Radio

New Radio Program Coming Soon!

Friends of the Eel River and several of our conservation partners used to produce The Econews Report, a weekly radio show hosted by KHSU featuring local environmental news. Humboldt State University shut down the KHSU radio station in April 2019, much to the surprise of the contributors like us and the local community. We are now working with other partners to design a new radio show to be hosted on other local stations. Stay tuned for more details!

 

Summer steelhead in the Middle Fork Eel River. | Photo by Shaun Thompson Cal Dept of Fish & Wildlife

Talking About Summer Steelhead on Jefferson Public Radio

Geoffrey Riley of Jefferson Public Radio and FOER Conservation Director Scott Greacen discuss FOER's summer steelhead listing petition. Tune in ...
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/ conservation, Eel River, endangered species act, FOER, listing petition, radio, Slider, Summer Steelhead
American Avocet, the species with the biggest decline in eBird | Ken Burton

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 ...
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/ birds, citizen science, common birds of NW California, data, EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, radio, Slider

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 ...
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/ CalTrout, dam removal, EcoNews Report, Eel River, PG&E, radio, Slider, Wiyot Tribe
Cannabis growing in Humboldt County

Talking About the Bigger Picture of California’s Legal Cannabis Industry

Are prohibitionary cities and counties unintentionally sanctioning the illegal cannabis market? Friends of the Eel River's Conservation Director Scott Greacen ...
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/ cannabis, cannabis regulations, commercial cannabis, EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, FOER, radio, Slider
Aerial view of Shasta Dam

“Bi-partisan” Action at the Expense of California Salmon

What is the WIIN Act, and why are congressional representatives from California pushing to extend it 5 years before it ...
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/ Congress, delta tunnels, Diane Feinstein, EcoNews Report, FOER, legislation, radio, Shasta Dam, Slider, WIIN Act, Winnemem Wintu Tribe

Is Policy Before Science the New Norm in Water Regulations?

Tune in for a discussion of how federal agencies are protecting fish, or rather failing to do so. Scott Greacen, ...
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/ EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, FERC, radio, Slider, USFWS, water regulations

Governor Brown Signed the Great Redwood Trail Bill!

Tune in to hear Scott Greacen, FOER's Conservation Director and Humboldt County's 3rd District Supervisor Mike Wilson discuss SB 1029 ...
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/ EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, FOER, Great Redwood Trail, NCRA, radio, rails to trails, Slider

In Landmark Decision California Court Finds Public Trust Doctrine Applies to Groundwater

“It feels like law has yet to absorb the lessons of science.” Friends of the Eel River’s Conservation Director Scott Greacen ...
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/ EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, groundwater, PCFFA, public trust doctrine, radio, Scott River, Slider
Support the Great Redwood Trail

FOER Discusses Great Redwood Trail on Edgewise Radio

 Edgewise Radio host Alicia Littletree Bales is joined by Stephanie Tidwell, Friends of the Eel River Executive Director for ...
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/ Eel River, Great Redwood Trail, NCRA, radio, Slider
English Ridge, mainstem Eel River, included in the NW California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act

Huffman’s NW California Wilderness Bill is Special!

"Many of us have been fighting for these [wilderness protections] since the whole concept of wilderness was created in the ...
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/ Congressman Huffman, EcoNews Report, legislation, NW California, radio, Slider, wilderness
Cannabis growing in Humboldt County

FOER Discusses Cannabis Impacts on the Humboldt Chronicles

From the Humboldt Chronicle: In the July episode, we took a look at environmental issues as they pertain to cannabis ...
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/ cannabis, FOER, Humboldt Chronicles, Land Use, radio
Cannabis growing in Humboldt County

FOER Discusses Humboldt County Lawsuit on Jefferson Exchange

"When we're talking about the watershed impacts the impacts on fisheries and fish habitat and things that need our rivers ...
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/ cannabis, Cannabis Cultivation Land Use Ordinance, Humboldt County, Jefferson Exchange, Land Use, News, radio, Slider

Salmon People in an Era of Ecological Colonialism

“When we call ourselves salmon people, that’s very literal in our purpose to take care of salmon. So that means ...
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/ Cannabis Cultivation, EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, environmental justice, FOER, Klamath river, radio, salmon, Slider, Yurok Tribe

Local Government Transparency a Big Problem

“The key piece of this whole scheme, is that you get out from under the requirement to provide fish passage ...
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/ EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, Eel River dams, FOER, Humboldt County, Public Records Act, radio, Slider

Victory in Court for Klamath Salmon

"Rivers carry more than just water – they also carry sediment which is very important to a river’s function and ...
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/ EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, FOER, Hoopa Tribe, Klamath river, radio, Slider, Yurok Tribe

Dam Safety and Railroad Bills Move Forward in Sacramento

Stephanie Tidwell, Friends of the Eel River Executive Director, and Scott Greacen, Friends of the Eel River Conservation Director, discuss new and ...
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/ dam safety, EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, FOER, Great Redwood Trail, Great Redwood Trail Act, legislation, NCRA, radio, Slider

Is the Future of Eel River Dams Being Decided Behind Closed Doors?

Tune in for a discussion of the fate of the Eel River dams that highlights more questions than answers.  ...
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/ EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, Eel River dams, Eel Russian River Commission, FOER, PG&E, Potter Valley Project, radio, Slider

The Importance of Baseline Data and Cumulative Effects

"This is where we get to the idea of cumulative effects - how do we ensure that the watershed remains ...
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/ aerial spraying, CDFA, Cumulative Effects, EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, FOER, Humboldt County, NEC, radio, SAFE, Slider

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Friends of the Eel River Executive Director Stephanie Tidwell and Conservation Director Scott Greacen discuss on-going and future issues.  ...
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/ climate change, EcoNews Report, EcoNews Report, FOER, NCRA, radio, Slider

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