OUR MISSION:

The American River Conservancy serves our communities
by ensuring healthy ecosystems within the upper American
and upper Cosumnes River Watersheds through land
conservation, stewardship and education.

We Value:

  • Protection and restoration of open space, biodiversity and habitat
  • Connecting people with the outdoors
  • Watershed health which we believe contributes to human and economic health
  • Environmental literacy
  • Building community relationships
  • Collaborative partnerships and engagement with stakeholders
  • Ecological and cultural diversity
  • Being a high-performance organization
  • Organizational responsibility and integrity

OUR STAFF

  1. ELENA DELACY
    Executive Director

  2. KELLY
    CROFFOOT
    Chili Bar
    Manager

  3. MELISSA LOBACH
    Development Director

  4. MARSHALL GORHAM
    Land Protection
    Specialist

  5. JULIE ALLEN
    Public Outreach &
    Office Manager

  6. NIC RUSSO
    Education Manager

  7. CATHY MUELLER
    Stewardship Manager

  8. SPENCER CORTRIGHT
    Stewardship Coordinator

  9. AUTUMN
    GRONBORG
    Forest Restoration
    Manager

  10. MEGAN CALARCO
    Education Coordinator

  11. YASEEN NASIRI
    Accounting Specialist

  12. SABRINA CLARK
    Forest Health
    Technician

BOARD MEMBERS

  1. KYLE POGUE
    President

  2. SCOTT VAIL
    Vice President

  3. HOWARD LEVENSON
    Secretary

  4. JULIE MARSTON
    Treasurer

  5. STEVE CLARK

  6. CATHY
    CIOFALO

  7. CHRISTINA SALOMON

  8. LEE VAN PELT

  9. MARCUS CHRISTIAN

  10. RACHEL LUM

  11. RANDY L. BARROW

  12. JEREMY MEYERS

News & Events

JOBS
Please check back for future job opportunities.
If you are interested in an internship, contact us at (530) 621-1224.

EVENTS
Check out our current events, hikes and outings here.

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NEWS & PRESS
See the latest press releases, news stories, and articles about ARC.

El Dorado Ranch Trailhead July 2025
Ladies Valley Landback June 2025
Mtn. Democrat_Accreditation February 2025
Mtn. Democrat_El Dorado Ranch May 2024
Education Center Press Release March 2024
El Dorado Ranch Press Release January 2024
Georgetown Gazette November 2023-Wildman Hill (PDF)
UCDavis Newsletter January 2023-Water Quality Management
Press Release January 2023-French Meadows Partnership
Press Release January 2022-French Meadows Partnership
KCRA January 2022-Cronan Ranch
Serrano Magazine Fall 2021-Wakamatsu Farm
Mountain Democrat-Cosumnes River trail access
Mountain Democrat-Magnolia Ranch
Style Magazine-Snowshoe Hike February 2021
Georgetown Gazette-New Trails Open January 2021
Mountain Democrat-New Trails Open December 2020
COVID-19-ARC actions and responses
Mountain Democrat-Lewis Ranch March 2020
Mountain Democrat-Big Day of Giving April 2019
Mountain Democrat-Snowshoe Hike 2019
Wall Street Journal-logging 2018
Adventure Magazine-Wakamatsu 2018
Mountain Democrat-Acorn Creek Trail opening 2018
Mountain Democrat-Ag Water Wakamatsu 2018
Mountain Democrat-El Dorado Ranch purchase October 2018
Fox40News-Poppy Walk April 2018
NationalGeographic-GeoTourism Site
MountainDemocrat-Wakamatsu Champion Tree October 2018
MountainDemocrat-Wakamatsu Kite Festival June 2018
MountainDemocrat-California Naturalist Class December 2016
MotherLodeRiverCenter-Article by Scott Underwood February 2014

NEWSLETTER
The Current, our quarterly newsletter, provides updates on upcoming activities and events as well as informative and insightful articles on protecting rivers and land, volunteering, and environmental education. As a benefit of membership, The Current is sent to members via mail or email. View our spring 2025 newsletter HERE.

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Our Partners

BUSINESS PARTNERS
Become a Community Partner HERE.

PUBLIC AGENCIES
The American River Conservancy works with a wide variety agencies in the public sector such as BLM & the U.S. Forest Service. We work at the federal, state and local level on a range of issues.

LANDOWNERS
Protecting the land and the life it supports starts with the landowner. ARC has worked with over 60 landowners to willingly preserve over 24,800 acres since 1989.

FOUNDATION SUPPORT AND NON-PROFITS
The American River Conservancy receives annual support from growing number of private and corporate foundations. These partnerships are critical to helping ARC implement its education and stewardship programs.

Non Profit 501c3 tax ID#68-0195752.