Eric See/ DWR

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) owns and operates Lake Oroville and its associated facilities, for the purpose of flood control, water storage and delivery, power generation, recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement, and water quality management for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

This presentation will focus on DWR’s environmental and recreation activities at the Oroville Facilities including the Feather River Fish Hatchery, the Feather River Fish Monitoring Station, the Feather River Floating Classroom Program, Feather River salmon spawning gravel improvements, along with DWR’s bald eagle management program and upcoming environmental habitat improvement projects. DWR also implements a Fuel Load Management Program to reduce the risk of wildfire in the Oroville area.

Eric See is an Environmental Program Manager and has worked at DWR’s Oroville Field Division, located near Oroville Dam, for over 31 years. He leads a team of environmental scientists and civil engineers to implement these programs in coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California Department of Parks and Recreation, CalFire, and several other government agencies.

Eric and his wife, Christiane Wear, live in Chico where they raised their 2 daughters. Madison is a Chico State graduate who was recently married, and Merced is currently enrolled at Colorado State University, Boulder. When Eric isn’t working, he enjoys flyfishing, duck hunting, and spending time with his family at their cabin on the North Fork Feather River, above Lake Almanor.