Friends of Gualala River Protecting the Gualala River watershed and the species living within it

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 7:00 p.m. Gualala Community Center 47950 Center St., Gualala John McKeon, staff fish biologist with National Marine Fisheries Service, will discuss how steelhead and coho conservation occurs through the federal permit process – including its limitations and assumptions – using the Gualala River instream gravel mining permit as a recent example. John will provide background on …

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

click to download poster 380 KB Eliza Gilkyson will perform with Nina Gerber at the Arena Theater on Friday, September 18 at 8:00 p.m. as a benefit for Friends of the Gualala River. Tickets are $20 online at ArenaTheater.org and at these local vendors: Gualala: Four-Eyed Frog Books and The Sea Trader Point Arena: Arena Market, DuPont’s and Fogeaters Fort …

Saturday, August 22, 2009 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Annapolis Winery Annapolis, CA You are invited to join Friends of the Gualala River at the Annapolis Winery for our annual fund-raising party. Saturday, August 22, 2009 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Annapolis Winery 26055 Soda Springs Road corner of Annapolis Rd & Soda Springs Rd Suggested donation $20 Enjoy a beautiful summer …

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

Cattle from the upper watershed (Wheatfield Fork) annually move down from the dry hillslopes in August and September to graze and loaf in the cool, moist riparian zone of the Gualala River. This year, their hoofprints and manure could be found around Valley Crossing. One of the many small herds of cattle (shown below) was found on the Wheatfield Fork …

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

Saturday, October 18, 2008 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Gualala Community Center 47950 Center St., Gualala Learn the answer to this burning question as revealed by biologist Richard W. DeHaven, during a seminar from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Gualala Community Center. Mr. DeHaven retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2004, after …

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

“The Last Hurdle” Photograph by Rozanne Rapozo wins Friends of the Gualala River’s Environmental Award at the 2008 Art in the Redwoods Festival “The Last Hurdle” by Rozanne Rapozo Friends of the Gualala River (FoGR) sponsored an award at the Art in the Redwoods Festival in 2008, for the seventh year in a row. A cash prize contributed by the …

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

Friends of the Gualala River protects the Gualala River watershed in Northern California and the species living within it.

The American West at Risk summarizes the dominant human-generated environmental challenges in the 11 contiguous arid western United States – America’s legendary, even mythical, frontier. When discovered by European explorers and later settlers, the west boasted rich soils, bountiful fisheries, immense, dense forests, sparkling streams, untapped ore deposits, and oil bonanzas. It now faces depletion of many of these resources, …

For information on more recent events, see: Fireworks over the Gualala River estuary? Update: June 25, 2008 Today, the 1st District Court of Appeals rejected the appeal by the Gualala Festivals Committee. The Coastal Commission’s order stands: no fireworks over the Gualala River estuary without a permit. Update: June 19, 2008 The Gualala Festivals Committee canceled their controversial plans to …

Sonoma County Regional Parks, in partnership with California Native Plant Society – Dorothy King Young and Milo Baker Chapters, and Friends of the Gualala River, is embarking on a wild land weed control project at Gualala Point’s coastal bluff and sand spit. The target is bush lupine, one of the most troublesome wildland weeds of the North Coast’s dunes, bluffs, and sandy …