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SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION
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 habitatIn a groundbreaking initiative, four dams on the Klamath River spanning California and Oregon have been dismantled after a century of exist...- In 2003, a businessman bought a 23,000-acre estate to restore it; now it's home to a million trees and red squirrelsBusinessman Paul Lister transformed Scotland's 23,000-acre Alladale estate into a wilderness reserve, planting one million native trees and...
- Since 2022, Alaska crews have placed more than 1,000 whole trees in a creek damaged by gold mining, helping restore 2.3 miles of salmon habitatResurrection Creek in Alaska has been revitalized into a thriving river thanks to comprehensive restoration efforts. By introducing entire ...
- By the mid-2010s, California agencies had placed more than 200,000 tons of gravel below Keswick Dam, restoring egg-laying habitat for endangered salmonThe construction of dams along the Sacramento River hindered the natural flow of gravel that is essential for salmon spawning. Efforts are ...
- By the mid-2010s, California agencies had placed more than 200,000 tons of gravel below Keswick Dam, restoring egg-laying habitat for endangered salmonIn an initiative aimed at revitalizing the spawning grounds for the endangered winter-run Chinook salmon, California has been transporting ...
- In 2006, Canada launched a mission to save Atlantic salmon. Nearly 20 years later, the fish are returningAtlantic salmon populations declined due to habitat destruction and overfishing. Conservation efforts involving captive breeding and habita...
- A Seattle veteran was told he had four months to live; he began cleaning polluted Hamm Creek, and salmon, beavers and river otters later returnedA Vietnam veteran found a new purpose cleaning a polluted creek near his home. This personal mission extended his life by twenty-seven year...
- In 2012 and 2013, Maine removed two hydroelectric dams from the Penobscot River; river herring later rose from almost zero to more than six millionMaine's Penobscot River shows a remarkable environmental recovery after dam removals. Millions of river herring have returned to the waterw...
- In 1942, America completed Friant Dam and diverted most of the San Joaquin River into farms; a salmon run once numbering nearly 50,000 adults collapsedFriant Dam construction in California significantly altered the San Joaquin River's flow. This action disconnected salmon from their spawni...
- 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 sedimentThe Elwha River dams were dismantled after nearly a century of operation. This significant engineering project restored over ninety miles o...
- In 1980, one of America's worst volcanic eruptions flattened this land. Now, 58 beavers have brought it back to lifeBeavers have revitalized a Mount St. Helens wasteland into a thriving wetland. These industrious rodents created a vibrant ecosystem after ...
- Fish are adapting to rivers shaped by dams and barriers, and that may be changing how man-made rivers function over timeFor decades, river restoration has focused on returning waterways to conditions that existed before dams, weirs and large-scale human inter...
- Secret European destinations where rich people are hiding out this summerLuxury travel is shifting from high-profile hotspots to discreet, private getaways. Wealthy travelers now prefer remote destinations like L...
- Most money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limboSince the passage of the Endangered Species Act, over 1,700 species in the US have been listed as threatened or endangered. However, there ...
- 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...
- US regulators to vote on largest dam demolition, Klamath Basin in historyThe Klamath Basin watershed covers more than 14,500 square miles (37,500 square kilometres) and the Klamath itself was once the third-large...
- Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industryHundreds of thousands of young salmon are dying in Northern California's Klamath River as low water levels brought about by drought allow a...
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