by Lamprey | Oct 16, 2015 | Action, FOER, News
Congress may vote as soon as next week on H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, which includes an alarming amendment with potential to limit the authorities of states, tribes, and natural resource agencies. The amendment, from...
by Lamprey | Sep 18, 2015 | FOER, groundwater, News
The Eel River came close to reaching its lowest recorded flow reading near Scotia on Tuesday but is not expected to reach it any time this week due to Wednesday’s rainfall. On Monday and Tuesday, pressure flow gauges near Scotia recorded an average flow of 19...
by Lamprey | Sep 15, 2015 | FOER, News
The controversial political action group California Cannabis Voice-Humboldt (CCVH) has been adorning their newsletters and press releases with “#SameTeam” for months now, and you’d be forgiven for dismissing the hashtag as yet more sunny propaganda from a group prone...
by Lamprey | Aug 31, 2015 | FOER, News
“The coho salmon (populations) have been pushed to the brink by logging,” Greacen said. “But they’re being pushed over the brink by weed.” The California Department of Fish and Wildlife helicopter circled over steep timberland in Humboldt County’s coastal mountains,...
by Lamprey | Aug 10, 2015 | FOER, News
As everyone in our region should be aware by now, far less water is flowing in the Eel River than is healthy for the ecosystem or sustainable for our livelihoods. A variety of different methods are used to measure how much water is flowing through our watershed....
by Lamprey | Jul 15, 2015 | Comments, FOER
July 6, 2015 Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection Resource Management Attn. Jeff Calvert P.O Box 944246 Sacramento, CA 94244 RE: Support for North Coast Regional Land Trust application Dear Mr. Calvert, Friends of the Eel River strongly supports the Northcoast...
