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Dams and Dam Removal
Our Work
Our Projects
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Coosa River, AL
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Little River, NC
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Teton River, ID
2011 Dam Removal Resource Guide
American Rivers and NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program River Grants
California Hydropower and Climate Change
Condit Dam, White Salmon River, WA
Publications and Reports
Publications and Reports
Dam Removal and Historic Preservation: Reconciling Dual Objective (07/01/2008)
Permitting Dam Removal: The State of (Several) States (09/01/2007)
Dam Safety: Protecting Communities and Ecosystems from Dam Failure (05/04/2006)
Beyond Dams: Options and Alternatives (05/01/2004)
An Illustrative Handbook on Nature-Like Fishways, Summarized Version (05/01/2003)
Exploring Dam Removal: A Decision Making Guide (08/01/2002)
Ecology of Dam Removal (02/01/2002)
Dam Removal Success Stories (12/01/1999)
Videos
Video: Restoring America’s Rivers: Preparing for the Future (03/31/2010)
Video: Calling Back the Salmon Ceremony, Yuba River (10/10/2009)
Video: Healthy River, Healthy Communities: The Klamath Opportunity (02/15/2008)
Video: Time-Lapse of the Marmot Dam Removal (USGS) (07/01/2007)
Video: Taking a Second Look: Communities and Dam Removal (09/01/2000)
Press Releases
Press Releases About Dams and Dam Removal
White Salmon River to run free tomorrow with breach of Condit Dam (10/25/11)
World’s biggest dam removal begins this week (09/13/11)
Court ruling is a win for healthy rivers, salmon, and communities (08/03/11)
American Rivers Names America’s Most Endangered Rivers(TM) of 2011 (05/17/11)
Yuba named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers (05/17/11)
Potomac Highlands Implementation Grants Now Available (04/28/11)
American Rivers opens Colorado office to protect and restore state’s rivers (02/07/11)
Poll shows southeast Idahoans prefer less costly alternatives (02/03/11)
American Rivers Releases List of 2010 Dam Removals (01/04/11)
Major hurdle cleared in effort to remove Condit Dam (12/16/10)
Briggsville Dam Breached, Removal Underway (11/04/10)
Coalition documents Obama’s ghoulish salmon plan (11/03/10)
American Rivers Announces Removal of Simkins Dam on the Patapsco River (10/21/10)
Dam Removal Saves Jobs in Rural Community (10/07/10)
It's Official: Removing Klamath Dams Saves Money for Power Customers (09/17/10)
American Rivers Awarded an Orvis Grant to Help Restore California’s Yuba Watershed (09/13/10)
Stanford University Plan to Protect Wildlife Is Inadequate (09/07/10)
Contract for Largest Dam Removal in US History to be Awarded Today (08/26/10)
Bids Accepted for Simkins Dam Removal (08/19/10)
American Rivers in the News
Dams and Dam Removal in the News
‘Historic Step’ for Klamath Basin, Dams Public News Service (02/17/10)
Years after failure, Teton Dam continues to spark debate Standard Journal (ID) (08/09/11)
Work With Nature News and Observer (12/27/09)
Work begins to remove dam in Washington's Wind River Watershed The Oregonian (07/05/09)
Wolf's Den: Removing out of state dams well worth it Arizona Daily Sun (01/13/10)
Blog Posts
Blog Posts About the Dams and Dam Removal
Help us remove 100 dams in 2012! (02/03/12)
Winter Wonders: Five Rivers to Enjoy Now (01/27/12)
Innovative Infrastructure: The Back Bone of Healthy Communities (01/26/12)
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Highlights Yuba Salmon (01/20/12)
Watch our new Elwha River dam removal film (01/17/12)
Join us in Seattle on Jan 11 to celebrate the Elwha dam removal (01/04/12)
Flooding on the Mighty Mo: Lessons Re-learned (12/30/11)
River Art: Fish Made of Elwha Dam Rebar (12/23/11)
Demolition begins again at Elwha River dams (12/19/11)
Averting Water Wars in the Carolinas (12/16/11)
Preparing for Climate Change: Massachusetts (12/15/11)
Better stream crossings make for safer roads during storms (12/12/11)
Voice Support for Removing Milburnie Dam in North Carolina (12/09/11)
A Fresh Plan for Managing Freshwater (12/09/11)
Desperate Alewives (11/04/11)
Oysters Get New Habitat from Dam Pieces (11/01/11)
The Anatomy of a Dam Failure (10/31/11)
Great day on the White Salmon (10/27/11)
Voices from the White Salmon River: Daniel Dancer (10/20/11)
