Agreement requires strict scientific oversight

In December 2010, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors authorized the Syar Industries to extract up to 350,000 tons of gravel from a 6.5 mile stretch of the Russian River every year, for a period of 15 years. The county’s own analysis concluded that the river can only naturally replenish about 181,000 tons of gravel…

Environmental, fish conservation groups warn massive gravel removal will harm wildlife and property owners