Center for Environmental Economic Development

Center for Ethics and Toxics

Coalition to Stop the Mad Water Grab

Coast Action Group

Coastal Headwaters Association

Coastal Land Trust

Community Clean Water Institute

Creek Stewardship Program, Santa Rosa

Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County

Environmental Center of Sonoma County

Environmental Commons

Environmental Protection Information Center

Forest Unlimited

Friends of the Eel River

Friends of the Esteros

Friends of the Gualala River

Friends of the Mark West Watershed

Friends of the Navarro

Friends of the Russian River

Friends of the Trinity River

Friends of the Van Duzen

Gualala River Steelhead Studies

Hoopa Valley Tribal Fisheries Department

Humboldt Area Restoration Teams

Humboldt Baykeeper

Humboldt Watershed Council

Institute for Fisheries Resources

Jacoby Creek Land Trust

Karuk Department of Natural Resources

Klamath Basin Tribal Water Quality Work Group

Klamath Forest Alliance

Klamath Restoration Council

Klamath River Intertribal Fish and Water Commission

Klamath Riverkeeper

Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center

Leadership Institute for Ecology and Economy

League of Women Voters of Sonoma County

Legacy - The Landscape Connection

Mattole Restoration Council

Nikos Zoggas Associates

North Coast Earth First!

Northcoast Environmental Center

Northern California River Watch

Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

O.W.L. Foundation

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations

Piercy Watersheds Association

Redwood Coast Watersheds Alliance

Russian River Interactive Information System

Russian River Residents Against Unsafe Logging

Russian River Unlimited

Russian River Watershed Council

Russian River Watershed Protection Committee

Russian RiverKeeper

Salmonid Restoration Federation

Salmon Coalition

Salmon River Restoration Council

Sanctuary Forest

Sierra Club, Redwood Chapter

Smith River Project

Sonoma County Water Coalition

Soucy Biologique

SPAWN - Salmon Protection And Watershed Network

Tomales Bay Watershed Council

Town Hall Coalition

Trees Foundation

Watershed Poetry Mendocino

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Yurok Tribe Environmental Program

Yurok Tribe Fisheries Department

 






 

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