American River Conservancy

American River Conservancy

Preserving Rivers and Land for LIFE!

348 Hwy 49, PO Box 562
Coloma, CA 95613
530-621-1224
www.ARConservancy.org

Mon8:00am–4:00pm
Tue8:00am–4:00pm
Wed8:00am–4:00pm
Thu8:00am–4:00pm
Fri8:00am–4:00pm
SatBy Appointment
SunBy Appointment

The American River Conservancy protects habitat, native fisheries, scenic vistas, and recreational lands within the upper American River and Cosumnes River watersheds. To date, we have successfully protected over 27,500 acres. ARC continues to offer high quality educational programming in the form of School Field Trips, Nature Bowl, Nature Camp, Public Programs and Hikes, Climate Stewards and California Naturalist Classes. Land stewardship is the recognition of our collective responsibility to retain, manage and enhance the quality and abundance of our land, air, water and biodiversity.

Coloma, ca. Serving El Dorado and Placer Counties

History


Founded in 1989

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Cosumnes River Water Quality Monitoring
Feb 21, 2026, 8:00 AM PST
Volunteers of this program record field measurements, document habitat conditions and observe species throughout the Cosumnes River Wate...
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Stewardship Workday - Lipa Falls Thinning and Piling/Burning
Feb 24, 2026, 9:00 AM PST
Join us for a Stewardship Workday out at Lipa Falls doing thinning and pile burning!
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Wednesday Workdays at Wakamatsu Farm
Feb 25, 2026, 8:00 AM PST
Placerville, CA
Help Steward ARC's Landmark Farm!
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BOOK CLUB – IS A RIVER ALIVE? by Robert Macfarlane
Feb 26, 2026, 6:00 PM PST
Thursday, February 26th 6-7:30pm Join us for this discussion on Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane. At the heart of this thought-pro...
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THINK HISTORY’S DULL? THINK AGAIN! - An Evening with Author Alan Ehrgott
Feb 28, 2026, 5:30 PM PST
Saturday, February 28th 5:30–7:00 PM Join us for an unforgettable evening with Alan Ehrgott, ARC’s retired founder and director, as he s...
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