Fishery resources on the Eel River are at record lows. Our goal is to restore historic salmon and steelhead rearing and spawning habitat, thus increasing naturally produced steelhead population to 20% of its 1950s population. To do so, we will:
- Allow fish passage by restoring access to 30 miles of historic salmon and steelhead rearing and spawning habitat above railroad crossings by 2020
- Reinstitute historic flow regimes to maximize fishery production
- Prevent additional water extraction that is detrimental to native steelhead
Key Partners: California Department of Fish & Game, Friends of the Eel River
Other Partners: Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Ross Taylor and Associates, Humboldt County, Friends of the Eel River, Trout Unlimited, CSPA, Humboldt Redwood Company, UC Davis
