The Trail Bridge dam sits at the end of the frame. The dark blue water of the Mckenzie runs with green trees on the shore.

Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act  


Advocates Sue to Address Harm to Bull Trout and Chinook Salmon Contacts:  Bethany Cotton, Cascadia Wildlands, bethany@cascwild.org 503.327.4923 John Persell, Oregon Wild jp@oregonwild.org 503.896.6472  Jennifer Fairbrother, Native Fish Society: jennifer@nativefishsociety.org 541.602.0696  Lindsey Hutchinson, Willamette Riverkeeper lindsey@willametteriverkeeper.org  Hannah Goldblatt, Advocates for the West: hgoldblatt@advocateswest.org 503.506.5131 Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, nfunaro@publicjustice.net, 203.435.1722 EUGENE, OR — Today, conservation … Continue reading Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act  

Cascadia Wildlands Statement on Eugene Water and Electric Board’s Recommendation to Decommission Leaburg Dam on the McKenzie River


December 7, 2023 — Following two years of extensive research, analysis, and outreach, the Eugene Water and Electric Board’s (EWEB) General Manager and staff presented a recommendation to decommission and remove the Leaburg Hydroelectric Project and Dam at the December 6 Board of Commissioners meeting. In agreement with the recommendation, the Board directed EWEB staff to convert the recommendation to an action item for the Board to vote to approve early next year.