“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 […]
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All posts tagged: Salmon
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, […]
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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.”
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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 […]
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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 […]
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