Eel River News
Passing the Torch to a New Generation of Leadership
Dear Friends of the Eel River community members, It is with both pride and a little sadness that I announce that I am passing the Friends of the Eel River leadership torch on. The past two years have instilled a deep love of the Eel River in my heart, as we worked...
FOER Comments on Humboldt Wind Energy Project DEIR
June 14, 2019 Humboldt Wind Project Planner County of Humboldt Planning and Building Department, Planning Division 3015 H Street Eureka, CA 95501 CEQAResponses@co.humboldt.ca.us RE: Humboldt Wind Energy Project Dear Planners: Please accept these DEIR comments on the...
New Hope For Highest-Climbing Steelhead?
For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 12, 2019 For more information: Scott Greacen, Conservation Director scott @ eelriver dot org California Fish and Game Commission Moves To Protect Northern California Summer Steelhead Redding – The California Fish and Game...
Comment on Humboldt Wind Energy Project DEIR by June 14th
The energy company Terra-Gen (DBA Humboldt Wind LLC) is proposing a wind energy development on Bear and Monument ridges in the Eel River watershed near the towns of Scotia and Rio Dell. The Humboldt Wind Energy Project would include approximately 60 600 foot tall...
North Coast Rail Legal Settlement to Protect Health of Eel and Russian River Watersheds, Advance Great Redwood Trail Project
Settlement between North Coast Rail Authority, Friends of the Eel River and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics ends decade-long dispute, upholds bedrock environmental law and advances rail-to-trail project. Marin County, Calif. – The North Coast Rail Authority...
A Free Flowing Future for the Eel River Within Reach
Friends of the Eel River is proud to play an influential role in advancing real solutions for Eel River watershed health and fisheries recovery, and we are grateful for your support and partnership. These are pivotal - and exciting - times for ensuring a more...
Cape Horn Dam Fish Ladder is Inadequate
Amidst the tumultuous relicensing, auction, bankruptcy, and withdrawal developments for the Eel River dams, attention has largely centered around the most problematic of the two - Scott Dam, which is structurally unsound and has zero fish passage. However, while there...
Data Suggests Broad Decline Among Regional Bird Populations
"Data suggests that 2/3 of regional bird species are in decline, 1/3 of those are double digit declines" Friends of the Eel River's Conservation Director Scott Greacen hosts a discussion with Ken Burton, author of Common Birds of Northwest California and A Birding...
A New Hope for an Ancestral River
“Many people know that the river’s name is the Eel River right now, but the original name is Wiyot, that’s what we originated our name from and that is our ancestral river.” Ted Hernandez, Tribal Chair and Cultural Director for the Wiyot Tribe. Friends of the...
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