NorCal tribes join forces to restore Eel River as PG&E moves toward removal of dam

by Sarah Stierch, Bay City News November 15, 2025November 17, 2025

(L-R) Round Valley Tribal Council Secretary Jill Acosta, Round Valley Tribal Council Member Susan Henao, Round Valley Vice President Neil Britton Sr., Round Valley President Joe Parker, Yurok Chairman Joseph L. James, Yurok Tribal Council Member Toby Vanlandingham and Yurok Tribal Council Member Ryan Ray present the "Treaty of Friendship" at the Eel River Canyon Preserve in Trinity County, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The Yurok Tribe and Round Valley Indian Tribes signed the treaty to work together on restoring the Eel River and its salmon runs as PG&E moves to decommission and remove the Potter Valley Project's Scott and Cape Horn dams. (Yurok Tribe via Bay City News)

Two Northern California tribes this week announced 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.”

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