Eel River News
Judge: Salmon Recovery Requires Big Dam Changes on Snake River
For the fifth time, a federal judge has called for an overhaul of Columbia and Snake River dam operations to preserve salmon and steelhead. In his ruling, he urged renewed consideration of Lower Snake River dam removal. A federal judge has called for a new approach to...
Humboldt Bay Shipping Impacted by Shallow Depth
Abnormally large waves at the entrance of Humboldt Bay caused by its shallow depth are creating treacherous conditions for boaters and barges as well as impacting shipments in and out of the bay, local officials state.
THE LOST FISH – The Struggle to Save Pacific Lamprey
In the heavily dammed Columbia River Basin, millions have been spent on life support systems for Pacific Salmon. Yet, the little-known Pacific Lamprey has slipped through the cracks of conservation efforts
Shot Up and Shut Down
It’s a rare warm day in late February, a full month before spring is officially declared, and the pastures are yellow with mustard blossoms, and the Eel River is surging beneath the concrete arches of Fernbridge
Pacific Lamprey Return to White Salmon River
In the world of migratory fish, the plight of the salmon dominates the public’s attention and the research and recovery budgets of both federal and state wildlife agencies working in Southwest Washington.
Commercial Fishers Need Water for their Crops too
Drought has hurt us all, let’s be frank. San Joaquin Valley residents know how it’s hurt their region. Let me share some experiences from the coast, where we rely on salmon to make a living.
5 Reasons Dam Removal Still Makes Sense Despite the Drought
Five reasons dam removal still makes sense: safety, harmful impacts to fish populations, dams make us more vulnerable to sea level rise, dam removal makes financial sense, and there are far better ways to supply water.
Report States Parasite Blinded Salmon; Virus Found in Brains
The flukes that some Eel River chinook salmon experienced this fall were parasites that burrowed into their eyes and caused them to go blind, according to a preliminary report from an ongoing University of California Davis study.
The Reservoir Stops Here
In 1967, the US Army Corps of Engineers unveiled a proposal to construct the largest dam and reservoir project in California’s history: the so-called “Dos Rios Dam” on the Middle Fork of the Eel. In addition to being 730-feet-high, the dam would have flooded a 40,000-acre area for its reservoir, equal in size to the Shasta and Oroville reservoirs combined.
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