Eel River Forum Meetings
April 4, 2024: Online webinar
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm PT
California Trout and our partners McBain and Associates and Stillwater Sciences presented our progress on the Eel River Restoration and Conservation Plan for the Eel River watershed. This meeting reviewed the content of the Plan draft and highlighted the process for public comment and feedback on the draft. You can view the draft plan and provide comments here.
Thanks to everyone who was able to attend! For those who were not able to make it, check out some resources from the meeting below.
View the meeting slides, meeting recording, and a special message from Congressman Huffman!
We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting (date TBA)!
– Christine Davis, North Coast Project Manager
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October 4, 2023: Online webinar
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
California Trout, Stillwater Sciences, McBain and Associates, and Round Valley Indian Tribes Fisheries (the Project Team) presented our work to date on the CDFW-funded Eel River Restoration and Conservation Plan. We shared our progress and schedule for Plan draft review in 2024.
Click here to explore the meeting slides.
Click here to view the DRAFT Goals for the Eel River Restoration and Conservation Program.
April 4, 2023: Covelo
11:00 am – 3:00 pm, Covelo Round Valley Library Commons
Click here to explore the meeting agenda.
Click here to explore the meeting slides.
January 30, 2023: Fortuna
10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Fortuna River Lodge
Welcome back to the Eel River Forum! The Eel River Forum resumes to present an overview of the Vison, Goals and Objectives of the Eel Restoration Program and Restoration Plan, currently in Phase 1. Additionally, there will be time for community announcements and updates as well as short presentations from the Wiyot Tribe and Friends of the Eel River, among others.
View slides from this meeting here.
November 6, 2019: Fortuna
Meeting Documents: Agenda; Attendees
Presentations:
- Updates (audio)
- Eric Bjorkstedt (NOAA and HSU): “Beyond the Eel: ocean conditions and climate variability affecting North Coast salmon and steelhead” (slides/audio)
- Mike Furniss (ret. USFS R&D, and HSU – Forestry): “5R+1 as a model to conceptualize action to address climate change and sea level rise, with an emphasis on estuaries and floodplains” (slides/audio)
- Aldaron Laird (Trinity Associates and HSU SLR Initiative): “Sea Level Rise Planning – Using examples from Humboldt Bay to demonstrate what has been done to assess vulnerability and challenges to developing regional and local adaptation strategies/actions in the neighboring watershed” (slides/audio)
- Jeremy Svehla (GHD): “Presenting the Eel River estuary restoration projects as examples of different management approaches and various constraints to addressing sea level rise and other climate change related issues in the estuary” (slides/audio)
- Key points summary (slides)
- Panel and Group Discussion – Identify the next steps and greatest needs to support sea level rise planning in the Eel River estuary. (audio)
December 12, 2018: Willits
Meeting Documents: Agenda; Attendees
Presentations: Jason Liles, State Senator Michael McGuire’s office; Frank Aebly Ph.D., Forest Service District Ranger; Chuck Striplen, NCRWQCB
May 2, 2018: Benbow
Meeting Documents: Agenda; Attendees
Presentations: Scott Bauer, CDFW; Daniel Schultz, State Water Board; Connor McIntee, Regional Water Board
December 13, 2017 Eureka Restoration Workshop
Meeting Documents: Agenda; Attendees
Presentations: Darren Mierau, CalTrout
October 4, 2017: Willits
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Wiyot Tribe; US Fish and Wildlife Service; Sonoma County Water Agency; Friends of the Eel River; Paul Kubicek, PG&E
June 14, 2017: Benbow
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Dr. Stephanie Carlson; Dr. Mike Miller; Dr. Mary Power; Gabe Rossi; Sam Kannry; Suzanne Kelson
March 22, 2017: Fortuna
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Hank Seemann, Humboldt County Public Works; Scott Monday, CDFW; Pat Higgins, ERRP
October 19, 2016: Willits
Meeting Documents: Agenda; Blue Green Algae Info Sheet
Presentations: Dave Manning, Sonoma County Water Agency; Dr. Ron Yoshiyama; Katherine Carter, RWQCB
June 8, 2016: Benbow
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Mark Sherwood and Jake Crawford, NFS; Jim Graham; Emily Cooper & UPDATE: Emily Cooper’s Thesis Defense Presentation; Patrick Vaughan and Leah Mahan, NMFS
March 9, 2016: Fortuna
Meeting Documents: Agenda
October 14, 2015: Willits
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: NMFS; Eli Asarian
July 9, 2015: Benbow
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Mark Trenholm (WSC)
May 20, 2015: Fortuna
Meeting Documents: Agenda
February 4, 2015: Benbow
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: David Kajtaniak; North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
December 3, 2014: Willits
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Julie Weeder, Mary Burke, Paul Kubicek
September 18, 2014: Fortuna
Meeting Documents: Invitation
Presentations: Eel River Delta Celebration
May 28, 2014: Benbow
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Dave Katjaniak, Sal Steinberg, Bret Harvey
December 12, 2013: Willits
Meeting Documents: Agenda
October 23, 2013: Benbow
Meeting Documents: Agenda
June 19, 2013: Fortuna
Meeting Documents: Agenda
May 29, 2013: Willits
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Ian Thoma and Paul Kubicek; Paul Kubicek and Park Steiner; Janet Pauli; David Manning and Don Seymour
April 24, 2013: Benbow
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentation: Darren Mierau; Monitoring Goals Document;
March 20, 2013: Fortuna
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: David Kajtaniak; Doreen Hansen
February 20, 2013: Willits
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Bryan McFadin and Joelle Geppert; Tom Leroy
January 23, 2013: Benbow
Meeting Documents: Agenda;
Presentations: Darren Mierau; Brad Job; Scott Bauer; Matt McCarthy
December 19, 2012: Fortuna
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Stephen Kullmann; Nick Simpson
November 13, 2012: Willits
Meeting Documents: Agenda
Presentations: Allan Renger; Bryan McFadin; Jay Harris; Scott Harris; Paul Kubicek; Larry Desmond
October 16, 2012: Garberville
Meeting Documents: Agenda
July 17, 2012: Fortuna
Meeting Documents: Agenda