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Friends of the Eel River is pleased to announce that Dave Hope is now our Executive Director. Dave comes to us having just retired from the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board as Senior Scientist. Dave was born and raised on the Eel River at Berry Creek and graduated from schools in Willits. Daves degree is in forestry, and he has extensive experience in river and fishery restoration. He was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Salmonid Restoration Federation. Mr. Hope was a founding member of that organization some 30 years ago and is well known and appreciated on the North Coast of California.
Nadananda, founder and outgoing Executive Director of Friends of the Eel River (FOER), will be reducing her hours with the organization. She will remain as Board President and will continue as editor/publisher of the Eel River Reporter, as well as work with the organizations legal team. She also hopes to enjoy some fun fundraising.
FOER plans for the immediate future continue to target the PG&E Potter Valley Project for decommissioning, along with advocacy and work to achieve major restoration for the Eel River. With Dave Hopes background and lifelong interest and experience, we expect to see this group flourishing as they bring the Eel River, which has been heavily impacted by regional extract practices, back to a state of health and abundance, wild and free.