by Lamprey | May 4, 2022 | Dam Removal, News
When dams are removed, a variety of experts from engineers to hydrologists and biologists develop plans to minimize negative impacts on aquatic life. When PG&E’s license for the Potter Valley Project on the Eel River expired last month, that began the...
by Lamprey | Apr 14, 2022 | Dam Removal, News
Aging Eel River dams headed for license surrender and decommissioning Today, PG&E’s license to operate the Potter Valley Project (PVP) expires. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) – the agency tasked with regulating hydropower projects – will now ask...
by Lamprey | May 13, 2021 | Action
The 30 x 30 program in California stems from a global initiative, the Campaign for Nature, which seeks to get a commitment from the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity to protect 30% of lands by 2030. Scientists agree that to prevent a mass extinction...
by Lamprey | Apr 2, 2021 | Dam Removal, EcoNews Report, FOER
There’s a proposal to remove the fish-blocking Scott Dam on the Eel River but looming problems still remain. Cape Horn Dam, just downstream of Scott Dam, technically allows for fish passage through its fish ladder–but that’s only when the ladder...
by Lamprey | Feb 9, 2021 | Action, FOER
Support the Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act The Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act, introduced by Congressman Jared Huffman and Vice President Kamala Harris back in 2018, will protect wild...
