Water is Life: Hydropower in Alabama
Check out this brown bag discussion on hydropower in Alabama, featuring Sarah Stokes, Senior Attorney with Southern Environmental Law Center, and Colleen McNally-Murphy, Associate National Director of the Hydropower Reform Coalition. Learn more about the recent...
Rising from the Ashes
Less than six years ago, the second of two dams on the Elwha River, on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, was taken out to provide access for fish to the upper river located in the Olympic National Park. Since then, we have witnessed a remarkable transformation of the river – and of the wildlife that depend on it. Before the dams were installed in the early 1900s, the Elwha produced consistent and robust runs of salmon and steelhead and was a productive fishery. Afterwards, these runs dwindled almost to nothing.
Revisiting Sullivan Creek After Mill Pond Dam Removal
This video shows the remarkable restoration of Sullivan Creek that is underway now that the two-year process of removal of Mill Pond Dam is complete. The ecological and recreational benefits are significant, and all stakeholders contributed to the process....
Dams Out: Klamath Dams
Earlier this year, California Trout released our Top 5 California DAMS OUT report which profiles obsolete dams that are ripe for removal. This month, they’re taking a closer look at the Klamath Dams.