Ventura River Ecosystem

from the press release of August 24, 2020:  Channelkeeper and the City of Ventura Amend Settlement Agreement  The City of San Buenaventura a...

On June 11, Ben Pitterle provided an excellent overview and update on Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper's actions to restore flows to the Vent...

Almost a decade after the initial cleanup in the lower Ventura River, nonprofits and volunteers continue to take on the endless role as ...

Mission San Buenaventura founded March 31, 1782 water supply through aqueduct from the Ventura River  at what is now Foster Park ...

January, 2020 - Over 10,000 residents in the Ventura River watershed were formally served with a legal notice of water rights adjudication. ...

Ventura River at Foster Park; City wells can pump the river dry Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper and the City of Ventura announced an int...

Read more to learn more about Channelkeeper’s efforts to protect the Ventura River from over-pumping, and sign the petition to show your...

Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper recently initiated a campaign to #ResurrectTheRiver The campaign aims to shine some light on their effort to ...

"The city of Ventura for decades has overpumped and diverted Ventura River water, threatening wildlife and water quality, and the agenc...

On April 17, just a few days after an April 12 hearing, the Ventura County Planning Department approved the Ojai Quarry's operations.  T...

Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper  has been documenting the impacts of the Ojai Quarry for many years.  Despite the intervention of numerous pu...

Every time it rains, runoff from the land impacts the river and coast.  And although we have accepted the 'chocolate milk' surf as n...

This year's Salmon Run , the 18th annual event organized by Patagonia, sold out at 400 registered runners.  This is the one time ever...

Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper 's "Watchdog Diaries" These videos show ChannelKeeper's ongoing efforts to document sources ...

On March 5th 2011, Ventura River Stream Team volunteers spent a Saturday morning mapping trash in the Ventura River estuary. The estimate...