Linda Heron writes: “Most of the dam removal projects with which the Ontario Rivers Alliance has been involved have aimed to increase resilience to climate change by improving water quality, reducing stream temperature, and increasing brook trout habitat. To date, the Ontario Rivers Alliance has worked with…” Continue reading Dam removal for climate and nature [Eastern Canada] – part two
Linda Heron writes: “Ontario is littered with hundreds of old and decaying concrete, log, and earthen millpond dams, hydropower dams, control dams and diversion dams that have blocked stream flow and filled with sediment over the last 100 years or more. There is a myriad of reasons for removing dams from freshwater streams…” Continue reading Dam removal for climate and nature [Eastern Canada] – part one
Jerry Freilich writes: “Removing the two dams on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park (Washington) was like turning around a giant ocean liner at sea. Although science and economics clearly showed that the dams needed to be removed, it still took 25 years of hard work and tenacity before public and political opinion was turned around making the seemingly impossible – possible…” Continue reading The Elwha story [Western USA]
Rewilding Successes 