Current Issues
EcoNews Report on summer steelhead and spring chinook salmon
June 22, 2020
Recent scientific discoveries have validated the ancient knowledge that summer-run steelhead and spring chinook salmon are truly distinct from their winter- and fall-run cousins. The Karuk Tribe has filed a...
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EcoNews Report on Scott Dam Removal
June 15, 2020
The EcoNews crew with guests Darren Mierau of California Trout and Klamath dam campaign veteran Craig Tucker discussing the nascent plan to remove Scott Dam and restore salmon and steelhead to the...
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Action Alert: Submit Comments on Feasibility Study Report Filing to FERC
May 29, 2020
We’d really appreciate your help with a little project we’ve been working on: SCOTT DAM REMOVAL!!! As Friends of the Eel River has been arguing for decades, removal of Scott...
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Virtual Greeting and Program Updates
May 21, 2020
In lieu of our regular spring open house, we prepared a virtual greeting and program update. Tune in to see what working from home looks like for us and to...
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BREAKING NEWS: A Plan to Remove Scott Dam Has Been Submitted
May 13, 2020
Today’s filing proposes to remove Scott Dam, which would allow Eel River fish passage to their headwaters habitat for the first time in a century. That’s a start. But too many questions remain unresolved.
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FOER Comments on 8 Mile Bridge
May 8, 2020
CalTrans is preparing to rebuild Eight Mile Bridge, formally known as South Eel River Bridge, on hwy 162 crossing Outlet Creek. In their Initial Study CalTrans proposes a Mitigated Negative...
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Climate Anxiety Support Webinar
May 8, 2020
Friends of the Eel River and the Environmental Protection Information Center: EPIC hosted an interview with author and professor Sarah Jaquette Ray about her new book "A Field Guide to...
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Ecology and Distribution of Steelhead in the Eel River
April 13, 2020
An incredibly important paper by Friends of the Eel River's long-time colleague Samantha Kannry and others has just been released. On the ecology and distribution of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in...
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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’s 2017 win at the California Supreme Court helped pave the way for a new future along the old Northwestern Pacific Rail line. Thanks to Senator Mike McGuire and many others, the right of way is transitioning into a rail-to-trail project known as the Great Redwood Trail. Click here to learn about the transition and the vision for the Great Redwood Trail. | 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
May 28, 2020
The Chinook count remains at 153 (Male 32, Female 65, Jack 41, Unk 15).
In the past few weeks three steelhead ascended the ladder. The steelhead count stands at 263 (Male 90, Female 124, Unk 49).
Scott L Harris
Associate Biologist (Marine/Fish)
Northern Region