This week on the EcoNews Report your host Tom Wheeler chats with Friends of the Eel River’s Alicia Hamann about the fantastic news that the Grrrreat Redwood Trail is finally in the clear from threats to take the public right of way. It’s now full steam ahead on trail master planning – tune in … Read more
Salmon and steelhead among species affected when groundwater pumping causes drawdown of connected surface flows. Friends of the Eel River (FOER) has filed suit in Humboldt County Superior Court to secure protection for the public trust values at risk when groundwater pumping depletes surface flows in the Lower Eel River. First, FOER is asking the … Read more
On September 29, 2022, PG&E alerted Humboldt County that it was going to spray herbicides along its easements across the region. PG&E failed to alert landowners or tenants of this new threat; instead, local news broke the story just two days before spraying was set to commence. Today, it appears that PG&E has postponed spraying … Read more