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Dam Breaching In The Pacific Northwest: Lessons For The Nation, Michael Blumm
Dam Breaching In The Pacific Northwest: Lessons For The Nation, Michael Blumm
Michael Blumm
Over the past dozen years, a number of large dams in the Pacific Northwest have been removed in an effort to restore riverine ecosystems and dependent species like salmon. These dam removals provide perhaps the best example of large-scale environmental remediation in the 21st century. This restoration, however, has occurred on a case-by-case basis, without a comprehensive plan. Yet the result has been to put into motion ongoing rehabilitation efforts in four distinct river basins: the Elwah and White Salmon in Washington and the Sandy and Rogue in Oregon. In all, nine significant dams have been removed, and four more—in …
The Real Story Behind The Columbia Basin Salmon Debacle: Preserving Dams Under The Endangered Species Act, Michael Blumm
The Real Story Behind The Columbia Basin Salmon Debacle: Preserving Dams Under The Endangered Species Act, Michael Blumm
Michael Blumm
This review of Steven Hawley’s provocative book, Recovering a Lost River: Removing Dams, Rewilding Salmon, Revitalizing Communities, examines Hawley’s claim that the best way to recover endangered Snake River salmon is by removing the four Lower Snake River dams. These dams, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, impede access to over 5300 miles of prime salmon habitat and operate with enormous public subsidies, largely to maintain a seaport 465 miles inland at Lewiston, Idaho. Hawley’s book not only shows that additional public subsidies in the form of river dredging and new levees will be necessary to maintain the …