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Monthly Newsletter: Klamath Dam Removals: A Tale of the Power of Collaboration and Persistence

Monthly Newsletter: Klamath Dam Removals: A Tale of the Power of Collaboration and Persistence

by Hydropower Reform Coalition | Aug 30, 2024

A river basin once split in half for more than a century will be reconnected this fall with the completion of the nation’s largest dam removal and river restoration project. Over the past two years, four dams were removed from the Klamath River: J.C. Boyle in southern...
Eel River Dams Headed for Removal, Water Users Support Dam-Free Diversion

Eel River Dams Headed for Removal, Water Users Support Dam-Free Diversion

by California Trout | Mar 20, 2024

In 2023, PG&E announced its plans to remove both Scott and Cape Horn dams on the Eel River as part of its license surrender and decommissioning of the Potter Valley Project. CalTrout has long advocated for removing both dams to improve salmon and steelhead...
Unlocking the Future of Yuba River Salmon: Advocating for Restoration Through Relicensing

Unlocking the Future of Yuba River Salmon: Advocating for Restoration Through Relicensing

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Feb 7, 2024

On January 16th, SYRCL and our allies in the Foothills Water Network filed comments with the Federal Energy Commission (FERC) requesting formal studies to help restore salmon in the lower Yuba River. Our comments also focused on the YWA’s Final License Application for...
The Yuba Watershed and the Bay-Delta Plan: Interlinked Plumbing and Management

The Yuba Watershed and the Bay-Delta Plan: Interlinked Plumbing and Management

by South Yuba River Citizens League | Jan 25, 2024

Salmon were once prolific in the Yuba watershed and the Sacramento River Basin.  Historically, over 300,000 would return in the fall to spawn in the Yuba. But due to large dams blocking historical habitat, modification of river hydrology, and the lasting impacts of...
TU stands up for Snake River salmon in congressional hearing

TU stands up for Snake River salmon in congressional hearing

by Trout Unlimited | Dec 13, 2023

Lindsay Slater, represented salmon advocates in Congress Tuesday at a hearing ominously titled, “Left in the Dark: Examining the Biden Administration’s Efforts to Eliminate the Pacific Northwest’s Clean Energy Production.”
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