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Environment & Energy

KT2000

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3. the good news is -

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2016, 07:06 PM

May 2016

the Elwha River Dam was removed to restore salmon habitat. For about 100 years the salmon would try to scale the dam as there were no fish ladders. It was a sad sight as they could never get over the huge dam. After the removal, the first spawning season saw the salmon return to their habitats from 100 years ago! There are miracles occurring there as nature is reclaiming the area. There are tons of research sites that should help in other dam removals.

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Federal Judge Throws Out NW Salmon Plan; Feds Must Consider Breaching Snake Dams [View all] hatrack May 2016 OP

Good! High time those dams are breached montanacowboy May 2016 #1

Good! truebluegreen May 2016 #2

the good news is - KT2000 May 2016 #3

Washington state's establishment depends on Federal money being poured into unprofitable reactors MisterP May 2016 #4

They need to do something to restore the Canoe52 May 2016 #5