Eel River News

Reflections on 2019 and Looking Forward

Feb 3, 2020 | cannabis, EcoNews Report, Eel River Estuary, Endangered Species, Great Redwood Trail, Humboldt County, North Coast Railroad Authority, Northwestern Pacific Railroad, sea level rise, Summer Steelhead

Hi Friends, We are so thankful for all the generous support from our end of year fundraising campaign. Support from our community is crucial to continuing our important work protecting the Eel River and its fisheries. Our board and staff started off the new year with...

EcoNews Report Interview on Eel River Dams

Jan 2, 2020 | CalTrout, conservation, dam removal, EcoNews Report, Eel River, Potter Valley Project, radio

The EcoNews crew talks about restoring fisheries on the Eel River with CalTrout’s North Coast manager, Darren Mierau. An agreement between regional stakeholders to remove the two dams on the upper mainstem Eel River, once an envirionmentalists’ pipe dream, is clearly...

Securing a Future for Wild Eel River Salmon

Nov 27, 2019 | donate, Eel River, Giving Tuesday, support, wild salmon

As the new Executive Director of Friends of the Eel River, I understand and appreciate how important your support is to our ongoing success. Thank you for helping us secure a future for our Wild and Scenic watershed and its fisheries. Please consider a generous...

Comments on Humboldt Wind Energy Project Final EIR

Nov 18, 2019 | alternative energy, comments, Humboldt Planning Commission, Humboldt Wind Energy, Terra-Gen, wind farm

Friends of the Eel River's comments to the Humboldt County Planning Department on the Humboldt Wind Energy Final EIR. It is our understanding that this project is likely to be approved by the Supervisors. Thus, the intention of our comments is to provide suggestions...

Action: Humboldt Wind Energy Project Public Hearings

Nov 13, 2019 | Bear River Ridge, Humboldt Wind Energy, Monument Ridge, Terra-Gen, wind farm

Please join us at upcoming public hearings for the proposed wind project on November 14 and 21. See below for our position and details about meetings and submitting your own comments. The windfarm proposed by Terra Gen for Monument and Rainbow Ridges above the Lower...

Friends of the Eel River, Humboldt County Agree to Road Fixes to Protect Fisheries and Restore Watersheds

Oct 10, 2019 | cannabis, Humboldt County, Redwood Creek, sediment, South Fork Eel River, Sprowel Creek

(Eureka, CA) Friends of the Eel River and the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors have reached a legal settlement to fund culvert replacements and road repairs in two Southern Humboldt watersheds critical to salmon and steelhead through 2023. The agreement ends a...

Joint Terra-Gen Wind Project Letter

Sep 12, 2019

Sent via email to jford@co.humboldt.ca.us on date shown below September 12, 2019 Director John Ford 3015 H St Eureka, CA 95501 Dear Director Ford, On behalf of the Environmental Protection Information Center, Northcoast Environmental Center, Humboldt 350, Friends of...

What is the ‘Two-Basin Solution’?

Sep 11, 2019 | Congressman Huffman, dam removal, Eel River, fish passage, Potter Valley Project, Russian River, Two Basin Solution

WHAT IS THE 'TWO-BASIN SOLUTION' In 2017 when PG&E began relicensing the Potter Valley Project, Congressman Huffman convened a stakeholder group that agreed to work toward a 'two-basin solution' based on two 'co-equal goals'. These goals broadly reflect desires to...

Talking About Summer Steelhead on Jefferson Public Radio

Jul 24, 2019 | conservation, Eel River, Endangered Species Act, listing petition, radio, Summer Steelhead

Geoffrey Riley of Jefferson Public Radio and FOER Conservation Director Scott Greacen discuss FOER's summer steelhead listing petition. Tune in to hear about why these special fish need additional protections, the process of securing that legal protection, and...