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Trump supporters would argue this is fake news!

Learned that self proclaimed naturalists need to tear down their own home and return that land to nature before destroying someone else’s back yard. They polluted miles of river down stream killing everything in its path. Destroyed eco systems upstream these lakes created. In a time when we need water storage more then ever, this should not even be a conversation. Try a hatchery or a fish ladder. They work great and for a fraction of the money or damage.

They get to save the planet and blow stuff up? Are they hiring? 😂😂😂

Very interesting. I always thought that dam removal projects were pushed for environmental reasons. But have learned that a lot of these dams are way past their lifespan. So it's either spend the money on renovations or removal. The dams served their purpose and sadly had unintended consequences. Glad to see a removal success story!

I’ve watched a number of videos like this one from a number of rivers where dams have been removed. Before and after studies have been made, and in some cases underwater videos have been taken…all in all I’ve been fascinated by how quickly wildlife has reclaimed their historical habitats. Yes, in some cases humans have helped, as it should be. However, they have only helped, not taken over nature’s efforts. Kudos to all folks such as yourselves who make all these efforts to right what has been done, from the folks, especially thé Indigenous peoples and others who have worked for, in some cases, decades to accomplish this. Keep up the good work and being an inspiration for other, similar, projects.

Can't the fish go thru the dams to save them or dams be rebuilt so that fish can go thru it.

Build more dams. Store fresh water. We’re running out of fresh water. Why deplete a valuable resource?

Have you tried sinking seed for germination before draining? Many seeds will settle in the sediment and depending on timing the settled seed should either germinate at a specific time or in exposure to heat. Sediment stabilization can be achieved through the use of many annual and perennial plants and shrubs then with stabilization you can overplant. This may help with the post removal rain events and much of the fine sediment. Arial seeding of rice is common these days but steep confining terrain may be prohibitive.

I wish 🤞 and hope we can remove all dams in North America 🌎. I believe that this would rejuvenate the world in ways that we cannot comprehend until we experience the impacts.

This is so encouraging now to see the summer steelhead returning from the brink.

Now just open the fishery. That will change their denial real quick.

Thank you for sharing ❤️

When do the nets go in?

Out of curiosity, there must be a reason why hatcheries don't just fertilize the eggs and place them directly into the river in man made reds instead of raising them in a hatchery for a time then releasing them. It would seem that would be the best way to keep the "Native" fish population ecosystem and avoid the hatchery fish acclimation problem that I have seen as a result of being fed instead of having to learn from day one how to survive as a wild fish from inception. I realize the attrition rate is much higher when doing it but I just don't understand why not provide more reds to compensate rather then raise fish to a certain size then release. It would seem that the more reds means more fish and better acclimated fish that can survive and be wild. The premise is in the past there were MORE fish coming up river to lay eggs thus more fish would be hatching and going out to sea to come back. Why not try to replicate the past Larger fish numbers spawning? Can someone explain that for me if you can. Thanks.

There is a tiny freshwater seal in a Russian lake that prefers to eat lampreys. It is dying off because wealthy people are building homes on that lake and kill the seals for laying on their boats.

Damming the large salmon rivers was a crime. They had plenty of non salmon rivers to dam but did not. One dam filling Grand Canyon would produce more water and electricity than all dams combined and no migratory salmon fish there plus it is where water IS desperately needed.

Back in 1996 my High School Environmental Club traveled to WA DC to lobby for the removal of these damns. Watching this video on the fishery recovery in this river is one of the highlights of my adult life. This gives me some hope that all the work we do on environmental stewardship, protection and restoration is absolutely worth it. Thank you for sharing your work.

Take a drink every time he asks a “great question”😉

Wow, this fucking guy talks a lot

This is a great positive story on what happens when you let Mother Nature do her thing naturally. With the drought continuing this natural reproduction will become increasingly important. If the Chinooks can come back strong, that would be amazing.

Just like human forest had its resting.time at night..i think we.need to reduce lights at night time well atleast 4 hours totally lights out near green plants.

Imagine if it is not removed... more sediments

Good job

Out of curiosity, there must be a reason why hatcheries don't just fertilize the eggs and place them directly into the river in man made reds instead of raising them in a hatchery for a time then releasing them. It would seem that would be the best way to keep the "Native" fish population ecosystem and avoid the hatchery fish acclimation problem that I have seen as a result of being fed instead of having to learn from day one how to survive as a wild fish from inception. I realize the attrition rate is much higher when doing it but it I just don't understand why not provide more reds to compensate rather then raise fish to a certain size then release. It would seem that the more reds means more fish and better acclimated fish that can survive and be wild. Can someone explain that for me if you can. Thanks.

All lies here i line next to a dam We need small dams And they can barged up stream War is over water its always water thats why dem want dam removal They want war

Bravo, it's inspiring to see humanity fixing the mess they created in ignorance.

Awesome video, thank you

I've been waiting for a video like this. There are now loads of vids on yt about dam removal, but this is the first one I've found that documents the success of the fishery improvements post dam removal. I wrote an op-ed supporting dam removal that was published in the NYT during the debates prior to the first major dam removal projects in ~1999. It seemed likely these projects would succeed, but it's heartening to know for a fact that they have, and that some of the naysayers are now recognizing that they were wrong. The combination of ongoing dam removal projects and the reintroduction of beavers into watersheds from which they'd been extirpated gives me a lot of hope that we may actually be able to bring back our fisheries to near historical levels, while improving water quality and all the other natural systems they affect. Thanks for sharing.

View 495 lives in Australia. Congratulations on this reversal of damaging interference with the river and such excellent outcomes.. very interesting, thank you,

john M, the cool of conservation, is the most respected, advocate for wild steelhead, great man

I am not sure how this film came up but view 458 lives in England - and I found this absolutely fascinating! I think YT opens up the world so that one sees some of the good things which are happening - as opposed the gloom, panic and virtue signalling that seems to make the news. What an impressive example of collection of different interest groups working together in a community. We do not have steelhead trout in the UK but I am assuming what has been good for these fish has been good for local people, a finer river, increased tourism and food for fish, birds and humans!

Great job!

Great news! Thanks for this video.