Eel River News
Is Sites Reservoir a Savior for the Sacramento Valley – or a Delta Tunnels Project in Disguise?
Article by: Ryan Sabalow & Dale Kasler Published November 13, 2016 by The Sacramento Bee Read original here. An hour north of Sacramento, in a ghost town tucked into a remote mountain valley, California is poised to build a massive new reservoir – a water project...
Dam Remediation Spells Victory for Russian River Salmon
New fish passage opens 11.2 miles of prime habitat for endangered salmon that had been blocked for decades. Salmon conservation achieved a major victory this October as construction finished on a fish passage and stream restoration project in Mill Creek, California....
Salmon, Climate Change Cast Doubt on Future of Dams
A major federal court decision requires reassessment of four dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington, and may set a precedent for others. The dams block access to some 5,500 miles of historic salmon spawning. ALMOST FROM THE moment they were completed in 1975,...
California Drought Puts Renewed Focus on Dry Grape Growing For Wineries
California’s drought is forcing farmers across the state to squeeze the most out of every last drop of water, but what if it was possible to grow a bountiful crop with no water at all? One local winery is doing just that, with a centuries-old technique enjoying a...
New Virus Infected the Brains of Last Year’s Eel River Salmon Run
Researchers have identified a novel virus found in the brains of Eel River salmon from last year’s strenuous run, but the find is not generating any concerns for fish health this year. U.C. Davis Associate Professor of medicine and epidemiology Esteban Soto Martinez...
Giant extinct salmon fought with spike teeth during upriver spawning events
The ancient coastal waters of the Pacific, roughly 11 to 5 million years ago, were home to a bizarre and fascinating species of giant salmon with large spike-like teeth. This spike-toothed salmon reached sizes of 3 to 9 feet in length (1-3 meters), much larger than...
A Native Plan to Restore the Winter Run Chinook
Article by: Alastair Bland Published October 27, 2016 by KCET. Read original here. California is well known as an agricultural powerhouse, feeding the world with almonds, rice, avocados, stone fruits and wine. But long ago, from its coastal watersheds to its interior...
Removal of Klamath Dams Would Be Largest River Restoration in US History
Article by: Molly Peterson Published October 24, 2016 by KQED. Read original here. Our metal powerboat is puttering near a bend low in the Klamath River. Morning fog pours off the hills against a flat gray sky, but we can see a fight up around a bird’s nest. “The...
SMART Prevents More Deliveries of Gas-Filled Cars to Shellville
Published October 3 by The Press Democrat. Read original here. The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Authority prevented a North Coast freight operator from delivering a dozen more rail cars filled with an estimated 396,000 gallons of flammable gas to a storage site...
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