Eel River News
Native Plant Nerds, Unite! — EcoNews Report #319
This week on the EcoNews Report, our host Alicia Hamann from Friends of the Eel River is talking about the recently launched Eel River Native Plant Network. She’s joined by her colleague at Friends of the Eel River, Julie Weeder, and Adam Canter, Wiyot Tribe Natural…
KMUD Dishgamu Humboldt with Alicia Hamann
An Eel River-centric episode of KMUD’s Dishgamu Humboldt with Michelle Vassell and David Cobb from May 14, 2026. Alicia Hamann, Executive Director of Friends of the Eel River, joins the show to break down how the Potter Valley Project is breaking down the Eel River ecosystem.
New Threat to Eel River Dam Removal? — EcoNews Report #316
On April 21st, US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins rocked the North Coast with a Tweet: She claimed that a Los Angeles-area local water district, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, wanted to purchase the Eel River dams to operate them for...
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A Buyer For What? Secretary Rollins Tweets More Political Garbage About Eel River Dams
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a message today alleging that a water district near LA is interested in purchasing the Eel River dams and the rest of the Potter Valley Project from PG&E. “Why anyone would be interested in paying money for a failed…
Support for PG&E’s 2026 Variance Request
Nearly every year for the past decade, PG&E has been unable to meet their license required and contractual flows out of the Potter Valley Project. This is due to both climate change, and the many failures of the Project which prevent the reservoir from being fully filled…
The “God Squad” Returns! — EcoNews Report #313
Trump has revived a little-utilized part of the Endangered Species Act — formally the Endangered Species Committee, but often called the “God Squad” as it can decide whether species may go extinct — in a purported effort to boost oil and gas development in the Gulf of…
Friends of the Eel River Supports Restoring the California Grizzly
Friends of the Eel River writes in Support of SB 1305 (Richardson), which would take the first step in a multi-phase process to address the historic loss of California grizzly bears and begin their restoration to the state. For thousands of years, California grizzlies…
Eel River Dam Removal Becomes MAGA Target
By Scott Greacen | Originally published in Issue No. 111 of The Osprey. As 2025 drew to a close, the big news on California's Eel River was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ unhinged and weird letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory...
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