Current Issues
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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“Bi-partisan” Action at the Expense of California Salmon
December 7, 2018
What is the WIIN Act, and why are congressional representatives from California pushing to extend it 5 years before it expires? Friends of the Eel River’s Conservation Director Scott...
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Friends of the Eel River Ask State, Feds to Protect Northern California Summer Steelhead
November 27, 2018
Friends of the Eel River submitted both federal ESA and CESA petitions to list Northern California Summer Steelhead as an Endangered Distinct Population Segment. Read our press release here. Both...
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Defending a Future for the Eel River
November 20, 2018
Thank you for being a champion for the Eel River watershed. The staff and board of Friends of the Eel River are truly grateful for being able to count on...
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Is Policy Before Science the New Norm in Water Regulations?
November 5, 2018
Tune in for a discussion of how federal agencies are protecting fish, or rather failing to do so. Scott Greacen, Conservation Director for Friends of the Eel River is joined by...
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Help Stop the Attack on Rails to Trails
October 30, 2018
In response to a petition from an anti-trails group called the National Association of Reversionary Property Owners (NARPO), the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) is proposing to limit the time in...
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Governor Brown Signed the Great Redwood Trail Bill!
October 10, 2018
Tune in to hear Scott Greacen, FOER's Conservation Director and Humboldt County's 3rd District Supervisor Mike Wilson discuss SB 1029. Formerly known as the Great Redwood Trail Act, SB 1029...
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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
December 10, 2018
A total of 16 Chinook ascended the ladder this past week. The Chinook count stands at 67 (Male 23, Female 14, Jack 29, Unk 1). No steelhead this past week.
Scott L Harris
Associate Biologist (Marine/Fish)
Northern Region