What We Have In Its Place

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

Dams are the worst thing for the rivers. Dams destroy the fishery. King salmon fishery is terrible on the California coast. It's a sin what the government did to the Sacramento river system.

[@masterspin7796]

San Joaquin river is a joke now too...Also the Tuolumne river going through Modesto, thanks to Don Pedro Dam...

[@nlo114]

The great thing about rapids is aeration of the river. More oxygen means more species, more wildlife, birds etc, tourists with money to spend in the town. Seasonal fresh fish to serve in restaurants is a wonderful pull.

[@christianmolick8647]

Growing up in Exeter in the 1970s there were several major fish kills in the heat of summer when all the eels living on the bottom died and rotted and the smell was awful for days at a time. This is a huge improvement.

[@robertrockwell7581]

nice documentary on the removal. you did not loose history you made history by removing the dam and letting mother nature and the fish have the river back the way it was meant too be.

[@streetpunxucr45]

Looks better without the dam

[@sharonolsen6579]

What a stunningly beautiful place to live..

[@tinymetaltrees]

Dang guys, this was a really nice documentary. I haven’t been to Exeter since you did that. Once things settle down I’ll have to come check it out. Exeter is such a nice little town. I wish I could just go today...soon.

[@WeldinMike27]

Fantastic. Lovely town with a natural asset regained

[@blipco5]

The "Great Dam". Really? Who named it that?

[@jenimbusy6765]

You HAD a cement wall. You HAVE life, forever, now. There is no comparison ❤️

[@kartoffelbrey9817]

Remove the damn dam!

[@ianburit3705]

Hi all In Exeter NH.. I just loved this wonderful story told sympathetically about your once great dam..I live 30 metres from a great beach in coastal North Essex UK, so some way from a fresh water river, but found this film very watchable, so, thank you all for that.. Ian.. UK.

[@carolynbates1485]

What a wonderful documentary...and how marvelous to have the dam removed... heres to your success in removing more and more dams along the river

[@wolley2012]

Amazing that there are so many people who still cling to these antique eyesores on rivers. If failed dams and abandoned industrial buildings were any place else, people would be lining up to bitch about it. They should take out those old mills too.

[@njm3211]

Taking out dams is God's work. Keep on world.

[@frankdefreze3999]

That Wright get rid of the towns history. Who makes these decisions 🤔

[@frankpatterson5843]

Thank you Barbara for history that seemed a rarity during the many years of public debate and outrage for river revival.

[@maggiesatterfield2402]

Get rid of those old dam bits. They are ugly.

[@englishruraldoggynerd]

The town must be congratulated on their vision for this, it’s much better, looks amazing (I imagine those houses prefer the rapids view than the reservoir) and a community asset to be proud of. The compromise of keeping the side elements is good too, it’s part of the town’s history and story. The benefits of easier high water flow and reduced maintenance is a real fiscal benefit too, I imagine the insurance costs are great too. Then we get to nature, and the immeasurable benefits to the fish and wildlife. It’s brilliant. Just brilliant. Change isn’t always easy, but change happens, change comes, and change isn’t something to fear but to embrace.

[@hiscifi2986]

I like the way at 15:30, he said the fish population was decreasing, and a fish jumped up, as if to say 'Not Me'..

[@Xfishf00D]

Europeans eat bread?

[@crabbyhayes1076]

Well done people of Exeter. You didn't go crazy, or panic. It appears you heard from everyone and reached a consensus, came up with a plan, and executed it. Towns everywhere could learn a lot from you and your community and your good common sense.

[@wrightgregson9761]

I am viewing this lovely piece of film-making on June 19, 2021. A few decades ago, my father, Stephen H Gregson lived in Exeter for the last several years of his life and I, from Boston and my brother from Kingston, NH, would fairly regularly go to see Dad and usually go for a walk in the linear park, the Swasey Parkway, along the Squamscott. Upon his death, we arranged with the town to have a small memorial service for him on the edge of the river because it was one of his favorite places. We bought several flowering shrubs to put at the lectern and then gave the plants to the Town for the public's enjoyment. I have a couple of pictures of the event, but I don't know how to attach time to this commentary. I will see if I can attach to your main page. But in the meantime, I will send this so as not to "lose" it.

[@gardenia24sugarfoot.36]

I thoroughly enjoy reading, listening to wonderful people who are trying to put Mother Nature back to where she needs to be in order to serve the Nation. You are all wonderful & thank you for showing us it all can be done.

[@michaela1655]

Run wild, run free little river!

[@madtho]

Fantastic documentary, well done.

[@adolforosado]

Congratulations on a wise decision!

[@nobodycares902]

Re-Deed to township land to native americans if you truly wont to return the enviorment to a natural state. Otherwise just blowing smoke.

[@beingsneaky]

Why would you want to remember a destroyer? I can see you saying "ok here is what not to do with a river, put a dam on it like this one here(insert picture of dam). that blocks water flow, blocks fish from migrating up river."

[@wintonhudelson2252]

They should have left the dam in place. It looks much worse now.

[@racheljames5936]

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