Before and after scenes of the Klamath River dam removal | Oregon Field Guide

[@WramblinWreck2187]

What I noticed was the difference in sound. Rushing water is such an awesome, calming sound.

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

❤

[@angeliqueaddington5846]

@@WramblinWreck2187 i agree!

[@TBrl8]

True, except in the event of a tsunami. But I am just being foolish there.

[@sasquatchrosefarts]

Yes. Although it's a tricky subject because ponds create life also. And big ponds create entire weather systems. So difficult.

[@dankmeme682]

Beaver: I daresay I must disagree

[@jacttackle57]

As a fisherman and a fishing guide I full support dam removal. It’s absolutely going to produce more fish and the best thing is all the critters that will benefit from the river being wild again.

[@karendurant4981]

@@jacttackle57 Yes, and I can't wait to come up and patronize our favorite guide. He's such a great guy and I know he's going to have lots of business even in the next year or so not so much for the fishing but just float our beloved Klamath River and see what's going on up there

[@sweezlesquee]

It's truly encouraging to see such a significant change happen. Leave it to the beavers, and it'll be better than ever.

[@nrolled2888]

Yeah right. Never heard of a fish ladder? Meanwhile oceans are filling up and people are asked to shower in a bucket, stop wasting our Dam water. Build more dams, add more hydro electric, not offshore windmills. 😢

[@paulb8118]

​@@nrolled2888 clearly youre not that knowledgeable of the situation. Fish ladders work for about 10% of fish going upstream. Also fish going up stream isn't the problem it's going back down stream, where fish ladders don't work.

[@GeoEstes]

@@nrolled2888 These particular dams were not used for water retention, and they only contributed 2% to the region's power grid.

[@gwens3604]

In the 1940's, when they were young, my Dad and his brother fished in the mighty rivers of Northwest California. Oh the stories they used to tell. Still have a few pictures of the fish they caught and some of them were giants. My Dad and Uncle both have been gone many years now but know for sure how happy they would be to see the Klamath run wild like it used to.

[@ellenmadsen7308]

Absolutely thrilled to see the River wild again.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

@@ellenmadsen7308 because you aren’t an animal that has go survive near them nor the next couple of decades. If fact they are very pretty if you don’t have your live with them 365 and 24/7.

[@ellenmadsen7308]

@@wandapease-gi8yo Get past your hating and realize the river banks are already being restored.

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

​@@wandapease-gi8yo Could someone translate this for me? I'm not sure if it's coded or just written by someone who didn't finish the fourth grade!😅

[@Jeremyho439]

@@wandapease-gi8yo Nothing wrong with that. Seems like there are more prime riverside real estate to be developed. High rise, shopping malls, restaurants, theaters, even casinos.

[@AhJodie]

Oh, so much better, and it will continue to get better and better! Wonderful to everyone who got this done!

[@Mossbeehave]

Beautiful when nature is back to its natural state! ❤

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

Marvelous job. KRRC and the tribes are doing a wonderful job, and the fact Chinook salmon are already spawning above all four dams is incredible. This team of dedicated experts has pulled off one of the greatest projects ever. Welcome back salmon!

[@shawnstone4949]

In the times we live in….. not buying it. I will be doing my own investigation. If true great….. but if it’s a lie, then we have wayyyyy bigger problems. They had already said it would take some time for things to recover. A few yrs or more?? Now, we are being led to believe that salmon are swimming through sediment infested waters???? How’d that happen so fast??? Anyone questioning this at ALL????????

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

It is one of the most important things in my lifetime.❤

[@christopherspringmann]

Not a word spoken or music, just the river running freely, after 100+ years. Global impact - "If they can do it, so can we."

[@adventurecreations3214]

What a beautiful sight! Now the river, land and inhabitants can heal.

[@joshhillis]

Thanks for posting this, I was hoping to find a clear before and after. This is so cool!

[@caddowomancatering1869]

The tribes had a HUGE part in this. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

They are pretty much responsible for initiating the entire project. We owe them a lot of thanks for finally getting this done!

[@ryanohara4986]

Now if they would just clean up their reservations....

[@angeliqueaddington5846]

@@ryanohara4986it’s not like we aren’t trying. It’s not a simple magical overnight fix.

[@Tijereño]

@@ryanohara4986 this is part of it. These dams caused poverty on reservations which caused rampant poverty related problems.

[@ryanohara4986]

@Tijereño how does a dam create poverty? Lol, you gotta be joking right?

[@OublietteTight]

So beautiful. People with big hearts can do amazing stuff. Thank you for saving this section of our Mother Earth. 💚

[@fionamcwilliam8703]

So wonderful to see the difference! That beautiful sound of trickling / running water! Please give us updates when it's revegetated!

[@susancoddington6393]

Absolutley beautiful to see and hear the free running water glad to hear salmon are already returning and spawning. Our planet if given the chance can heal

[@elizabethlode9822]

If that doesn't make your soul smile, you need to check yourself.

[@universeslap]

@@elizabethlode9822 that's discussable

[@karendurant4981]

@@universeslap let's discuss. This is very important to me so I can't help but like to discuss it

[@karendurant4981]

It sounds like from your name that you might be a claim owner. We also own a claim on one of the tributaries of the Klamath.

[@Carmen4ever]

@@universeslapwe’re all waiting on your discussion topics please enlighten us

[@universeslap]

@@karendurant4981 well, it is such distant issue for me, that it doesn't really make my soul smile, but I'm happy for you, if yours does. But since I've already commented... What's the biggest advantage of dam-less Klamath river? I'm curious

[@dianascholl7229]

This remarkable video makes my heart leap with joy! Having just gone to the Salmon Welcoming Festival at Oxbow Park nothing could be more beautiful than seeing the salmon's pathway to their breeding areas on the Klamath running wild and free. Thank you.

[@janefinley-english1051]

Long time in the making, but nonetheless, so grateful!

[@SiTengoTiempo]

What a great new beginning for these rivers, the fauna, flora and communities that live there!

[@marieslabbert6009]

Amazing transformation!!

[@Ellen.G]

Wow, just wow 💯! Very impressive! Hats off to the Klamath Dam Removal teams! 🎩 Excellent to see nature restored!

[@MagusMik]

In a few years these will be quite the spots to do hikes by

[@theck672]

Thanks for covering this historic and monumental event. For the Salmon who give everything to everyone and everything.

[@EattheApple666]

Thank you to all who worked to save the river.

[@jetme8815]

Fantastic and its about time!

[@dashingtexan]

Love this! Yes!

[@iceavelli7667]

Glad this project was able to be completed

[@tj7870]

NICE!

[@Jay-od3fh]

Awesome!

[@cynthiamason4069]

This is wonderful! Thank you for showing us that environmental progress is possible💚💚💚💚💚

[@PrestonBurtonHuman]

Talk about a beautiful process. It is amazing to see how quickly nature starts to fill back in. Love to see it.

[@jbenny82]

The amount of material removed and quick recovery of the ecosystem is amazing. Earth heals quickly.

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

I agree, 💯%

[@Sparklfoot]

Good work.

Yessssssss!!❤❤❤

[@chriswren1825]

It’s great to hear the transition from whirring machinery to babbling, free-flowing water.

[@olyokie]

Congrats to all parties from those of us near the first largest dam removal in US History……the Elwa. Its been fantastic to watch Nature recover.

[@stuartandrews4344]

Impressive transformation, great the river can finally run free again.

[@TonyMontgomery18]

Great video! Thank you 🙏 😊

[@sbennett891]

Thank you isn't enough, but we need to recognize the local Tribes who didn't give up on the dam removals generation after generation. Their way of life and food source died when those dams were built. No regard for our indigenous people, again. Now the land and its origin people can once again thrive. Thank you to everyone who made this happen, it's beyond words - simply beautiful.

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

❤

[@mattharrell3932]

The salmon arent in the rivers all year long... the only run up the river for a short period of time and spawn and die. What do the tribes do the other 11 months?

[@sbennett891]

​Google how to smoke and other methods of fresh fish preservation 😊 @@mattharrell3932

[@razorramon780]

@mattharrell3932 The dams weren’t sustainable. Plus those algae cesspools were an actual health hazard. Good riddance. 👌

[@thehornetsnestforge1269]

​@@mattharrell3932well there's a spring run and fall run and after preserving them they last all year round . Not to mention sturgeon and lamprey that are also in the river that we love to eat too .

[@wikyWargaming]

Absolutely stunning. It's really amazing to see the transformation back to nature.

[@juergenwest]

Looking forward to visiting and fishing this river in about ten years when it’s mostly recovered. Bet the area will look, feel, and smell fantastic.

[@littlsuprstr]

Hey Brandon, nice shots and editing.

[@fastm3980]

Awesome 😎

[@scorchedearthdj]

i'm happy to see natural environments being restored.

[@richisixx]

Absolutely love it. Hopeful that more Things are Accomplished for my Native American Brothers. Be Well. Always. Grew up on the Big and Little Salmon River in Upstate NY. Loved the Salmon Run Time Of Year....

[@ResurrectionProphet]

😮 If it helps the Earth and all thats in it, then good for them!

[@hermanmunster8655]

I've seen footage of Salmon up the river already. It's very little and it's going to take time but now there's great Hope that the river can be restored and the salmon swim again.

[@abba7707]

This made me tear up

[@codyscottrose]

Amazing. Great video.

[@GeorgeLucas1138]

Dams are some of the worst things environmentally. They are not worth the energy and we can figure out other ways to make water reservoirs. Feels so good to watch nature get healing

[@codymoe4986]

Short of damming up a flowing stretch of water, how else would one build a water reservoir?

[@drakemccoy7491]

Beavers 🤷‍♂️

[@JUNEYMOON9881]

❤ Beautiful!

[@derbywinner6316]

Mother’s nature is amazing

[@AmyVibrans-qq3rk]

Well done! 💚

[@effiemooney8477]

Sooo wonderful!!! ❤

[@dinahjackson8146]

I looove it! ❤️

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Excellent comparison.

[@MediaMaverick_]

It's very exciting and wonderful...just wait a few years. Check out the other rivers where dams have been removed like the Elwha in Washington state....good things await.

[@SiarlW]

Wonderful🐟

[@Hicklety]

What a monumental task.

[@ChrisWagner-bh3vn]

this makes me happy.

[@onebridge7231]

Beautiful river replacing that artificial lake and green muck is wonderful. So happy for the Klamath people when the fish return in numbers.

[@lynnej7219]

Beautiful ❤

[@andrewhansen4179]

Now we are generating recreation and fish and outdoor activities and even more wildlife.

[@davesky538]

Looks beautiful again!

[@fredhayward1350]

Thank you for this..an amazing transformation already.

[@stephanieyee9784]

It's wonderful to see and hear the water rudhing along its natural watercourse. It's also great to see the wetlands return. It doesn't take Mother Nature to reclaim her rightful place and restore the equilibrium. Well done to everyone who fought for so long to have the dams removed. Now, once again, the water belongs to everyone.

[@FivePastOne]

This is such a wonderful thing to see. The Southern Resident Orcas might have a chance now.

[@consentofthegoverned5145]

Awesome!

[@nostromo7928]

Soul satisfying. Nature as it should be. ❤

[@SDGreg]

Give it about a decade and you will never know a dam used to be there.

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

Good riddance to those stagnant, blue green algae cesspools!

[@iknowyouarebutwhatami1]

Dam right!

[@nostromo7928]

​@@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396 Yes. I was startled seeing all that algae. It looked like death.

[@IceLynne]

Beautiful! ❤ ❤

[@siriseals2580]

💜💜💜

[@saraxdouglas8577]

I heard someone saw a Salmon there that had not been seen in 70years.

[@karendurant4981]

@@saraxdouglas8577 Yes there's triple verified observations of spawning salmon in Jenny Creek upstream from iron gate dam. I'm so excited I can contain myself!

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

It's my understanding Chinook are spawning in Spencer Creek too. That Creek comes into the Klamath above JC Boyle dam (the uppermost former reservoir) I'm sure many more will be documented, since it's just now the peak of migration.

[@carlhacker6852]

Wow!

[@dejorgensen10]

More rivers in the US need this. On the East Coast, salmon used to spawn many rivers. Not so much anymore.

[@mattharrell3932]

No thank you, I would rather have clean energy and water to drink.

[@matthewconstantine5015]

They've done some on the Penobscot River in Maine, which used to be a big salmon river, I believe. They've opened up a LOT of the river by getting rid of a few old dams that were basically just rotting. I know there are other projects going, in New York and other places.

[@mugzyhillbillie6284]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@DoffnutProductions]

Yes.

[@chrismonreal8638]

Welcome Home Salmon.🎉

[@_JanetLouise]

let it flow!!

[@L.LGodwill]

It's not about the nature only; It's although about the peace

[@TBrl8]

It’s like Treebeard said, release the river.

[@RolfeK]

Run Wild, Run Free.

[@anthonysmith4072]

Nice

[@beanixdorf6977]

You can almost hear the Klamath river breathing now

[@andrewhansen4179]

So, so much better now than with those destructive damned dams. Fish are starting to return since the 1900's? Tear down more dams, especially the ones on the Snake River on the Idaho, Oregon border.

[@EMTevjorgensen]

This is going to be so species restoring for the Klamath River System, for all the watershed and tributaries. Not only the Salmon but other animals that are part of the Salmon ecosystem. Anglers will benefit as well with the restoration down the road. Now the restoration of the banks and letting Mother Nature replenish the flora on the river and the shores.

[@DogWhoFilms]

Wow

[@UriSteel]

I LOVE OREGON!! sorry for the upper casing, I live in NYC and my family and i go there every year the nicest people, if I had to do it all over again ill do it over in OR.

[@evanleemiller]

Feels so right.

[@larrykoroush6995]

Hopefully, the fish population will increase. Nice videos. Thank you

[@skullandbones1832]

💙

[@gregbowman9586]

♥

[@billsmith5109]

I wonder how accurately the pre-dam topo maps reflect current topography.

[@ralphieboy9596]

GOOD!!!!

[@sierraseb3311]

Wow!

[@gordiecumming]

What an incredible transformation. Finally returning the river to itself!!!

[@guyh.4553]

This is what makes my career in water resources happy!❤❤❤

[@fantasyscrambler]

Let’s go salmon populations!

[@davidandresen8195]

A voice over describing the reasons for the removals would have been nice. And a follow up, on whether the results were what was anticipated.

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

There are literally thousands of Chinook salmon spawning above the former Dam sites for the first time in 110 years! I'd say the project is extremely successful!

[@davidandresen8195]

@@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396 That's great tp hear!

[@AnEskimoBakes]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽Finally.

[@John1forall]

River back to how god made it and nature intended!

[@GeorgeWHaydukeIII6396]

You nailed it!❤