Elwha River Restoration
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Photo by Will Boucher, California Trout
On September 17th, 2011, the historic removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams on the Elwha River began. Over a decade later, we look back upon this incredible achievement and how it can serve as a model for other restoration efforts.
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Explore in depthMore resources
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Decommissioning and removal / Videos 9/2/2011 |
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Decommissioning and removal / Recommended Reading 4/22/2020 |
The Seattle Times | Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals
KNKX Public Radio | Elwha Tribal Elder and Commercial Fisherman Robert Elofson
The Seattle Times | Elwha: Roaring back to life
The Dirtbag Diaries | Podcast: Endangered Spaces-—The Elwha River Recovery
John Gussman | The final blast of Glines Canyon Dam, the Elwha is Free
National Park Service | History of the Elwha River, mechanics of the dam removals, current research, and more