Posted by: Sandy Steinman | August 31, 2024

‘The river is free’: historic US dam removal nears completion 

The Guardian reports

Tribes fought for decades to restore the Klamath to its natural state and protect the salmon that spawn there

Salmon will swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century, as the largest dam-removal project in US history nears completion this week.Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for the river to run unobstructed.

Read more at  ‘The river is free’: historic US dam removal nears completion | California | The Guardian


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