The Corps of Engineers will be attempting to modernize the flood operations for the Yuba and Feather River…

Californians turned out in large numbers to oppose the Newsom Administration’s backroom water agreements, asking the State to adopt stronger flow requirements to reverse the collapse of fish and wildlife populations in the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. FOR staff gave powerful presentations…

Valley agricultural movers and shakers ask the President to finish the federal environmental review and move the illegal Shasta Dam raise forward while bean counters quietly shake their heads…

DWR’s planners revel in telling the California Water Commission about the big changes coming to the California Water Plan. Will it be a return to the bad old days? They say so, but will reality intervene?

Responding to a January comment deadline, FOR and our partners provide reasons why this proposed $1.1 billion dam on Del Puerto Creek makes no sense from an economic, water supply, or environmental prospective.

Here’s the latest regarding the state of dam proposals within California. A lot will sound familiar, but the stories are not all finished, nor all happy ones…

California’s wild and scenic river champions are at it again: Senator Alex Padilla and Representatives Jared Huffman, Salud Carbajal, and Judy Chu have reintroduced legislation to protect nearly 700 miles of rivers and hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands. Though these bills have been introduced before, their return signals unwavering determination to secure lasting protections for California’s rivers.

For decades, the Kern River has run dry through Bakersfield due to upstream diversions, but a historic lawsuit to restore flows has reached the California Supreme Court and could determine whether long-standing legal protections for rivers will be upheld. This critical case could help bring life back to the Kern River and set a powerful precedent for river protection across California.

One of the original founders of Friends of the River, Rob Caughlan was a driving force in the fight to protect the Stanislaus River and helped build the organization into a lasting voice for California’s rivers. A lifelong activist known for his optimism and leadership, Rob’s legacy continues to inspire the river protection movement—read Jerry Meral’s tribute to his friend and extraordinary advocate.