EXHIBIT 99.1

              David Taber of American River Bankshares to Speak at
                         Financial Services Conference

Sacramento, CA, March 4, 2008 - David Taber, President and CEO of American River
Bankshares, is scheduled to speak on the Central Valley (Northern California)
Banks Panel at the Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. West Coast Financial
Services Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 11th at approximately
9:25 a.m. Pacific Time.

Presentations will be webcast live at http://www.sandleroneill.com and will be
available for 60 days following the event, beginning March 12, 2008. The
conference will also be available via audio conference by dialing (800) 659-2032
and entering the Passcode `Session 2'.

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 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 Statements
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Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and subject to the
safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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 Forms 10-Q and 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, except as may be
required by law.

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