First salmon in century reach Oregon's Klamath Basin after dam removal | VOA News

[@camp44mag]

The benefits will be enormous. It's so good to see the land healing and species that belong there again.

[@jollyjokress3852]

The fish meat is the least of the benefits. Nature restoration is quintessential for our survival since functioning ecosystems are what makes the planet habitable for us and all life.

[@thomasherndon-io2gl]

Applause and cheering for nature's restoration!

[@daveleslie4396]

The Yurok had a major role in this. Thank you!

[@vbickford]

It's tempting to call this a miracle, but that would be very unfair to the people who've used their talents and tenacity to make this happen. The PNW is incredibly grateful to them.

[@theck672]

Congratulations to all involved! And to the tribal community who persevered!

[@lazaruslazuli6130]

There's probably no tribal member alive that witnessed those dams being built. The engineers back in the day should have had this mantra: "Just because we can, doesn't mean we should". It seems there were a lot of arrogant white men back at the turn of the 1900s who thought they could do anything they imagined without any repercussions. I'm glad the indigenous people alive today got to see the dams being torn down and the river started on its journey of restoration. Time will break down the reservoir silt, native plants will one day repopulate the bottomlands and the fish will repopulate the river and tributary streams. Nature will repair all the human-caused damage.

[@bill8985]

@@lazaruslazuli6130 A agree with your comment. Sadly, our society is still dominated by arrogant white men. Many of them angry at anyone not white.

[@Ron-j3t]

So if a native (Mesopotamian I assume) engineer tries to use his knowledge to create something, is he arrogant as well? They were developing infrastructure using engineering, we haven't reverted to a hunter gatherer society. Get off your soap box, we're all part of the problem.

[@Jaded7981]

There are many tribal members alive today that saw at least 2 of those dams built. The dams were built 1918, 1925, 1958 & 1964.

[@ront.9414]

This should have been done many years ago. Happy to see that it is finally being accomplished.

[@jeffvw1994]

Lake front property turned into property above a salmon river, I'd take it. Amazing how dramatically negative people were.

[@randysutton2500]

You did your job now let nature take its course. Could use a few beavers.❤

[@novampires223]

They have to have a food source first, then they will move in.😊

[@dodgygoose3054]

100% natures terraformers

[@j.alanmersereau9970]

@@randysutton2500 they killed them with all the mud and silt.

[@davidobrien3563]

@@j.alanmersereau9970 so much negativity and misinformation. Step away from the internet and go for a walk.

[@Sreekanth_25]

This should be done in every country.

[@silverbird425]

well yes but only after humanity goes extinct.

[@soly-dp-colo6388]

It's being done in Spain and France too (Western Europe), and probably in other countries.

[@Sreekanth_25]

@@soly-dp-colo6388 yes! it should be done in parts of Asia too need more awareness of it.

[@jimthain8777]

The best way to deal with herbivores, is predators. The predators don't have to actually kill the herbivores either. They simply have to keep them moving which stops overgrazing.

[@drawingmomentum]

Beautiful to see the wildlife prospering under humanKIND management.

[@nicrepond9350]

I enjoyed the balanced viewpoint presented: it's no free lunch but the effort is worth it. Beautiful project.

[@judischarns4509]

So pleased to see the progress of this dam removal project. Wild rivers are important to the landscape.

[@barbaratardy9788]

Yes, Wonderful news!!!❤❤😊

[@richardnone5644]

this should be the cornerstone on how to bring back a river and its fish thank you richard in the tropics

[@leonidojr.pretencio8526]

Thank you, though I'm from the Philippines.

[@kilokslr]

Short term pain for long term gain. That's a great thought process!

[@theck672]

Congratulations to all involved! And the hard work of the tribal folks who persevered!

[@FreedomToRoam86]

Awesome news! Great when everyone can work together. And will be a great fishery river for everyone to enjoy, too.

[@melissadye4416]

Beautiful and historical. Well done, river team!

[@mimim8532]

Hurray! This IS good news!

[@silverbird425]

How about removing the horses?

[@EricUnderwood-v2x]

The healing of a river will help heal our western Seaboard...

[@dogswater007]

This is great job with a wonderful out come. Good work done by all that had a hand in setting the river free

[@hoangngochieu6171]

Cá cảnh nước mặn.

[@dougriedweg9002]

Now we need to remove the dam on bull run outside of Portland

[@JAdams-t6g]

Go Salmon! Go!

[@masd107]

The knowledge gained by the restoration of this river will be invaluable in the future. Hopefully this work will continue all over the United States.👍🤝👌

[@williampatrickfurey]

I think the natives used chia and axolotls in Mexico, for their algae coated mud mounds, but I wonder what flax would do here. ❤

[@dengueberries]

We can turn the tide. Where there's a will, there's a way.

[@randellgribben9772]

tell me.. were are all those posters when they took down the dams, and said this will never work??

[@diogolamonica1437]

Saying indigenous plants is prejudice, it is better to say native fauna. The native inhabitants are not Indians because they were not born in India, they are Native Americans.

[@mr.dr.k3148]

@@diogolamonica1437 I'm unsure if you're being sarcastic. Look up the word indigenous. I don't see any racist connotations in the definition.

[@thea1rachiel]

Thankful for any steps that can be done to undo man's heavy footprints. The biggest part is just for us to keep a hands off approach to any successful remaining animals and plants, and to make rescue/aid attempts on everything else.

[@tarahaugo4503]

Awesome thank God!

[@frankmacleod2565]

God didn't tear down the dams, people did

[@simonpaine2347]

Will all the videos have soft focus once Kari Lake is in charge?

[@j.alanmersereau9970]

So they killed fish and animals, destroying the environment and then lied about salmon showing up only 2 months after removal. Salmon can take up to 5 years to hatch, swim to the ocean, and then return.

[@Gmsup788]

Yesss 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Pazuzu-u3e]

YAY!

[@albinoyak2755]

Hell yeah!

[@larryg.9187]

... Something positive, in a never ending nightmare of negative stories ( politics comes to mind ) ... Good job, to all who've worked so hard at this ! ... 🗽 🌎 🌄 ...

[@9mmwaffle.]

Thumbnail wasn't even in video 👎

[@sammynorge]

So sorry to hear of the recent appointment. Keep faith; real Americans value what you have done.

[@frankmacleod2565]

Most of us voted for the recent elected official

[@SWRural-fk2ub]

@@frankmacleod2565 I know, so sad for a once great nation.

[@tamaravargas1]

Hallelujah!

[@theodoredesmarais4219]

Landscape geoengineering has massive plusses and minuses. My point is not about this particular case specifically, in general we only go for the relatively easy actions of local impact and NOT THE MAIN Issue of CLIMATE disaster which is STOPPING all fossil fuel burning, by phasing out all of it, we keep on letting gas cars and power etc off the hook, and of course the hundreds of millions the fossil fuel industry puts into buying our politicians on all levels and flooding the MEDIA with disinformation , LIES, and corruption.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

We as consumers are ALL responsible for climate change that is accelerating. The energy needs are continuing to increase and at a faster rate than renewable energy is coming on line. So as we participate in this capitalist economy along with the rest of the world we are adding to the need for increased energy production from oil as well as natural gas and renewables. In other countries coal is still burned as fuel with no sign of slowing down. The world economy is like a runaway train and it is hard to be optimistic how this will slow down enough to prevent catastrophe! The song Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull speaks to this insane dash of toward the edge of a cliff.

[@cernhutch]

@@theodoredesmarais4219 Absolutely sure you have measure of the whole problem do you? Convinced your way is the only correct one? Hmmm… not convinced.

[@wbwam7710]

From my understanding, dams do actually cause fairly wide-spread effects on the watershed they cover, not just for aquatic life, but for sensitive biomes along the entire length of the affected river. Hydroelectric will always have a place, tidal generators in particular seem interesting to me, but I think that nuclear is what we should focus on building more of. I think that the world as a whole sees nuclear too negatively, it has the potential to greatly offset the need for hydroelectric power, especially in cities, while producing minimal emissions. People raise concern about nuclear waste, but that is fairly easily to contain now than it was when nuclear was at it's peak. Also, as nuclear and coal plants work in similar fashion, its possible we could convert coal plants to nuclear, and avoid the demolition/construction processes. In short, I think that we can move away from fossil fuels, while also avoiding less-than-ideal renewables.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

@wbwam7710 Your comment doesn't address the cost. The prohibitive cost of the big nuclear plants is partly why so few are being built now. The Vogtle plant in Georgia is tens of billions over its original cost. The thorium reactors have been given much promise as the next technology to produce power with less risk, but no company has solved a few technical problems yet outstanding. And the thorium reactors still need uranium to initiate the process. And the small modular reactors that have been promised for years are dead in the water as no company is willing to assume the mantle of building the hundreds of reactors necessary to make the small reactors a profitable venture. So aside from the positive talk like yours I see nothing more!!

[@albinoyak2755]

You got to throw in the amazingly destructive EV market as well

[@jeffkiesner9971]

❤

[@Erlrantandrage]

Hell yes!

[@Rockin357]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@GeorgeWHaydukeiii6396]

This is an awesome restoration project. I wish that William Simpson guy would get his dam feral farm animals outta there. He's kind of a local nut-job.

[@atatterson6992]

What is a kilometer?

[@SWRural-fk2ub]

Try Google or go back to school? Never to late to learn.

[@azmyanmarenglishclub]

Please give your app Link

[@robertcrabtree2442]

💕🏆☕Thank you for Joe Biden!

[@Jeremyho439]

Columbia river dams removal soon

[@DonaldMaffioli]

Impossible, planted !

[@fluxfaze]

Resilience fishinified.

[@ManMountainMetals]

TLDR: A bear ate it before it could spawn.

[@ronaldkatananyali8409]

Where will people get water for food (farms) and domestic use?

[@72marshflower15]

By replenishment of the water table..

[@blondegirlsezthis8798]

from your leaking brain

[@ninaerlichwilliams]

None of the water held behind these dams was used for households or irrigation. They were there just to generate power, and they didn't generate much. The company that owned the dams replaced the amount of energy generated with renewable sources before they were removed.

[@frankmacleod2565]

From their wells like they always do

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Sweet! Run free

[@jackbarnhill9354]

I think that’s great! Get rid of those hydroelectric dams. Better to rely on coal and oil for power, much more reliable.

[@hoangngochieu6171]

Như chơi bonsai, làm vườn sinh vật cảnh.

[@brianholding4357]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@WalterBoring]

killing "some" fish....meant to say, killed almost all the fish.

[@91NomaD31]

Incorrect

[@DavidChandler-c3e]

Let's overlook that Oregon is now in the dark.

[@SWRural-fk2ub]

Sounds good to me.

[@pauldionne2884]

How is it salmon are returning to a river they couldn't have been born in?

[@SWRural-fk2ub]

Instinct to find higher reaches?

[@TheWhale45]

Leave Mother Nature alone. Go get some real jobs.

[@mowguy1]

Fish win people lose. Real clean energy gone

[@frankmacleod2565]

Nobody lost any energy

[@kermitwilson]

There was no hydroelectric production from this dam. Lets make America great again, people used to be embarrassed when they spoke without thinking or educating themselves first. Many Americans identify as ignorant and loud, or ignorant, loud and belligerent. It’s disappointing, because social pressure ( what ignorant people think of as bullying) has not been allowed. So ignorant people just blather whatever nonsense flutters into their heads. Very sad, America used to be about common sense. Not so much now. Less common sense, more stream of consciousness with zero facts. Much like China, they just make things up, pure nonsense but America is starting to catch up. Very soon we will be #1 in fake science and unsupported verbal nonsense, just whatever you imagine. It’s really very great. Nonsense statements and run-on sentences, everything a real english teacher hated when you were in school. Bad grammar, run-on sentences and not a thought in your head but speaking out loud anyway, and getting offended when people call you out. America is very biggly on getting offended for not having any facts, we pride ourselves on not knowing what we’re talking about but having lots of words. And the run on sentences, very popular. We’re the best at that don’t let anyone fool you

[@kermitwilson]

There was no hydroelectric production from this dam. Lets make America great again, people used to be embarrassed when they spoke without thinking or educating themselves first. Many Americans identify as ignorant and loud, or ignorant, loud and belligerent. It’s disappointing, because social pressure ( what ignorant people think of as bullying) has not been allowed. So ignorant people just blather whatever nonsense flutters into their heads. Very sad, America used to be about common sense. Not so much now. Less common sense, more stream of consciousness with zero facts. Much like China, they just make things up, pure nonsense but America is starting to catch up. Very soon we will be #1 in fake science and unsupported verbal nonsense, just whatever you imagine. It’s really very great. Nonsense statements and run-on sentences, everything a real english teacher hated when you were in school. Bad grammar, run-on sentences and not a thought in your head but speaking out loud anyway, and getting offended when people call you out. America is very biggly on getting offended for not having any facts, we pride ourselves on not knowing what we’re talking about but having lots of words. And the run on sentences, very popular. We’re the best at that don’t let anyone fool you

[@ezone913]

OMG don't be So S T U P I D!! Those fish were trucked in for a photo op. Dave is a dufuss.

[@91NomaD31]

Wrong

[@ezone913]

@@91NomaD31 Says the no content troll. 🤣

[@ShastaTodd]

Did you lose your foil hat?

[@joeyt5786]

So remove dams that create clean energy. SMH

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@joeyt5786 you must be a vegetarian

[@frankmacleod2565]

Nobody lost any power, you can relax

[@joeyt5786]

@@frankmacleod2565 Wrong

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@joeyt5786 no, I'm not wrong. Nobody lost any power from this dam removal. Did you think there were some people sitting up here in the dark?

[@randellgribben9772]

you really are not too bright are you,, very little power was being produced by these dams..most were silted up pretty good.., and the owners did not want to repair them, for the cost of such little return on investment

[@marlinweekley51]

Thought: slow the release to keep the “muck” localized and more easily contained or removed strategically.

[@Joe-uu7jt]

Id kinda like to have that water stored behind the dam for the dry season and farmers personally

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

Notice the language used. The reporter says wild horses than the state agent in charge says feral horse. Then he goes on the talk about horse damage. Politics of the left. My question is, was the hydro-electric dam out of date? What about the electricity shortage that KGW in Portland reporting shows as coming?