by Lamprey | May 31, 2018 | Comments, Dam Removal
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 Humboldt County Board of Supervisors via electronic mail RE: Humboldt County’s Position on Eel River Fisheries Restoration and Eel River Dam Removal Dear Supervisors: Friends of the Eel River encourages Humboldt County’s Board of...
by Lamprey | Apr 5, 2018 | Dam Removal, News
A new app from the California Department of Conservation called EQ Zapp identifies earthquake hazard zones based on several types of geologic ground failures. These include fault ruptures, liquefaction of the soil, and earthquake induced landslides. The EQ Zapp shows...
by Lamprey | Mar 1, 2018 | Dam Removal, EcoNews Report, FOER
Tune in for a discussion of the fate of the Eel River dams that highlights more questions than answers. Pacific Gas and Electric made headlines last week when they announced, during the Eel Russian River Commission (ERRC) meeting, their intention to sell or...
by Lamprey | Sep 22, 2017 | Dam Removal, FOER, News
Every thirty to fifty years, hydropower projects get relicensed. Everyone knows that hydroelectric power is clean power, dams are good for rivers and fish, and even old dams never suffer any serious failures. So we should keep them all! At least, that appears to be...
by Lamprey | Aug 5, 2017 | Comments, Dam Removal, FOER
Friends of the Eel River and our conservation group partners submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on their Scoping Document 1 for the relicensing of Potter Valley Project. You can read our full comments or any specific section below....
by Lamprey | Jun 16, 2017 | Action, Dam Removal, FOER
We need your help. The dams on the Eel River, known as the Potter Valley Project, have just begun the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) relicensing process. This is our opportunity to call for their decommissioning and removal. The dams are licensed...
