Tag: dams
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First sighting of salmon in 100 years marks key milestone for California dam removal
For the first time in more than a century, a salmon was observed swimming through Klamath River waters formerly blocked by Iron Gate Dam. Iron Gate and three other dams were demolished in a massive dam-removal project that recently wrapped up. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle In an early victory for the nation’s largest dam-removal project, the first…
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Migration Matters: Breaking Down Barriers to Migration
Over the past century, humans have constructed major transportation infrastructure like highways, bridges, railroads, and more to streamline travel and the movement of goods. However, much of this development has made it difficult for animals to follow their traditional migration routes. Highways and railroad lines divide habitat, making animal crossings perilous, and bridges constructed over…
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A Geography of Hope
The Copco 2 dam, built in 1925, was the smallest of the four Klamath dams slated for removal. Photo by Shane Anderson. Following the removal of four dams on the Klamath River, the work of restoring the watershed is now underway. The epic task of rewilding a river and restoring its watershed is underway in…
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US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes
FILE – Water spills over the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, which runs along the Washington and Oregon state line, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The U.S. government on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in…
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‘Grey infrastructure’ can’t meet future water storage needs
Photo: Aerial view of the Saint Etienne Cantales hydroelectric dam in France. | Romain Longieras A new study maps how energy and food systems depend on stored water to generate hydropower and feed irrigation. Dams and reservoirs won’t be able to meet the demand in coming decades. As demand for food and energy grows, water will only…