by Steelhead | Jun 12, 2025 | Comments
Humboldt County gravel Operators and Mining Companies have applied for a permit to the Army Corps of Engineers that extends for 10 years and allows for expedited site-specific permits for gravel extraction operations. Gravel mining, while sometimes useful...
by Steelhead | May 22, 2025 | Comments
Re: Opposition to AB 564 and Section 34011.2 of AB 8 Dear Chair Gipson, Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, and Assemblymember Haney, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write in respectful opposition to AB 564 (Haney) and the proposed Section 34011.2 of AB...
by Steelhead | May 16, 2025 | Comments
Dear Senate President Pro Tempore McGuire, Friends of the Eel River strongly opposes SB 607 (Wiener). One of the most important aspects of the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, is that it provides a means for everyday citizens and advocacy groups...
by Steelhead | May 14, 2025 | Comments, News, Slider
Nearly every year for the past decade, PG&E has requested permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, to adjust diversions at the Potter Valley Project from the Eel River into the Russian River. This is because the Project has failed in...
by Steelhead | Apr 8, 2025 | Comments
A fish biologist records data during a site visit on the Sacramento River. Credit: NOAA Fisheries The Honorable Susan Collins Chair Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Capitol S-128 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Cole Chair Committee on...
by Steelhead | Apr 8, 2025 | Comments
Northern California Summer Steelhead are an endangered species native to the Eel River. Photo by Samantha Kannry. The Honorable Susan Collins Chair Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Capitol S-128 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Cole Chair...
