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About Us | Staff & Board | Partners & Links
Klamath Riverkeeper restores water quality and fisheries throughout the Klamath watershed, bringing vitality and abundance back to the river and its people.
We work closely with the Klamath River tribes, fishermen, and recreational groups, in all aspects of our programs. We apply a variation of our four-pronged approach to all of our campaigns and projects:
- Expert-informed policy advocacy within existing regulatory processes
- A legal strategy
- Grassroots outreach & education
- Scientific needs analysis & water quality monitoring
We have an active membership of people from all over the Klamath, and all over the Western US. If you are as passionate about the Klamath River as we are, consider joining us and offering your valuable input and ideas!
Staff & Board of Directors
Erica Terence
Lower Klamath Coordinator
Erica was born and raised in the rugged, remote canyons of the Klamath’s Salmon River. Growing up, her mentors were smart, independent citizens who organized coalitions against irresponsible logging and mining that would further silt up already degraded streams in the Klamath watershed. After studying abroad and receiving a BA in environmental journalism, Erica returned to California to edit the Northcoast Environmental Center’s (NEC) respected monthly publication, the ECONEWS. In the wake of longtime NEC director Tim McKay’s untimely death, Erica stepped in to maintain the NEC’s seat at the Klamath settlement negotiating table, representing the nonprofit in those talks between 28 parties for more than a year. She initiated, funded and completed scientific scrutiny of the settlement, collaborated with a diverse range of interests and forged sound working relationships with many of the players in the Klamath dam relicensing process. She now works alongside the people who depend on a healthy Klamath River, helping to empower communities of the Klamath and their allies to speak out against environmental injustices and keeping pace with complex legal and regulatory processes that affect the fate of the river and its people.
Scott Harding
Executive Director
Scott coordinates grant writing and tracking, organizational and program budgets, our major donor campaign, and our membership. Scott also sits on the Board of Directors of the Salmon River Restoration Council and the Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center, two groups also working in the Klamath watershed. A 12 year resident of the Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion, Scott has worked as a geologist for the Siskiyou National Forest, taught kayaking on the Salmon and Klamath Rivers, and worked as a freelance photographer. Scott holds a BS in Geological Science and was a graduate fellow at Penn State's Earth System Science Center. Scott is pictured here on the Sandy Bar rapid of the Klamath River.
John Bowman
Monitoring Program Coordinator
John moved to Siskiyou County in 2002 as an Americorp Watershed Steward and has spent the past nine years collecting field data for dozens of research and monitoring efforts in the Scott, Shasta, and Salmon Rivers for the California Dept. of Fish and Game, the US Forest Service, Siskiyou and Shasta Resource Conservation Districts, the Northern California Resource Center, and the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation. Along with his wife and their daughter, Johh also homesteads 40 acres in the Scott River Watershed. "These mountains and rivers have become part of me," John says. "I've put down deep roots in this land and its communities, and finding ways to improve the health of our watersheds and aquatic ecosystems has become the driving force in my life." John holds a BA in English with a focus on environmental literature from Penn State.
Evelyn Roether
Bookkeeper/Administrator
Evelyn is an ideal administrator for Klamath Riverkeeeper, with 20 years experience in the conservation and nonprofit world and a commitment to efficient office operations. As the former coordinator of the Williams Watershed Council, Evelyn is a top-notch grantwriter and bookkeeper. A graduate of SOU's Environmental Education Masters program, she is the author of the Williams Area Trail Guide, and homesteads 40 acres with her husband. She also enjoys gardening, hiking, rafting and traveling - ask about her recent trip to Croatia!
Maymi Preston
Intern & Community Organizer
You might catch Maymi at the Klamath Riverkeeper table at local fairs and festivals. Maymi has volunteered, interned and now staffs the KRK booth when her demanding college schedule allows it. A Karuk tribal descendant from the Orleans, California area, Maymi is currently attending Southern Oregon University. She is pictured here with her brother on the Klamath's Salmon River.
Our Board of Directors:
- President | Leaf Hillman | Karuk Tribal Council
- Secretary | Craig Tucker, PhD | Klamath River Campaign Coordinator, Karuk Tribe
- Treasurer | Peter Brucker | Salmon River Restoration Council
- Dania Rose Colegrove | Klamath Justice Coalition
- Nathaniel Pennington | Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative
- Marc Valens | Sycan River property owner
- Taylor David | Klamath Tribes of Oregon
- Frankie Joe Myers | Fisherman & Yurok Tribal Member
Partners & Links
The Karuk Tribe
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
The Yurok Tribe
Mid-Klamath Watershed Council
Salmon River Restoration Council
Friends of the River
Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment
Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center
Klamath Watershed Institute
Salmon Nation
California Trout
Water 4 Fish - California Fishermen Fight Back
Salmon For Savings
Klamath Basin Tribal Water Quality Work Group
Trout Unlimited California
Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative
Northcoast Environmental Center
Waterkeepers Alliance
California Coastkeepers Alliance
Fish Sniffer Magazine
Jefferson Fish Society
Native Fish Society
Berkshire Shareholders for Klamath Restoration