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The Klamath Dam Removals: A Story of People and Possibility

The Klamath Dam Removals: A Story of People and Possibility

by American Rivers | Sep 9, 2024

As I stood on a bridge and looked upstream along the Klamath River, I felt confused. For over 15 years, I had stood in the same stop and gazed on the earthen face of Iron Gate Dam. But on this day, I saw…space. Framing the edges of that space, I saw canyon walls,...
CSPA Intervenes in Litigation on Drum-Spaulding and Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Projects

CSPA Intervenes in Litigation on Drum-Spaulding and Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Projects

by California Sportfishing Protection Alliance | Jul 17, 2024

On May 7, 2024, CSPA and its allies intervened in the ongoing case of Nevada Irrigation District (NID) versus the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In the case before the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, NID is challenging the authority of...
Monthly Newsletter: Happy National Rivers Month!

Monthly Newsletter: Happy National Rivers Month!

by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Jun 18, 2024

Take a moment to think about the earliest memory you have of a river. Where were you and what were you doing? Were you swimming, paddling, or perhaps casting your first fishing line? We might not remember what we were wearing or who we were with, but at some point in...
Wells River (VT) Whitewater Access to be Improved under New FERC License

Wells River (VT) Whitewater Access to be Improved under New FERC License

by American Whitewater | Mar 28, 2024

The new hydropower license for the Newbury Hydroelectric Project on the Wells RIver in Vermont requires access impovements to the whitewater takeout. Home to the Wells River Rumble, the new access will improve the current boater take-out — a steep, narrow,...

As Klamath Dams Come Out, Restoration Project Develops on Important Klamath Tributary

by California Trout | Jan 31, 2024

The Klamath River has historically been the birthplace of many of California’s salmon, but, severed by dams, it is disrupted and disconnected, and salmon and other watershed residents have suffered from the impacts. Today the watershed is playing host to the largest...
The Yuba Watershed and the Bay-Delta Plan: Interlinked Plumbing and Management

The Yuba Watershed and the Bay-Delta Plan: Interlinked Plumbing and Management

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Jan 25, 2024

Salmon were once prolific in the Yuba watershed and the Sacramento River Basin.  Historically, over 300,000 would return in the fall to spawn in the Yuba. But due to large dams blocking historical habitat, modification of river hydrology, and the lasting impacts of...
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