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Help us remove 100 dams in 2012!
February 3, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers
Amy Souers Kober
Senior Director of Communications
Today we’re announcing a big river restoration goal: we want to remove 100 outdated, unsafe dams in 2012.
Will you help us? Please take action and help spread the word.
By removing obsolete dams we not only restore healthier, free-flowing rivers, we revitalize fish and wildlife, create new fishing and paddling opportunities, improve public safety and reconnect people with their rivers.
We are grateful for the support of Patagonia in spreading the word about dam removal and river restoration through its Our Common Waters campaign. Check out Yvon Chouinard’s Dammed if We Don’t essay, and explore our interactive map that provides a snapshot of dam removal successes, dams that should be removed, and proposals for new dams.
American Rivers and our partners have made tremendous strides restoring rivers through dam removal. In 2011 we hit the significant milestone of 1000 dams removed over the past century. We also witnessed the biggest dam removals in history on the Pacific Northwest’s Elwha and White Salmon rivers.
But we’re not stopping there. Help us keep the river restoration progress going.
Take action today to help us remove 100 outdated, unsafe dams in 2012.
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Submitted by DennisRunningBear at: February 14, 2012
In the S.E.section we have a 3 rivers in the Piedmont area that has old dams and the rivers are ( Dan River, Mayo River, Smith River ). For the Dan river it has these dams that keeps the water above the dam clear and below is brown and stain also muddy. They have several Indian fish traps on all 3 Rivers. In my opinion that if they take out the dams on the Dan will allow the lower portion to clean up from muddy to more clear water. Then the Mayo River has the same problem as the Dan River. Now you have the Smith River which is controlled by the Electric Company of Martinsville VA. and release water at certain times. This water is mountain cold river but the lower section has 3 Dam's that should be removed. On the N.C. side going through the city of Eden, N.C. In this area the largest of dams in Eden is a trestle bridge and a sluice allowing more water to go through this business then into the Smith River and this area is not paddling area so much rocks and no trench or channel. The river then goes under 1 bridge and low water and then enters the Dan River. How can we get someone to check out these dams and to see if they can be removed for better paddling and fishing.
Submitted by Heather Goodwin at: February 6, 2012
Please remove dams so we can restore salmon habitat!
Submitted by Diego Garcia de Jalon at: February 5, 2012
This is a nice example for our spanish rivers!