EXHIBIT 99.1

      American River Bankshares Schedules its First Quarter Conference Call

Sacramento, CA, April 5, 2007 - American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS: AMRB)
today announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday, April 19, 2007
at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss first quarter 2007
financial results.

David T. Taber, President and CEO, and Mitchell A. Derenzo, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, both of American River Bankshares, will
lead a live thirty-minute presentation and answer questions.

Shareholders, analysts and other interested parties are invited to join the call
by dialing (877) 584-2599 and entering the Conference ID # 4926644. An encore of
the call will be available two hours after the call's completion through May 3rd
by calling (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 and entering the Conference ID.
After May 3rd, a replay of the call will be archived on the "Investor Relations"
page of www.amrb.com.

First quarter 2007 financial results are scheduled to be released at market open
on Thursday, April 19, 2007.

American River Bankshares [NASDAQ-GS: AMRB] is the parent company of American
River Bank ("ARB"), a community business bank serving the Greater Sacramento
Area in California that operates a family of financial services providers,
including North Coast Bank [a division of "ARB"] in Sonoma County and Bank of
Amador [a division of "ARB"] in Amador County. For more information, please call
(916) 851-0123 or visit www.amrb.com; www.americanriverbank.com;
www.northcoastbank.com; www.bankofamador.com.

Forward-Looking Statement
Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from the results in these forward-looking
statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among other
matters, changes in interest rates, economic conditions, governmental regulation
and legislation, credit quality, and competition affecting the Company's
businesses generally; the risk of natural disasters and future catastrophic
events including terrorist related incidents; and other factors discussed in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and
in reports filed on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. The Company does not undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements,
whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.



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