Protecting Sacramento and the American River Parkway

Sunday, August 24, 2025, 2pm -- 4 pm. Doors open 1:45 pm.
Location: Reason Center, 1300 Ethan Way, Suite 675, Sacramento.
Sponsored by Atheists & Other Freethinkers (AOF)

The American River Parkway is the only federal and state-designated wild and scenic river flowing through a metropolitan area in the US.

The attributes that earned that designation are at risk from erosion control efforts by the Corps of Engineers, SAFCA, and the CVFPB.

Can the project be designed to achieve flood and erosion protection for 500,000 people without removing acres of vegetation and an additional 685 trees?

Pete Spaulding will present an overview of efforts to achieve a win-win-win result. Since the fall of 2023, American River Trees has been challenging the erosion control work by the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Lower American River, specifically the area from Howe Ave east to the Mayhew Drain.

Pete Spaulding has been one of the residents coordinating the effort. He has a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and over 40 years of association, program management, and strategic planning experience in energy and transportation.

-Event is open to the public.
-Free parking in the lot
-Ok to BYO snack/beverage -- or to share if you wish.
-AOF will provide cool, clear water
-No entrance fee; Donations gratefully accepted
-Contact: aofonline.org/contact