Russian River Parkway Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024080429
Lead Agency
Sonoma County Regional Parks
(SCRP)
Document Title
Russian River Parkway Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/15/2025
Document Description
The Russian River Parkway Project (project) is proposed by Regional Parks to create three new formal access areas to the Russian River with new public amenities. The project would include the construction of trailheads and new and improved trails accessing the Russian River, as well as formal parking areas, picnic facilities, restrooms, garbage and recycling receptacles, interpretive features, a connector path along Geysers Road connecting the three new access areas, and invasive vegetation management.
The overall goal of the project is to create new formal public access to the Russian River north of Cloverdale along Geysers Road, where heavy recreational use has degraded the environment and caused community conflicts. By formalizing and managing the new river access, the project is anticipated to reduce trespassing, pollution, illegal dumping, and vandalism resulting from unregulated heavy use; and increase safety and accessibility by providing delineated parking and formalized trail access to the Russian River.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Cleveland
Agency Name
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Job Title
Senior Park Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Laura Saunders
Agency Name
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Job Title
Planning Technician
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Cloverdale
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Countywide, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
The project site is bound by Geysers Road on the east and the Russian River on the west
Zip
95425
Total Acres
125
Parcel #
No parcel number, public right-of-way
State Highways
Highways 101 & 128
Railways
Northwestern Pacific Railway
Airports
NA
Schools
Jefferson Elementary, Cloverdale High, Eagle Creek, preschools
Waterways
Russian River and tributaries, including Ash and Oak Creeks
Township
12N
Range
10W
Section
31
Base
MtD
Other Location Info
The project is bound by Geysers Road on the east and the Russian River on the west, in northern sonoma county approximately 1.5 miles north of the city of Cloverdale; east of US Highway 101, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad, and the Russian River; and immediately south of the Sonoma County/Mendocino County line.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Sonoma
Final Environmental Document Available at
Sonoma County Regional Parks, 400 Aviation Drive, Suite 100, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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