Dawn Ranch | Every Stay Gives Back

Total Positive Impact To Date | Membership Since March 2024

250

pounds of trash removed from the Russian River for every $10 donated

100 %

donated to Russian Riverkeeper

$ 1

dollar per night funds Russian Riverkeeper

$ 8569

total funds raised

188518

pounds of trash removed from the Russian River

Charity MIssion

Truly inspired, Russian Riverkeeper Advocates, Educates and Celebrates the beauty and health of the Russian River for all to enjoy. 

 

Why is it important?

Located in Healdsburg, California, Russian Riverkeeper inspires and educates the community to protect the Russian River through education, citizen action, scientific research, and expert advocacy. This community-based organization preserves, protects and keeps the river flowing from Ukiah to Jenner, where the river dips directly into the Pacific Ocean (in the spring the seals pups love to sunbathe here). The focus is regenerating the health of the Russian River and its wildlife by restoring over 80% of river and wetland areas lost over the last 100 years to mining, agricultural and urban development. Preserving the Russian River makes our community and its wildlife resilient to the effects of our changing climate.

How do they do it?

Since 1993, Russian Riverkeeper has been protecting the river and its surroundings by actively pursuing conservation and protection of the river (watershed and tributaries) through public education, stewardship, research, and activism. Originally known as the Friends of the Russian River, the founders addressed pollution and the decline of the annual salmon and steelhead runs (a site to check out on a winter visit). A conference in 1994 resulted in an agreement that the Russian River basin needed a master plan for restoration and enhancement. That vision has since been put into action with so much involvement from the local community.

The Russian Riverkeeper launched in 2001 as the 65th member of the Waterkeeper Alliance, an international grassroots advocacy coalition of over 250 Waterkeeper organizations.  While Healdsburg is known as a wine and food mecca, its historic lure was the river. A summer haven for bay area residents and locals since the late 1800’s. A place to relax, swim, kayak, float, fish, decompress and take in the local beauty. Waterkeeper member’s sole purpose is to preserve those rights to fishable, drinkable, swimmable pollution free waterways.

How you can #TravelKindly:

 

 

  • Reserve a stay at the Dawn Ranch in Guerneville, California, where every stay gives back. Each stay includes a donation to the Russian Riverkeeper. Reserve Now.
  • Sign up for a weekly volunteer clean up event here - from picking up trash to removing invasive species, volunteers are critical to the Riverkeeper's success 
  • The simplest thing, conserve water, recycle, reduce electricity and enjoy native plants

About Dawn Ranch

 

On the lower Russian River in Guerneville, California, Dawn Ranch is a 22-acre creative retreat that invites you to author your own luxuries. They offer 82 luxury accommodations from cabins to chalets and tents nestled in one of California’s most unique microclimates at the foothills of the expansive redwood forest. Book directly with Dawn Ranch and positively impact the local community with Russian Riverkeeper. 

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