Smith River NRA Expansion Act clears key hurdle in Senate committee hearing
Washington, D.C. – Smith River NRA Expansion Act Secures Committee Approval Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act (Smith River NRA), legislation to expand the Smith River NRA, cleared a key...Jonas Minton – A True River Warrior
Jonas Minton, an environmental advocate, water and river policy expert, fun-loving kayaker, and prankster has passed away. Jonas played a leading role, while at the California Department of Water Resources in securing the 1981 Federal Wild and Scenic River...Join us for our next coastal cleanup! Tuesday, July 5.
Join the Smith River Alliance on Tuesday, July 5, from 10AM to 12PM for our annual post-July 4th coastal cleanup along our coastlines in Del Norte County! Please RSVP by following the link here: LINK TO RSVP We will focus on recovering fireworks and trash leftover...Middle Fork Smith Asphalt Tar Spill Reaches Jed Smith State Park
The black asphalt continues to escape the booms at the Highway 199 crash site and actively flowing down the steep slope into the river in the midday sun. While the flow is very slow, it continues to drip material into the river. Asphalt tar pieces are seen on the...Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act Hearing This Week in Washington D.C.
Grant Werschkull, the Smith River Alliance Co-Executive Director, will be providing testimony to Congress this week on the importance of expanding protections for the headwaters of the Smith River North Fork in Oregon. The House Subcommittee on National Parks,...Communities Stand Strong Against Strip Mining
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