Environmental Groups File Appeals in Railroad Case

by | Jul 9, 2013 | News, Uncategorized

Media Release                                                                                 Tuesday, July 8, 2013 Friends of the Eel River: Scott Greacen (707) 502-4555, scott@eelriver.org Californians for Alternatives to Toxics: Patty Clary, (707) 834-4833,...

Eel River rail line tough to build, and tough to kill

by | May 3, 2011 | News

    By GAYE LeBARON FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Published: Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 3:00 a.m. The rail line through the Eel River Canyon hasn’t carried a train for 13 years. “Oh, we’ll all go out to meet her when she comes…We’ll be...

The Beginning of a Solution

by | Feb 14, 2011 | News

  Humboldt County group pushes rail-to-trail conversion KENT PORTER / THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Chris Weston, founder of the Eel River Trails Association, wants to turn an unused rail line between Willits and Humboldt Bay into a trail system for hikers, cyclists and...