Mission
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER PROTECTS AND RESTORES THE RIVERS OF CALIFORNIA BY INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY AND INSPIRING CITIZEN ACTION. WE WORK TO RESTORE RIVER FLOWS, REDUCE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF HYDROPOWER, PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE WATER AND FLOOD MANAGEMENT, UPHOLD LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR RIVERS, AND BUILD PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN RIVER CONSERVATION. FOR HAS BEEN PROTECTING CALIFORNIA RIVERS FOR OVER 50 YEARS. FOR IS A LEADER IN OPPOSING THE MOST DAMAGING WATER PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE DROUGHT AND FLOOD RISKS POSED BY ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE.