by Lamprey | Apr 13, 2020 | FOER, Summer Steelhead
An incredibly important paper by Friends of the Eel River’s long-time colleague Samantha Kannry and others has just been released. On the ecology and distribution of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in California’s Eel River is now available. Sam’s research has...
by Lamprey | Apr 13, 2020 | Comments, Dam Removal, FOER
Friends of the Eel River has been evaluating the safety and reliability of Scott Dam for several years now. We continue to have serious concerns about structural integrity and seismic stability, as well as PG&E’s failure to evaluate and disclose such...
by Lamprey | Mar 5, 2020 | FOER, Summer Steelhead
Maya Roe’s writing has appeared in the Pamlico Writers Group Anthology, Coffin Bell Journal, and other smaller publications. She is currently a student at College of the Atlantic where she studies human ecology with a focus on science communication. This piece is part...
by Lamprey | Feb 5, 2020 | EcoNews Report, FOER
Last month our staff attended a ribbon cutting in Ukiah for the first officially branded portion of the Great Redwood Trail. We are so thankful to Senator McGuire and his staff for their work establishing a future for this trail. As the Senator said at the ribbon...
by Lamprey | Feb 3, 2020 | FOER, groundwater
Hi Friends, We are so thankful for all the generous support from our end of year fundraising campaign. Support from our community is crucial to continuing our important work protecting the Eel River and its fisheries. Our board and staff started off the new year with...
by Lamprey | Jan 2, 2020 | Dam Removal, FOER
The EcoNews crew talks about restoring fisheries on the Eel River with CalTrout’s North Coast manager, Darren Mierau. An agreement between regional stakeholders to remove the two dams on the upper mainstem Eel River, once an envirionmentalists’ pipe dream, is clearly...