Mongabay on Nostr: The largest dam-removal project in history was completed in October, freeing 676 ...
The largest dam-removal project in history was completed in October, freeing 676 kilometers of the Klamath River and its tributaries in California and Oregon.
The project involved removing four dams, built between 1918 and 1964 to provide electricity. They had devastating effects on salmon populations and tribal communities, leading to a decades-long, tribe-led movement for their removal.
By Liz Kimbrough
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/largest-dam-removal-ever-driven-by-tribes-kicks-off-klamath-river-recovery/
#News #Environment #Conservation #IndigenousPeoples
The project involved removing four dams, built between 1918 and 1964 to provide electricity. They had devastating effects on salmon populations and tribal communities, leading to a decades-long, tribe-led movement for their removal.
By Liz Kimbrough
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/largest-dam-removal-ever-driven-by-tribes-kicks-off-klamath-river-recovery/
#News #Environment #Conservation #IndigenousPeoples