Potter Valley

Friends of the EEL River: Dam Removal Update

DAM REMOVAL UPDATE Take Action to Support Public River Access and More!   Greetings Friends, Wow, April was a busy month. We enjoyed celebrating Earth Week with our Pints for Nonprofits event at Redwood Curtain Brewing Company, attending Eureka Natural Foods’ Earth Day Celebration, presenting at Salmonid Restoration Federation’s conference in Fortuna, displaying a timeline of our advocacy …

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Local Coast Outpost: Local Coalition Advances Plan to Remove Scott Dam on the Eel River, Acquire Potter Valley Project From PG&E

“While the Eel River’s salmon and steelhead have paid a devastating price, going from a million fish a year to the brink of extinction, Potter Valley has had the benefits of nearly free water for the last century,” said FOER’s Conservation Director, Scott Greacen. “Those who benefit from water diverted from the Eel River in …

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Water users try to adopt ‘orphaned’ PG&E project

Without Eel River water, the Russian River would extremely low in summer. http://agalert.com/story/?id=12911 Water users try to adopt ‘orphaned’ PG&E project By Christina Souza, AgAlert, 4/17/19 Permission for use is granted, however, credit must be made to the California Farm Bureau Federation when reprinting this item. A trans-basin water diversion project operated since 1908 between …

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PG&E Moves To Auction Off Eel River Dams Amid Growing Seismic Safety Concerns

PG&E Moves To Auction Off Eel River Dams Amid Growing Seismic Safety Concerns Microsoft Word – FOER Release on Eel River Dam Safety.docx    FRIENDS OF THE E EL R IVER Working for the recovery of our Wild & Scenic River, its fisheries and communities. Microsoft Word – FOER Release on Eel River Dam Safety.docx For …

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Winery Waste Discharge Meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: North Coast County Supervisors Plotting Russian River Water Grab

  Will Parrish wrote an article in the Bohemian about the 1,100 unpermitted draws on the Russian River. What would do without Eel River water? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: North Coast County Supervisors Plotting Russian River Water Grab   May 14, 2018 PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the Eel River North Coast Supervisors plotting Russian River water …

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