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2009 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Lower Snake River
About American Rivers Blue Trails
America's Most Endangered Rivers: 2009 Edition
America's Most Endangered Rivers: Progress and Success: 2005 - 2009
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Reports: 1986-1995
Condit Dam, White Salmon River, WA
Dam Removal: Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Innovative Water Management in the Northwest
Lower Snake River, ID, OR and WA
Outstanding Resource Waters in Washington State
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
Successful Habitat Restoration Projects
Washington Rivers Eligible for Wild and Scenic Designation
Publications and Reports
What's In Your Water: The State of Public Notification in 11 U.S. States (08/01/2007)
Natural Security: How Sustainable Water Strategies are Preparing Communities for a Changing Climate (09/17/2009)
Natural Defenses: Safeguarding Communities from Floods (11/01/2010)
Instream Flow Toolkit: Advocacy Guide to Healthy River and Stream Flows in Washington (10/01/2003)
Ecological Riverfront Design: Restoring Rivers, Connecting Communities (05/01/2004)
Dam Removal Success Stories (12/01/1999)
Beyond Dams: Options and Alternatives (05/01/2004)
Beyond Banning Dams: Wild and Scenic Designations (05/05/2009)
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Report: 2007 Edition (04/18/2007)
Video: Natural Security Report (09/17/2009)
Press Releases About Washington
Court ruling is a win for healthy rivers, salmon, and communities (08/03/11)
Green River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers (05/17/11)
American Rivers Names America’s Most Endangered Rivers(TM) of 2011 (05/17/11)
Major hurdle cleared in effort to remove Condit Dam (12/16/10)
American Rivers Announces Four Additions to National Board of Directors (12/02/10)
Contract for Largest Dam Removal in US History to be Awarded Today (08/26/10)
America’s Most Endangered Rivers to be Announced June 2 (05/17/10)
Communities Improving Public Safety through River Restoration (05/05/10)
Alpine Lakes Wilderness & Rivers Bill Passes U.S. House of Representatives (03/18/10)
One year later, Washington’s clean water benefits from stimulus spending (02/16/10)
The Snake River, one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2009, still faces critical threats (10/20/09)
American Rivers names Seattle one of nation’s top “water wise” communities (09/17/09)
Obama administration embraces Bush salmon plan on Columbia-Snake rivers (09/15/09)
Fish runs, public safety will improve thanks to removal of Hemlock Dam (07/01/09)
Climate impacts report underscores need to protect, restore Northwest rivers, water resources (06/16/09)
Conservation Group CEOs Ask Obama Administration to Change Bush Salmon Policy (04/24/09)
Stimulus Funds to Speed Timeline for Elwha Dam Removal (04/23/09)
Lower Snake River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers (04/07/09)
Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie could be Washington’s next Wild and Scenic Rivers (03/27/09)
American Rivers and NOAA Award $290,000 to Restore Rivers and Improve Fish Passage in Six States (03/26/09)
Conservancy, American Rivers Support Designating Illabot Creek as Wild and Scenic (03/19/09)
Group targets flawed federal levee policies in Puget Sound (02/25/09)
Bureau of Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Black Rock Dam Proposal (12/22/08)
Puget Sound Action Agenda Includes River Protection; Elwha Dam Removal (12/01/08)
New Salmon Plan Fails to Address Effects of Dams, Global Warming (06/17/08)
Bush Administration's Salmon Plan Falls Short (05/05/08)
Restored Flows Boost Health of North Fork Skokomish River (03/07/08)
Costly Black Rock Dam is Risky and Unnecessary (01/29/08)
Bill introduced to protect Pratt River's clean water, recreation, wildlife (11/08/07)
Administration's Columbia Basin salmon plan is another failure (10/31/07)
Washington in the News
The Return of the Elwha River The New York Times (09/21/11)
Dam removal begins, and soon the fish will flow Los Angeles Times (09/17/11)
Elwha Dam removal illustrates growing movement Washington Post (09/16/11)
Long-Awaited Freedom Comes to Olympia NP's Elwha River The New York Times (09/15/11)
America's largest dam removal project to begin on the Elwha River Q13 Fox News, Seattle (09/14/11)
Largest U.S. Dam Removal to Restore Salmon Runs National Geographic (08/31/11)
Northwestern Lake sees its last summer, but salmon run has a future when Condit Dam comes down The Oregonian (08/20/11)
Elwha River finding its natural channel once more The Seattle Times (06/15/11)
Neighbors, Power Company Disagree Over Dam Removal (video) KATU News (05/24/11)
Fewer dams will improve Columbia-Snake river system Capital Press (OR) (03/24/11)
Conservation groups could back water storage plan Yakima Herald-Republic (03/09/11)
Along the Columbia, Concerns for Salmon and Energy Production The New York Times (02/20/11)
Condit Dam Removal Plan Clears Another Hurdle http://news.opb.org/article/15579-condit-dam-removal-plan-clears-another-hurdle/ (10/13/10)
The Elwha River Returning to Life Seattle Times (09/05/10)
Orca population could be nearing sustainability, Orca Network says Whidbey News Tribune (01/29/10)
Proposed legislation would restrict Ecology in banning wells Yakima Herald (01/29/10)
Ways of Whales Seminar San Juan Beach Watchers (12/21/09)
Environmental group leader debates dams The News Tribune (12/07/09)
Public Forum on Breaching Snake River Dams Zvents (11/12/09)
Lessons for Snake River dams in the Klamath Basin agreement The Seattle Times (10/25/09)
Bumping Lake central to water talks Yakima Herald (10/22/09)
River’s health enters Prop 4 debate The Spokane Review (10/12/09)
Boom in hydropower pits fish against climate Fox 13 Seattle/Tacoma (10/08/09)
Habitat plan safeguards dams as well as salmon The Spokesman Review (09/20/09)
Washington state, Obama sign salmon agreement Hydro World (09/17/09)
Salmon plan has breach provision Associated Press (09/16/09)
Obama sticks with the Bush approach on Columbia River salmon Crosscut (09/15/09)
Boom in Hydropower pits Fish against Climate WREG (09/07/09)
Saving a creek for the fish Skagit Valley Herald (09/01/09)
Bert Caldwell Column: Hydro Projects Hold Much Promise The Spokesman Review (08/02/09)
SALMON: For wild fish, the numbers aren’t good The News Tribune (07/14/09)
Coalition created to discuss water issues Capital Press (07/09/09)
Water supply subject of Wash. meeting Associated Press (06/30/09)
Ray Gardner re-elected to lead Chinook Tribe Daily Astorian (06/22/09)
Environment in briefs The Olympian (06/15/09)
Dam removals will bring fish back to Elwha river Seattle Times (05/03/09)
Activists Challenge Removal of Trees from Levees The Heartland Institute (04/15/09)
No current ideas worth pursuing from water study Yakima Herald (04/03/09)
Connelly: Steelhead stream to be protected? Seattle PI (03/23/09)
Salmon Run Project Begins: Study will track fish on dam-free river Associated Press (03/08/09)
Suit threatened over levee trees Seattle Times (02/26/09)
Solution to Flooding Lies in Changing Environmental Policy The News Tribune (01/22/09)
Blog Posts About the Washington
River Policy Update: 2011 Wrap-Up (02/03/12)
Protecting Clean Water in Washington, One Permit (or Three) at a Time (01/31/12)
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)
Restore the Yakima River and its salmon! (12/21/11)
Demolition begins again at Elwha River dams (12/19/11)
What is Happening with the 2011 Most Endangered Rivers? (12/08/11)
Making Our Communities SAFE (12/01/11)
Five Spooky Rivers (10/31/11)
Great day on the White Salmon (10/27/11)
Voices from the White Salmon River: Daniel Dancer (10/20/11)
Progress report: Elwha River dam removal (10/17/11)
Year of the River Video Project: White Salmon Restoration (10/11/11)
Blast from the Past: 1993 Video of Condit Dam Hearing (10/10/11)
Rock and Roll - Elwha, Be Free! (09/23/11)
Making Hydropower Dams Work Better (09/22/11)
Reflections on the Elwha dam removal ceremony (09/20/11)
Year of the River video project: Elwha River dam removal (09/13/11)
Elwha River Dam Removal to Make History this Saturday (09/13/11)
Actor Tom Skerritt to celebrate Elwha River restoration (09/07/11)
Swimming in Slime Underscores Need for Smart Clean Water Protections (08/31/11)
Hurricane Irene Underscores Need For Better Preparation (08/29/11)
Whitewater, Summer, and Salmon (08/19/11)
What will the Elwha dam removal mean for whitewater boating? (08/17/11)
Preparing for dam removal: Elwha River video update (08/12/11)
Elwha Generators Power Down, River Powers Up! (06/01/11)
Washington State Preparing for Climate Change (05/20/11)
A Pivotal Hearing for the Columbia and Snake Rivers (05/09/11)
Restoring Clean Water (04/27/11)
Restore the White Salmon: keep Condit Dam removal on track for 2011 (02/08/11)
Show Your Love For Water Trails: Join Trails Advocacy Week (02/01/11)
2011: The Year of the River (01/05/11)
Congress should end the year with a win for rivers (12/20/10)
Big opportunity (and big misperceptions) in the Yakima River basin (11/23/10)
Pitching in to Keep King County's Drinking Water Source Clean! (07/27/10)
Celebrating the Elwha, and our New Dam Removal Map (07/01/10)
Sneak Peek at an Endangered River Success: The Elwha (05/25/10)
Don't Dam Salmon to Extinction (05/19/10)
Green Reserve -- Water Infrastructure in the Stimulus at One Year (02/12/10)
How Restoring Rivers can Make us More Resilient (02/09/10)
Teaming up with David James Duncan to remove lower Snake dams (02/02/10)
Another Dam Panel (01/27/10)
Several Rivers Move Closer to Permanent Protection (12/17/09)
How Quickly a River Recovers (12/02/09)
Dam Removal Featured on NBC Nightly News (11/16/09)
Celebrating our National Parks (09/22/09)
Illabot Creek Field Trip (09/01/09)
Saving rivers -- and having fun while we're at it (08/19/09)
The Hemlock Dam is Coming Down (07/09/09)
Obama Administration Supports the Illabot Designation (07/09/09)
Moving beyond the "Is hydropower green?" question (05/12/09)
The Many Ways Wild and Scenic Designations Help our Rivers (05/05/09)
Dam Removal Can Have Broader Benefits (10/07/08)
Flood Insurance Reform Postponed Until Next Year (10/06/08)
Saving the Sound, One Watershed at a Time (04/21/08)
New report on Washington's Water Future (04/03/08)
Six hotspots for protecting the Northwest's wild rivers (04/03/08)
A $1.2 million week (03/20/08)
Video: Increased flows give new life to Skokomish River (03/14/08)
Sunset Magazine Feature on Western Rivers (02/25/08)
National Conservation Leaders Speak out on Columbia-Snake Salmon (02/22/08)
