Eel River News
Keep Us On The Fast Track to Dam Removal
Dear Friends, For the last several years, I’ve been optimistically sharing that if everything fell perfectly into place, the Eel River Dams could be out of the river by 2030. We’ve just learned that my optimistic timeline may turn out to be realistic. People like you...
What’s That Fence In the River?
This week on the EcoNews Report hosts Alicia Hamann from Friends of the Eel River and Tom Wheeler from EPIC discuss an experimental installation in the South Fork of the Eel River. Guests Marisa McGrew from the Wiyot Tribe's Natural Resources Department and Gabe...
Fishing and Conservation Groups Sue PG&E over Harms to Salmon and Steelhead on Eel River
Fishing and Conservation Groups Sue PG&E over Harms to Salmon and Steelhead on Eel River Groups take legal action to reduce lethal impacts on imperiled fish from utility’s operation of outdated hydroelectric Potter Valley Project dams San Francisco — A coalition...
Action Alert: Protect Public Access to Fisher Road
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 public access....
The Eel River: A River of Opportunity with Implications Beyond Its Basin
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 committed...
Declaration of Solidarity with Round Valley Indian Tribes’ State of Emergency
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...
Friends of the Eel River Celebrates Most Endangered River Listing for California’s Eel River
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 owned by...
Scott Dam and its Shaky Seismic Stability
Tune into the EcoNews Report for big news about Eel River dam removal – PG&E is finally taking dam safety seriously! On March 16 the company announced big changes to how they will manage Scott Dam and Lake Pillsbury reservoir, based on an updated evaluation of...
PG&E Admits Scott Dam Faces Serious Seismic Risks
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...
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