Search Results for: dam removal success
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Lower Missouri River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers
Poor flood management threatens public safety Contacts: Eileen Shader, American Rivers, 570-856-1128, eshader@americanrivers.org Paul Lepisto, Izaak Walton League of America, 605-224-1770, plepisto@iwla.orgGeorge Cunningham, Sierra Club Nebraska, 402-669-2236, cunningham.geo@gmail.comCaroline Pufalt, Missouri River Network, Sierra Club, 314-721-7207, carolinepufalt@gmail.comRachel Bartels, Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper, 314-884-1473, rachel@mowaterkeeper.org Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the lower Missouri River among America’s […]
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Snake River named America’s Most Endangered River for 2021
Salmon recovery action must be part of national infrastructure investment April 13, 2021 Contact: Amy Souers Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.orgRein Atteman, Washington Environmental Council, 206-631-2625, rein@wecprotects.org Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the Snake River America’s #1 Most Endangered River of 2021, pointing to perilously low returns of Snake River salmon and the […]
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A bold plan for salmon, clean energy and jobs in the Pacific Northwest
Congressman Mike Simpson is proposing a plan to restore salmon, create jobs, ensure affordable clean energy and revitalize the region’s economy. It builds on a Northwest legacy of collaborative solutions. Let’s seize this historic opportunity to invest in our future.
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“Batting cleanup” in the Susquehanna River headwaters
Three dam removals recently completed in the West Branch Susquehanna River headwaters have reconnected 63 miles of aquatic habitat.
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Middle Fork Nooksack River Fish Passage Project Begins
Construction crews mobilize to remove dam, restore free-flowing river and fish passage June 17, 2020 Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org Renee LaCroix, City of Bellingham, rlacroix@cob.org Bellingham – Construction crews have begun working to remove the Middle Fork Nooksack Dam, a top priority project for salmon recovery in Puget Sound. The result of […]
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Reimagining a River: The Middle Fork Nooksack
There’s a major success story underway in the Northwest corner of Washington State. Thanks to years of persistence and game-changing public-private partnership, we’re restoring a free-flowing river, bringing back Chinook salmon that Southern Resident Killer Whales need to thrive, and ensuring a sustainable water supply. The River The Nooksack River watershed, located in northwestern Washington, […]
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Mississippi River Named America’s #1 Most Endangered River
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Lower Missouri River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
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Big Sunflower River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
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Puyallup River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
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South Fork Salmon River again named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers
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Menominee River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020