Current Issues
A New Hope for an Ancestral River
February 7, 2019
“Many people know that the river’s name is the Eel River right now, but the original name is Wiyot, that’s what we originated our name from and that is...
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Changing Landscapes: The Eel River Estuary
February 6, 2019
Changing Landscapes: The Eel River Estuary is a documentary film in the making from film maker Barbara Domanchuk featuring a variety of projects aimed at restoring the Eel River estuary...
Read MoreSome Clarity At Last – PG&E Ends Dam Relicensing, Sale
January 29, 2019
We have great news for the Eel River and its fisheries. Days before entering bankruptcy, utility giant PG&E withdrew its application to relicense the Potter Valley Project and ended its...
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Friends of the Eel River Welcomes PG&E’s Abandonment of Eel River Dams Relicensing Application
January 25, 2019
(Eureka) Friends of the Eel River welcomes today’s announcement by PG&E that the utility is withdrawing its formal notice of intent to seek relicensing of the Potter Valley Project (PVP)...
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Pacific Gas and Electric Withdraws “Notice of Intent to File License Application”
January 25, 2019
From Pacific Gas and Electric: NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE LICENSE APPLICATION AND PRE-APPLICATION DOCUMENT On April 6, 2017, pursuant to 18 C.F.R. §§ 5.5 and...
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Talking About the Bigger Picture of California’s Legal Cannabis Industry
January 3, 2019
Are prohibitionary cities and counties unintentionally sanctioning the illegal cannabis market? Friends of the Eel River's Conservation Director Scott Greacen discusses this question with HDL's Cannabis Policy Advisor Mark Lovelace. Tune...
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All We Want for the Holidays is the Great Redwood Trail
December 11, 2018
We are so close we can almost smell the dust on the Great Redwood Trail, but the North Coast Railroad Authority is stuck in the past, fighting for rails over...
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Out of the Smoke, A Restorative Vision for the Upper Eel River
December 7, 2018
FOER staff and Board spent a weekend in the Upper Eel river watershed in late November. Amidst the lingering smoke of the tragic Camp Fire that destroyed the town of...
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| One of Friends of the Eel River’s long-term goals, decommissioning and removal of the Eel River dams, may soon become a reality. Click here to learn more about the two Eel River dams and what we are doing to get them removed. | Friends of the Eel River were victorious at the California Supreme Court in 2017 and established that the North Coast Railroad Authority does need to comply with California Environmental law. | Friends of the Eel River advocates for beneficial land-use policies and effective regulations at the county-level and encourages land owners to practices watershed stewardship. Click here to access landowner resources and learn about our advocacy. |
Eel River Fish Count Station at Van Arsdale Reservoir
February 12, 2019
No Chinook ascended the ladder this past week. The Chinook run is, for all intents and purposes, done. The count stands at 95 (Male 30, Female 23, Jack 40, Unk. 2). A total of 20 steelhead ascended the ladder this past week. The count stands at 97 (Male 29, Female 37, Unk. 31).
Scott L Harris
Associate Biologist (Marine/Fish)
Northern Region