Support Eel River Dam Removal – Comment Writing Workshop

Comment-Writing Workshop to Support Eel River Dam Removal

Friday, August 15 from 4 – 7pm at the Willits Environmental Center

Contacts:

Robin Leler, Sierra Club Mendocino Group  robin@leler.com, 707-459-0155 (landline)

Alicia Hamann, Friends of the Eel River  alicia@eelriver.org

Willits, CA–The Sierra Club Mendocino Group and Friends of the Eel River invite you to learn about the dam removal process and voice your support for timely removal of these antiquated barriers.

Please join us on Friday, August 15th from 4 – 7 pm at the Willits Environmental Center (630 S Main St, Willits) for a comment-writing workshop and meet-and-greet with the Redwood Chapter’s new Chapter Director Alicia Bales and FOER’s Executive Director Alicia Hamann. Refreshments and good company provided.

Get Involved in the Next Big Step Toward Eel River Dam Removal!

The Potter Valley Project includes two century-old dams in the Eel River headwaters and an out-of-basin  diversion into the Russian River. The Project has failed in just about every way it can. It has long been uneconomic, no longer produces electricity, poses serious seismic risks, and the water supply is increasingly unreliable due to sedimentation of the reservoir.

On Friday, July 25th PG&E published their final License Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan (LSA), bringing the Eel River one step closer to becoming California’s longest free-flowing river.

Removing the Eel River dams is the single most important restoration action we can take to support  recovery of the Eel’s once-abundant native fish. The effort to Free the Eel is broadly supported by Tribes, commercial and recreational fishing folk, recreation advocates, and environmental NGOs. Take this opportunity to join your community and help correct a century of harm. Be a part of the movement to Free the Eel!

Cosponsored by The Sierra Club Mendocino Group and Friends of the Eel River