Eel River News
Up In Smoke
Big Pot can come with big environmental consequences. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in lush Humboldt County, the Northern California enclave at the epicenter of California’s booming marijuana industry. The signs of pot cultivation in Humboldt are many. A...
California Case Could Set National Precedent on Indian Water Rights
IN PALM SPRINGS, one of the hottest regions in California, precious groundwater has been depleted for decades to build lush golf courses, swimming pools and tract homes. Now the local American Indian tribe is pressing for a right to help manage that water. The Agua...
Take Action to Protect Eel River Flows
We need your help. Under orders from the State Water Board and federal fisheries managers, the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) is rewriting the rules that govern stream flows in the Russian River watershed. (Click here to learn more about the Fish Flows Project...
California Environmental Leaders, Lawmakers Gird for Fight Against President Trump
Restoring salmon in the Russian River and protecting the North Coast from oil rigs — two long-standing campaigns with broad public support — are among the goals likely to be challenged if not stifled by the sharp right turn of Donald Trump’s administration,...
Abandoned Mine Near Russian River Has Alarmingly High Levels of Mercury
Article by: Juliette Goodrich Published November 14, 2016 by CBS Bay Area Read original here. When it rains in Guerneville, people keep a close watch on the Russian River, because rising waters can flood the town. But just upstream, there’s another threat when it...
An Ecosystem’s Lifeblood, Flowing Through Gravel
Article by: Jim Robbins Published November 14, 2016 by The New York Times Read original here. MISSOULA, Mont. — They are beautiful, glistening icons of the West, filled with life and history. But there is far more to mountain rivers, scientists are learning, than the...
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,...
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