Environmental group finds Eel River decimated by drought

The Eel River Recovery Project has been monitoring the river for nine years. This year, they were devastated by what they saw — low flows, bone dry riverbeds, and struggling fish populations.

Show Notes

In this episode, you will hear from Patrick Higgins, managing director of the Eel River Recovery Project, and Andrew Ryple, a UC Davis scientist who specializes in cold water fish ecology. Ryple says that considering climate change, the poor river conditions Higgins witnessed are not surprising.

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