by Steelhead | Jun 16, 2026 | Action, Dam Removal, News, Slider
Scott Dam impounds Lake Pillsbury. Photo by EcoFlight. Recent news about a Southern California water agency interested in taking over the Potter Valley Project has many of us distracted, but not the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC is responsible for...
by Steelhead | May 2, 2026 | Dam Removal, EcoNews Report, News, Slider
On April 21st, US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins rocked the North Coast with a Tweet: She claimed that a Los Angeles-area local water district, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, wanted to purchase the Eel River dams to operate them for...
by Lamprey | Apr 27, 2026 | Action, Dam Removal, Slider
Perhaps you’ve heard the news, that a water district 600 miles to the south is exploring options to try and purchase the Potter Valley Project. This is extremely concerning, and is plain and simple a Southern California water grab. This move is supported by the...
by Steelhead | Apr 21, 2026 | Dam Removal, News, Slider
For Immediate Release Contact: Alicia Hamann, alicia@eelriver.org Eureka, CA – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a message today alleging that a water district near Los Angeles is interested in purchasing the Eel River dams and the rest of the...
by Steelhead | Mar 3, 2026 | Dam Removal, FOER, News, Slider
By Scott Greacen | Originally published in Issue No. 111 of The Osprey. As 2025 drew to a close, the big news on California’s Eel River was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ unhinged and weird letter to the Federal Energy...
by Steelhead | Dec 20, 2025 | Comments, Dam Removal, FOER, News, Slider
Comments submitted on behalf of six groups: Friends of the Eel River, Sierra Club, Native Fish Society, Save California Salmon, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and Northern California Council, Fly Fishers International. Scott Dam and Lake Pillsbury Cape...
