by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Sep 26, 2021
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.
by American Rivers | Feb 9, 2021
Two summers ago, I floated the Middle Fork Salmon, in the heart of Idaho’s Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness. The trip had everything, spectacular scenery, great fishing, wonderful companions. The only thing missing was abundant salmon and steelhead which,...
by Colleen McNally-Murphy | Oct 1, 2020
From the Mountains to the Sea tells the inside story of the Penobscot River Restoration Project drawing on interviews with more than fifty participants who helped navigate local politics and federal budgets and examines the challenges, compromises, and key turning points in the project to ultimately balance social and economic values and serve as a global model for large-scale ecosystem restoration.
by Hydropower Reform Coalition | May 8, 2020
Installed in 1922: single dam development on the West Branch of the Penobscot River Private owner Hydropower Capacity: 3.4 MW Eel passage facilities up and downstream LIHI certified LIHI certification expires June 1, 2020 FERC license pre-application begins 2024 FERC...
by Hydropower Reform Coalition | May 8, 2020
Installed: Millinocket- 1900 East Millinocket- 1906 North Twin- 1846 Dolby- 1907 Millinocket Lake- 1883 Characteristics: Privately owned No fish passage facilities Not LIHI certified Also referred to as Great Northern Paper Mill FERC license expires 2026....
