Search Results for: dam removal success
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Bringing Voices Together to Remove Obstacles: Three Dam Removal Handbooks Completed in Three Years
In 2015, Erin McCombs of American Rivers invited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to join the North Carolina Aquatic Connectivity Team (ACT), a group focused on river connectivity and dam removal. This was an unusual move as regulators do not often get invited to participate in such groups — but the brilliant approach of the […]
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Removal of 2022 ‘Dam To Watch’ is Making Progress in West Virginia
This is a guest blog written by American Rivers’ partner, Friends of the Cheat. Since 1994, Friends of the Cheat have been working to restore, preserve, promote the outstanding natural qualities of the Cheat River watershed in West Virginia. The Albright Power Dam is significantly closer to removal, thanks to a $1 million boost from […]
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Dam Removals Continue Across The U.S. in 2022
Dam removal practitioners across the country are continuing to break down river barriers— 65 dams were removed across the country in 2022, reconnecting more than 430 upstream river miles across 20 states. We look forward to a year in which dams are reported to be removed in all 50 states! In the meantime, we celebrate […]
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Five key lessons as world’s biggest dam removal project will soon begin on the Klamath River
After more than 100 years of being dammed, the lower Klamath River will flow free once again.
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Free Rivers: The State of Dam Removal in the U.S.
Removing dams has tremendous benefits for river health, public safety and climate resilience, according to “Free Rivers: The State of Dam Removal in the U.S.,” a report released today by American Rivers.
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25 Dams to Watch in 2022
We curated the following list of 25 dam removal projects to highlight opportunities to watch out for in 2022.
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American Rivers releases “Free Rivers: The State of Dam Removal in the U.S.”
57 dams removed in 2021 25 “dam removals to watch” for 2022 and beyond February 22, 2022 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145 Removing dams has tremendous benefits for river health, public safety and climate resilience, according to Free Rivers: The State of Dam Removal in the U.S. released today by American Rivers. 57 dams in 22 states […]
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Bloede Dam Removal Receives Engineering Accolades
Removal of the dam was the linchpin of a larger effort to remove four dams on the river.
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Record Number of States (26!) Remove Dams in 2019
More states than ever before are getting involved in restoring rivers through dam removal, and it is wonderful to see!
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More River Restoration Success Stories
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Steeles Mill Dam HITCHCOCK CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA
The Story Hitchcock Creek, a small tributary of the Pee Dee River, flows east to west just above the border between North and South Carolina. The Pee Dee itself runs from the northwestern corner of North Carolina, through South Carolina, and into the Atlantic Ocean. The Pee Dee and its tributaries provide important habitat for […]
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Restoration Success Story Video Gallery
Taking a Second Look (American Rivers) Restoring America’s Rivers (American Rivers) A Dam No More (Portland General Electric) Dam: Marmot Dam | River: Sandy River | State: Oregon Celebrating the Removal of the Columbia Dam (The Nature Conservancy) Dam: Columbia Dam | River: Paulins Kill | State: New Jersey Rethinking Culverts (The Nature Conservancy) Culverts: […]