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Salmon Farms in Patagonia Face Growing Opposition

Salmon Farms in Patagonia Face Growing Opposition

Salmon farming as practiced is rife with environmental problems, as discussed below.

An Idaho Congressman Aims to Dump Dams

An Idaho Congressman Aims to Dump Dams

“Here is an ecological idea on salmon restoration that gives environmental, social and economic factors equal weight. Congratulations and thanks to U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on March 24, 2021. It was written by Rocky Barker – Writers on the Range. U.

Deal Revives Plan for Largest Us Dam Demolition

Deal Revives Plan for Largest US Dam Demolition

“This project will have a very beneficial effect on water quality and salmon. Moreover, removals are inevitable. These dams are worn out. Because they are economic losers, there is no economic case for spending the vast sums needed to make them safe again. NOTE: this article was originally published to

Saving Salmon and Saving Money

Saving Salmon and Saving Money

According to the authors of the article below, the key to salmon restoration is to join together the ownership of dams and salmon fisheries, giving dam operators incentives both to earn money and save fish—or, really, to give them incentives to earn money by saving fish. More than a

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The Elwha’s Living Laboratory: Lessons From the World’s Largest Dam-removal Project

“Quoting the article below: “A river can be restored. They are resilient and we know what they need.” NOTE: this article was originally published to The Revelator on October 1, 2018. It was written by Tara Lohan. Two dams removed from Washington’s Elwha River were branded as salmon-restoration projects,

How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’

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How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’

The eight dams discussed in the article below are artifacts of a well-intentioned, big-government mega-project that backfired. On the Columbia and Snake rivers, this mindset wiped out a 60-million fish salmon run. This massive run included the largest king salmon in the world with many weighing more than100 pounds apiece,

To Restore Salmon, Think Like a Beaver

When Europeans arrived in North America about 500 years ago, it is estimated there were 300 million beavers and 50 million acres of beaver ponds. Within 200 years, 98 percent of this was destroyed, profoundly harming the hydrology of what is now the United States. In much of the United