As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth

[@340wbymag]

The removal of the dams makes me extremely happy for the tribes, the fish, and the environment, but it takes more than removing dams to restore the river. Streams and tributaries must also be protected. Beavers must be re-introduced so they can create wetlands that will shelter and protect young fish, provide habitat to countless other species, restore groundwaters, and provide clean, cool water to the river in the hot, dry months of summer. Without that protection there will continue to be problems with fish survival and water quality. It is a huge job. I hope the tribes and others dedicated to the river will be successful. The first dam has been removed and fish now have the opportunity to swim upstream, so I hope someone will report frequently any information about fish migrating beyond that dam site. I am eager to hear that salmon and steelhead are finding their way past that site.

[@johnkilty1419]

The recovery plan is extensive. They have take all that mention and put it in with the plan.

[@JohnDoe-bw7bq]

Sort of like picking up the pieces of a broken mirror to look into...

[@timkbirchico8542]

what a disgrace. 100 years of damage to indigenous people and their land. at least its going now.

[@chrisgarcia5462]

The Electric company's finally realizing that dams are bad for the environment 😂😂

[@KennyWatson-mu9to]

They took The Dams out. Now the Klamath River smells like a sewer. It's Killed every thing In it. There won't be any Fishing in River for decades. I hope they Really Know what they were doing. 😢

[@johnkilty1419]

I have been all along the River. What stinks is the lakes that still have most of the sediment on the banks. The river is fine. Less than ten miles down stream you would not know the dams had been breached.