Eel River News
Shrinking Lake County Reservoir Prompts North Bay Supply Concerns
Water supplies for Sonoma, Mendocino and Marin counties this summer could hinge partly on the dwindling storage in a remote, drought-starved reservoir on the Eel River that serves as a cornerstone to the region’s water system. Water managers, fisheries biologists,...
Pacific Lamprey Spawning in Eel River
Pacific Lamprey spawning in Eel River below Tomki Creek, April 18 2015. Footage by Dustin Revel. Pacific Lamprey are the fish for which the Eel River was "mis-named". Thought by white settlers to resemble Atlantic eels, lamprey actually lack the jaws and paired fins...
Comments to US Army Corps re: Gravel Mining in Humboldt County
Thursday, April 02, 2015 Jim Mazza U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Division 1455 Market Street 16th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103-1398 RE: Comments on Proposed Letters of Permission Procedure for Gravel Mining in Humboldt County (LOP 2015-1) Dear Mr. Mazza, On...
The Sixth Mass Extinction is Happening in Humboldt
And Big Weed seems nearly as concerned about the loss of coho salmon as the timber industry was. By: Scott Greacen In the last EcoNews, I wrote about the new federal Recovery Plan for coho salmon, and its warning that water diversions and sediment impacts associated...
Learning from Yesterdays Mistakes to Avoid Tomorrows Tragedies
Though humans have lived along the bountiful shores and rivers of the far North Coast for tens of thousands of years, the span of our now-dominant civilization’s history here has only begun to exceed a century and a half. Looking particularly at the environmental...
State Water Board Comments on Sproul Creek Inspection
Article published on February 19, 2015 by Willits News By: Adrian Baumann Read online at Willits Nets Plans for the multi-agency task force, including the California Water Board and Department of Fish and Wildlife, aiming to regulate marijuana growing in the state...
Largest Dam Removal in History Scientifically Characterized
SEATTLE — The effects of dam removal are better known as a result of several new studies released this week by government, tribal and university researchers. The scientists worked together to characterize the effects of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history...
Fish and Wildlife, Water Board, inspect marijuana grows, possible fines
Article published February 12, 2015 by Willits News By: Adrian Baumann Read online at Willits News A coalition of state and local government agencies, led by the State Water Board and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife inspected 15 marijuana farms in...
Comments to Humboldt County Board of Supervisors re: General Plan Update, Water Resources Element
January 12, 2015 Dear Supervisors, On the whole, Friends of the Eel River believes the current draft of the Water Resources Element reflects the need to protect and restore our water resources. There are, however, still places in the draft where the wording could be...
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