… 86-year-old activist [Brenda Adelman] has for more than half her life fought to clean and protect the Russian River, serving as a chief watchdog and champion for the 1,500-square mile watershed. … The Russian River Watershed Protection Committee, the nonprofit Adelman launched and led through that era, made its mission in holding local and state government accountable for the river’s health and restoration. … Now, with 140 boxes of documents testifying to that work stacked throughout her river-side house, Adelman is ready to hang up her environmental activism boots. Come May, the Russian River Watershed Protection Committee will officially fold.