The Kern River Parkway Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to protect, preserve, and restore the natural riparian and wildlife habitat of the Kern River. The KRPF, established in 1985, is a public non-profit foundation that works to protect, preserve, and restore the natural riparian and wildlife habitat of the Kern River. We also develop and maintain public open space, structures, monuments and parks that preserve and beautify the Kern River, and support projects that advance educational and scientific knowledge of the Kern River.