Eel River Salmon Restoration Project, Small Scale Hatcheries At Risk
Will the Eel River Salmon Restoration Project (ERSRP) continue to operate its small-scale natal stock supplementation hatchery into the future? With the release of 12,413 marked fish this last June back into Redwood Creek, this question was on all of our minds. Since 1983 we have operated a natal brood stock trapping and rearing program on Redwood Creek, a tributary to the South Fork of the Eel River at Redway. Last season (2003-2004) we trapped 72 chinook salmon, 10 coho salmon, two steelhead, and one chum salmon. This provided 13,145 chinook salmon eggs for our hatchery. Funding for our hatchery has been largely provided through the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) Grant Program. Unfortunately CDFG decided to discontinue funding for our hatchery, as well as the Humboldt Fish Action Council hatchery located on Freshwater Creek, and the Mattole Salmon Support Group hatchery located on the Mattole River. No specific reasons were given by CDFG for the closure of each individual hatchery.
(read
more)
Yosemite: First Take Care OF What We Have! Friends of Yosemite Valley Litigation Halts Yosemite Development Projects
The Friends of Yosemite Valley (FoYV) has been working since 1997 to keep Yosemite National Park (YNP) from more commercialization, development, pavement, and upscaling that would deny equitable access. If not reversed, this trend would shut out average-income families and move the visitors even more towards a consumer-based experience, rather than a connected natural experience.
(read
more)
Pepper Spray Trial Starts September 7th
Dear Friends,
(read
more)
