Boating on portions the Russian River will be closed through the summer. Officials will be replacing the inflatable dam near Forestville starting on Monday, and it will continue through mid-October. It will be the first time since 1995 that the dam will be replaced. Boating access through the construction zone will be closed through the summer.
According to Sonoma Water, “Signs alerting boaters to the changed conditions will be posted at Wohler Bridge. A large sign mounted on the bridge will be visible from the river, and an additional buoy line and floating sign beneath the bridge will instruct boaters that the portage is closed, and they must exit the river at that point.”
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife also said that fishing is not allowed within 250 feet of the dam in both directions.