Eel River News
EcoNews Report on Scott Dam Removal
The EcoNews crew with guests Darren Mierau of California Trout and Klamath dam campaign veteran Craig Tucker discussing the nascent plan to remove Scott Dam and restore salmon and steelhead to the upper Eel River.
Action Alert: Submit Comments on Feasibility Study Report Filing to FERC
We’d really appreciate your help with a little project we’ve been working on: SCOTT DAM REMOVAL!!! As Friends of the Eel River has been arguing for decades, removal of Scott Dam is the most important thing we can do to give imperiled Eel River salmon and steelhead —...
Virtual Greeting and Program Updates
In lieu of our regular spring open house, we prepared a virtual greeting and program update. Tune in to see what working from home looks like for us and to hear the latest on our major programs, including the big news about the Potter Valley Project.
BREAKING NEWS: A Plan to Remove Scott Dam Has Been Submitted
Today’s filing proposes to remove Scott Dam, which would allow Eel River fish passage to their headwaters habitat for the first time in a century. That’s a start. But too many questions remain unresolved.
FOER Comments on 8 Mile Bridge
CalTrans is preparing to rebuild Eight Mile Bridge, formally known as South Eel River Bridge, on hwy 162 crossing Outlet Creek. In their Initial Study CalTrans proposes a Mitigated Negative Declaration, and recognizes the public dangers posed by this seismically...
Climate Anxiety Support Webinar
Friends of the Eel River and the Environmental Protection Information Center: EPIC hosted an interview with author and professor Sarah Jaquette Ray about her new book "A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet". Tune in to learn tools...
Ecology and Distribution of Steelhead in the Eel River
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 been...
Is PG&E Concealing Dam Safety Liabilities?
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 liabilities....
Summer Steelhead Feature Piece
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...
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