EPA Weakens Protections for Wetlands and Streams

EPA Weakens Protections for Wetlands and Streams

This week, the federal Environmental Protection Agency released new rules for the regulation of many of the wetlands, streams and seasonal creeks throughout the United States in order to ensure conformity with a recent US Supreme Court decision on the Clean Water Act.

Dam Removal on the Eel is Closer Than Ever

Dam Removal on the Eel is Closer Than Ever

Water Users Support Restoring Eel River to Free-Flowing State New proposal by Sonoma and Mendocino County water agencies, Round Valley Indian Tribes calls for dam removal and a new water diversion facility Dam removal on the Eel River is closer than ever after county...
Copco 2 Deconstruction Begins on Klamath River

Copco 2 Deconstruction Begins on Klamath River

We are thrilled to hear that deconstruction for removal of Copco 2, the first of four lower dams slated to be removed on the Klamath River, is underway! Update from the Klamath River Renewal Corp: The deconstruction of Copco No. 2, the smallest of the four...
Collaborative Efforts to Restore the Eel River Estuary

Collaborative Efforts to Restore the Eel River Estuary

Written by Will Ware, CalTrout Bay Area Project Coordinator Winding across northern California, the Wild and Scenic (and endangered!) Eel River drains the state’s third largest watershed as it emerges from its headwaters in the Coast Range, snakes through steep...