by Steelhead | May 9, 2023 | Action, FOER, Land Use
Background Fisher Road has been used by the fishing community for nearly 100 years to access the Van Duzen River, a major tributary to the Eel. Last fall the southernmost property owners on the road asked Humboldt County to “vacate” the road, aka remove...
by Steelhead | May 9, 2023 | Dam Removal, FOER, Summer Steelhead
Friends of the Eel River facilitated an inspiring session at Salmonid Restoration Federation’s 40th Annual Conference. The Friday morning session, The Eel River: A River of Opportunity with Implications Beyond Its Basin, was filled with presentations from...
by Steelhead | May 4, 2023 | FOER, News
DECLARATION TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE ROUND VALLEY INDIAN TRIBE STATE OF EMERGENCY In response to the Round Valley Indian Tribes Resolution No. RV-2023-07, A Resolution Declaring a State of Emergency for the Round Valley Indian Tribes, Friends of the Eel River...
by Steelhead | Apr 18, 2023 | FOER, News
We are grateful that the Eel River has been selected by American Rivers as one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®! The list features ten rivers at a crossroads with real opportunity in the coming year to address serious threats. In the Eel River, two dams...
by Steelhead | Mar 17, 2023 | Dam Removal, FOER, News
PG&E Admits Scott Dam Faces Serious Seismic Risks In a March 16, 2023 press release, PG&E has admitted that Scott Dam faces previously unacknowledged risks from seismic activity. Those risks are so great that the utility has announced that it will never again...
by Steelhead | Dec 29, 2022 | Comments, Dam Removal, FOER
December 29, 2022 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20426 Re: Potter Valley Project (P-77) Decommissioning Plan and Schedule Dear Secretary Bose, On behalf of the undersigned organizations, this...
