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ELWHA RIVER RESTORATION
In 1992, Congress authorized the removal of 2 dams that had blocked salmon for a century. 24 years later, the Elwha River once again flowed freely from the Olympic Mountains to the sea- Four dams built on the Klamath River between 1918 and 1966 made power, not water storage; in 2024, the last came down, reopening 420 miles of salmon habitat
- In 2011, the US began tearing down two century-old dams on Washington's Elwha River, the largest dam removal in US history at the time, freeing over 20 million cubic yards of trapped sediment
- Native nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive campsTribes in the US have been attending intensive camps to combat the impacts of climate change and build community resilience. The camps, org...29 Aug, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
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