EXHIBIT 99.1

              David Taber of American River Bankshares to Speak at
                       Community Bank Investor Conference

Sacramento, CA, July 19, 2007 - David T. Taber, President and CEO of American
River Bankshares, is scheduled to speak at the Keefe, Bruyette, and Woods (KBW)
8th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in New York City on August 1st at
approximately 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (5:00 a.m. Pacific Time).

Presentations will be webcast live at
http://www.kbw.com/news/conferenceCommunity.html and will be available for 60
days following the event. In addition, American River Bankshares presentation
materials will be available online after the event at www.amrb.com.

The conference will feature presentations from more that 85 public community
banking companies, representing all areas of the country.


About KBW
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KBW, Inc. through its subsidiaries Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Keefe,
Bruyette & Woods Limited and KBW Asset Management, is a full service investment
bank specializing in the financial services industry. For more information,
please visit www.kbw.com.


About American River Bankshares
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American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS: AMRB) is the parent company of American
River Bank ("ARB"), a community business bank serving the Greater Sacramento
Area 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.





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