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Friends of the River
Founded	1973
Founder	Jerry Meral and Mark Dubois
Focus	"Friends of the River protects and restores California Rivers by influencing public policy and inspiring citizen action."
Location	Sacramento, California;
Area served	California.
Members	Nearly 6,000
Key people	Eric Wesselman Executive Director and ; Corley Phillips, Chair, Board of Directors
Revenue	$336,000
Employees	12
Website	friendsoftheriver.org

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Friends of the River was founded in 1973 by Mark Dubois and Jerry Meral during the struggle to save the Stanislaus River from New Melones Dam^[2]. Some believe that the campaign to save the Stanislaus River marked the end of massive dam building in the United States, making the Stanislaus River the "last river lost".^[3] Many photographs, documents, and other materials relating to this failed campaign are available online at the Stanislaus River Digital Archive.

Following that campaign, the group branched out to work to protect other California rivers. The mission of Friends of the River is to preserve and restore California's rivers, streams, and their watersheds; as well as to advocate for sustainable water management.

Today, Friends of the River, a 501(c)3 organization, has nearly 6,000 members, 12 staff members, and a 12 member Board of Directors. The organization's 2009 budget was $1.06 million. The organization's flagship publication, Headwaters, is published bi-annually, and has a distribution of 6,000. Friends of the River is based in Sacramento with field offices in Monterey and Valencia.

Evaluations

Charity Navigator gives the organization four stars out of four for accountability and transparency and three out of four stars overall.^[4] In fiscal year ending 12/2014, the organization spent 69.5% of it's revenue on program expenses, 13.9% on administrative expenses, and 16.6% on fundraising expenses.

References

^ "Friends of the River". About Us. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
^ Palmer, Tim (1982). Stanislaus: The Struggle for a River. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-520-04605-6.
^ Gaguine, Alexander (2009-04-18). "The Campaign to Save the Stanislaus River -- 1969-1982 and its Historic Importance" (PDF). Friends of the River. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
^ "Friends of the River". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2016-01-05.

External links

Friends of the River web site
"The Stanislaus River Digital Archive". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
"Last River Lost". Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[1] "Friends of the River". About Us. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

[2] Palmer, Tim (1982). Stanislaus: The Struggle for a River. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-520-04605-6.

[3] Gaguine, Alexander (2009-04-18). "The Campaign to Save the Stanislaus River -- 1969-1982 and its Historic Importance" (PDF). Friends of the River. Retrieved 2016-01-05.

[4] "Friends of the River". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2016-01-05.

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