by Trout Unlimited | Apr 17, 2020
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.
by American Whitewater | Mar 12, 2020
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....
by California Trout | Jan 1, 2019
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.
by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Jan 1, 2018
Building the Temperance Flat Dam would drown the public lands on the San Joaquin River Gorge forever.
by American Whitewater | Nov 17, 2017
American Whitewater is pleased to release the first of two planned films on the removal of Mill Pond Dam in northeastern Washington. This short film explores the history of the dam and the early stages of its removal through on-site interviews and footage of the removal process. Over the next two months the removal of the dam will reveal a section of Sullivan Creek not seen for over a century, and we will then produce a follow up film of the newly recovered stream.
