Our Mission...
...is to restore the Eel River and all her tributaries to a natural state
of abundance, wild and free. Our immediate goal is to remove two
antiquated dams that block hundreds of miles of prime spawning grounds.
Our Accomplishments
 Friends
of the Eel River has been acknowledged and praised for its devotion to
the monitoring, defense and advocacy of the Eel River watershed. Through
the education and support of the Humboldt County inhabitants and neighbors,
of this third largest watershed in California, we have been able to uplift
our status as a small fish in a large pond, to a formidable challenger
of large corporations and agencies in the interest of preserving our north
coast public trust resources. We are over 2200 members strong, are blessed
with a solid volunteer base, and twice yearly publish Eel
River Reporter which is the main source of reliable information on
water issues facing north coastal California. We are also supported by
a large contingent of scientists and fisheries experts, sport fishing
alliances, river recreationalists, and concerned citizens who help us
to meet new challenges to our watershed integrity. The entire mission
of Friends of the Eel River is backed by an enormously dedicated and enthusiastic
Executive Director, an active, diverse and top notch Board of Directors,
a superb legal council which has helped us rewrite California water law,
and the generosity of members and friends of the Eel River.
In addition to legal interventions and victories we have allied with
advocates of the Russian River watershed to halt the construction of an
enlarged water delivery pipeline to Marin County from the Russian River
as Eel River water is diverted to the Russian River. As a result, the
Marin Municipal Water District is looking to use desalination and conservation
to meet future water needs. Through this alliance Friends of the Eel highlights
the need for bio-regions to work together for the benefit of watershed
integrity; forest, soil, fish, wildlife, air, river health are all of
our concern. |
