History
Smith River Alliance was incorporated in 1980 as a non-profit organization of conservation, sport fishing, recreation, and civic groups united in their support for sound management of the Smith River as a component of both the National and the California Wild and Scenic Rivers systems.
Over twenty local, regional and statewide organizations were represented at the time of incorporation, including:
- American Fisheries Society (Humboldt Chapter)
- American League Anglers
- Audubon Society
- Boot and Blister
- California Committee of Two Million
- California Native Plant Society
- California Trout
- California Wilderness Coalition
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Federation of Fly Fishermen
- Friends of Del Norte
- Friends of the Earth
- Friends of the River
- League of Women Voters of California
- Marin Conservation League
- Mendocino Environmental Center
- Northern California Council of Fly Fishing Clubs
- Northcoast Flyfishers
- Planning and Conservation League
- Sierra Club