Friends of the River’s Lead Scientist Devon Pearse joined California’s leading water scientists at the Bay-Delta Science Conference to explore how dams, water management, and changing river conditions affect salmon and the Bay-Delta ecosystem. Discover how collaborative research can help guide science-based water policy and shape a healthier future for California’s rivers.

Remembering Senator Byron Sher, whose legislative leadership helped protect the McCloud, South Yuba, and other California rivers. His legacy lives on in the free-flowing rivers and lasting protections he helped secure for future generations.

The South Fork American River faces two major threats from proposed water diversions that could reduce river flows, harm wildlife, and threaten California’s premier whitewater recreation and local communities. Learn how Friends of the River is fighting to keep the American River flowing and protect the river we call home.

Proposition 45 threatens California’s environmental protections, including safeguards for our rivers, under the guise of cutting red tape. Learn why Friends of the River opposes this measure and why your vote matters in protecting California’s rivers, wildlife, and future.

The King Salmon Are Coming Home! This fall, witness one of nature’s great migrations as Chinook salmon return to California’s rivers to spawn. Discover where you can see this incredible cycle of life in action on a river near you!

California is weeks away from making one of the most consequential water decisions of our lifetimes. Without your voice, a massive new reservoir could be approved without critical environmental protections for the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay-Delta. We can’t let that happen. Speak up for rivers and help protect California’s water, wildlife, and future!