by Steelhead | Apr 16, 2022 | Dam Removal, EcoNews Report
On Thursday, we celebrated the expiration of PG&E’s 50-year license for the Eel River dams. Next up comes license surrender, decommissioning, and ultimately dam removal. Tune in to hear about what this process might look like and why it is so important to act...
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 Steelhead | Apr 11, 2022 | Dam Removal, FOER, News
April 11, 2022 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20426 Re: Interim Protective Measures Pending Decommissioning of the Potter Valley Project (P-77) on the Eel River, California Dear Secretary Bose:...
by Steelhead | Apr 8, 2022 | Dam Removal, FOER, News
Letter to the Editor: The Ukiah Daily Journal April 2, 2022 To the Editor – The Eel River’s embattled salmon and steelhead may have no better enemy than Guinness McFadden. In his March 25 letter to the Ukiah Daily Journal, the Potter Valley wine grape grower...
by Steelhead | Mar 30, 2022 | Dam Removal, FOER
Chinook salmon and steelhead can’t reach hundreds of miles of their former habitat because the Eel River is blocked by Scott Dam. According to the latest research, this upper basin habitat provides ample cold water habitat, even in warm years. So Eel River dam removal...
by Steelhead | Mar 29, 2022 | Dam Removal, EcoNews Report
Untangled Podcast with AC Fly Fishing Season 2 Episode 18: Alicia Hamann- Executive Director at Friends of the Eel River Friends of the Eel River is a nonprofit organization working for the recovery of the Wild & Scenic Eel River. In this episode, we chat with...