The next half-century of hydro
How hydropower relicensing clears a path for migratory trout and salmon
In Maine, fish following ancient instincts find newly open rivers
Dams are the single most significant factor in the decline of Atlantic salmon in Maine. Recovering the runs will only happen if we remove other dams on the Penobscot and Kennebec rivers.
What happens to fish populations when dams are removed?
In 2014, the final pieces of two dams on the Elwha River in Washington were removed. The famous river restoration and fish recovery story was decades in the making and culminated in what is now a free-flowing Elwha from its source high in Olympic National Park to the...
As the Elwha rushes back to life, hope for river restoration nationwide
HRC in the news: This opinion piece on the Elwha restoration and the need for more dam removals, written by Tom Kiernan, President and CEO of American Rivers, was published in The Seattle Times.
