Two Northern California tribes announced Wednesday that they signed a treaty last month, committing to jointly restore the Eel River and its fish populations. Leaders from the Round Valley Indian Tribes in Mendocino County and the Yurok Tribe in Del Norte and Humboldt counties met at the Eel River Canyon Preserve in Trinity County last month to sign the “Treaty of Friendship.” The agreement commits the tribes to restoring the river and rebuilding its declining fish populations as PG&E moves to decommission the Potter Valley Project hydroelectric system’s Scott Dam in Mendocino County and Cape Horn (also known as Van Arsdale) Dam in Lake County. 

Other fish restoration news:

• The Sacramento Bee (Calif.): Opinion: As Trump sends California water to farmers, native salmon face extinction
• The Daily Breeze (Hermosa Beach, Calif.): Surfer walks 1,196 miles to raise awareness for endangered steelhead trout