River Otter Ecology Project
OTTERS FOR WATERS
OUR MISSION is to create lasting protections for local waterways using community science, research, education, and advocacy. Our ambassador is the North American River Otter – an indicator of healthy waters. We are committed to making our work accessible, inclusive, and equitable, recognizing that environmental justice and the participation of every voice are essential for meaningful and lasting change.
OUR VISION is a world where all communities are inspired by and connected to preserving local natural waterways for generations to come.
Lasting environmental change starts with local actions and local actions start with people.
We engage people in actively supporting their waterways in their own spaces. Join us and be part of the change!
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GIVE TODAY!
Help us raise $25,000 to support our work protecting our shared waterways for river otters, wildlife and humans, and the planet! Your contribution can go twice as far from now through January 10, 2025. Donations doubled now.
Please join us today and help us make our match!
With great thanks to our matching fund donors, both long-time supporters and advisors to our project. We are a true grassroots organization.
Interested in joining our Board?
The River Otter Ecology Project (ROEP) Board and Team are deeply committed to the preservation and protection of the natural world. We are looking for like-minded individuals interested in devoting and sharing their time and talents to help increase the capacity of our organization to achieve our current and long-term objectives.
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Meet Megan Isadore,
Environmental Educator Local Hero
Bay Nature Awards 2022
A Bay Nature Local Hero award recognizes the achievements of an individual who has made significant contributions to public understanding and awareness of the natural history and ecology of the San Francisco Bay Area, through research, teaching, field trips, journalism, and/or other media. Read more…
Moving Toward an Equitable World
The San Francisco Bay Area offers rich and exciting diversity, in both human and natural resources. River Otter Ecology Project is addressing inclusion and diversity on our Board of Directors, within our volunteer group, and among the people we serve through our research, outreach, and education projects by engaging in the following actions: Read more…
A Story of Recovery
by Beth Cataldo
In 2012, I ventured out to Sutro Baths to see a San Francisco celebrity. With his thick dark hair, slender, streamlined body and expert swimming skills, he was an overnight media sensation. Charismatic? Check. Quirky? Check. Mysterious? Yes. I wanted to get a good look at Sutro Sam — a wild North American river otter. No one had seen anything like him in San Francisco for as long as anyone could remember. Read more…
The River Otter Ecology Project is a registered 501 (c)(3) EIN #45-4997526 non-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of river otters and our watershed. Our organization is not affiliated with any other otter-related research group or community outreach organization.
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