Search Results for: dam removal success
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Dam Removal And Historic Preservation: Reconciling Dual Objective
June 24, 2016 Did you ever have a favorite place growing up that now, every time you drive by, it reminds you of your childhood? Whether it is a bridge, farm, a dam, or some other memorable landmark, there are historic structures and places across the country that have special significance to their communities. Historic preservation laws were […]
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62 Dams Removed In 2015, Benefitting Rivers And Communities Nationwide
February 9, 2016 American Rivers Reports On Last Year’s Successes, Highlights Dam Removal Role In Climate Resiliency February 9, 2016 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 or Jessie Thomas-Blate, 609-658-4769 (Washington, DC) Communities in 21 states, working in partnership with non-profit organizations and state and federal agencies, removed 62 dams in 2015, restoring more than 570 miles of streams for the […]
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Reviving Floodplains to Restore Habitat and Reduce Flood Damage
January 14, 2016 Washington State’s Floodplains by Design partnership is a national example for supporting floodplain restoration projects that benefit rivers, fish and public flood safety.
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Dam Removal Forum Spurs New Partnerships
December 2, 2015 American Rivers hosts a Georgia dam removal forum that inspires partnerships and collaborations for future river restoration projects.
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Removing dam won’t save Yuba salmon
August 6, 2015 Yuba River salmon need access to habitat above the dams sooner rather than later. Breaching Englebright Dam poses environmental, financial and safety challenges to do that.
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Want to remove a dam? Not sure where to start? Check this guide out.
June 16, 2015 As a national leader on dam removal, American Rivers strives to provide resources to the public to help inspire, educate, and ultimately increase the comfort level of groups working on-the-ground that would like to get involved in opening up rivers across the country. Did you know that we have an entire online resource center packed […]
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72 Dams removed in 2014
January 27, 2015 January 27, 2015 Contact: (Washington, DC) – Communities in 19 states, working in partnership with non-profit organizations and state and federal agencies, removed 72 dams in 2014, restoring more than 730 miles of streams for the benefit of fish, wildlife and people. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New […]
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Feds revoke operating license for hydropower dam on Ocmulgee River
October 24, 2014 October 24, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late last week revoked the operating license of Eastern Hydroelectric Corporation for the East Juliette hydropower dam located on the Ocmulgee River, but failed to require dam removal as recommended by American Rivers and Altamaha Riverkeeper. American Rivers urged federal fisheries managers and […]
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Elwha River’s health rebounding as biggest dam removal in history nears completion
August 25, 2014 August 25, 2014 Contact: (Seattle, WA) – With the final blasts scheduled to remove the remaining 35 feet of Glines Canyon Dam in the coming weeks, the nation’s biggest dam removal project on Washington’s Elwha River is nearing completion. The river restoration effort, which kicked off in 2011, is surpassing expectations and showing great progress, from […]
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Removal of Dam on Appomattox River to Benefit Native Fish in Virginia
June 11, 2014 June 11. 2014 Contact: (Petersburg, VA)– Work is underway to remove the Harvell Dam on the Appomattox River—with removal of the concrete spillway scheduled to begin on July 15, 2014. As the first obstruction on the river, the Harvell Dam has long been deemed the most critical fish passage site on the Appomattox and one […]
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51 Dams Removed to Restore Rivers in 2013
February 19, 2014 February 19, 2014 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 (Washington, DC) – Communities in 18 states, working in partnership with non-profit organizations and state and federal agencies, removed 51 dams in 2013, American Rivers announced today. Outdated or unsafe dams came out of rivers in Alabama, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, […]
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Speak up for Wild Salmon in the Columbia and Snake Rivers
November 8, 2016 Together with our partners, American Rivers is committed to finding the best solutions for the people and salmon of the Columbia-Snake basin.