At Friends of the River, we love to see the next generation taking action to protect California’s rivers and watersheds. That’s why we’re excited to share a special contribution from Cerys Watkins, a 6th-grade student in Sacramento, who created a comic to inspire others to care for their local watersheds…

A recent poll found that people today, especially younger people, feel helpless when it comes to fighting climate change.

Here’s the thing: That’s exactly how polluting corporations want you to feel.

We who have loved and lost wild rivers like the Stanislaus live with memories of their moods. In our hearts the living waters still flow high and exciting or murmur by in perfect peace. And we suffer, knowing we’ll not experience such intimate places again in this life.