Elder Creek, part of the South Fork Eel River watershed, lies in the Franciscan Formation found underfoot in most of the Northern Coast Ranges of California. The rocks here were deposited in marine environments when the Farallon slab was still
Measuring stream discharge with the salt dilution technique
Measuring water fluxes in the Eel River Watershed is extremely important. We are in the midst of a multi-year drought and demands on the water supply for agriculture and rural use are only increasing. An ongoing project at the Eel
Phil G encounters invaders in Hunter’s Pool, just downstream from Angelo
Phil Georgakakos sent these photos yesterday of two invaders–the red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, and bullheads tentatively identified by Mary Power as black bullheads, Ictalurus melas. (It may be a brown bullhead, check out the pectoral spine-if smooth, black, if