Truckee River Yacht Club

River Conservation Organizations and Responsible Government Agencies

• American Rivers-National river conservation organization to protect and restore Americas river systems and foster a river stewardship ethic
• Friends of the River-California statewide river conservation organization
• River Network-Organization to help people organize to protect and restore rivers and watersheds
• RiverNet-A service provided by European Rivers Network (ERN) to interconnect all forces working for living rivers [check out the removal of a dam in France to restore historic salmon runs!]
• River Resource-a place where students of rivers can explore valuable river resources
• Trout Unlimited-to conserve, protect and restore North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds
• River Management Society-....to promote the protection and management of river resources
• Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter - info on mountain and desert outings and conservation issues.
• Sierra Club - Website of with critical environmental information

Governmental Organizations responsible for Rivers or with specific programs which affect rivers in the United States

• Washoe-Storey Conservation District - working on protection of Steamboat Creek in the Truckee Meadows
• Nevada Division of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Water Quality Planning
  

River Safety Map (prepared by Sierra Pacific Power Company)

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• Truckee River Safety Map - Checkout this map if you plan to do rafting, tubing, or even swimming in the Truckee River!

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