Now, as design of the habitat restoration project begins, the Blue River Watershed Group says community input is paramount. The design team has developed a substantial outreach plan that includes ...

A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest ...

Even then, Sweeten said it would “not be possible” to rebuild the dam back to the way it was and it would’ve been extremely expensive. The Big Blue River is already starting to recover from ...

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Oct. 2 on the Klamath River in Southern Oregon and Northern California. Four dams were taken out, allowing adult salmon to swim all ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with a Klamath River outfitter about how the largest dam removal project in United States history has transformed the river by ...

On October 16, biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) spotted the fish above the former site of the J.C. Boyle Dam in the Upper Klamath River. The dam was one of four ...

Whether St. Paul’s Lock and Dam No. 1 will be removed is still uncertain as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues its research into the lock and dam near the old Ford factory. Locks and dams hold ...

"In the face of climate change, the dam poses a hazard, so it is to everyone's benefit, especially the surrounding neighborhood, that it be removed." The Little River project will help ensure the ...

TVA does not control flooding on the Nolichucky River until it empties into Douglas Lake. The Nolichucky Dam is a "run-of-the-river" dam, meaning it does not provide water storage to control flooding.

The world's largest dam ... River to enable cattle ranching and agriculture has taken its toll on the region. The Sprague's wetlands once filtered out phosphorus that acts as a free buffet for ...

That migration for Chinook salmon was blocked by the installation of four hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River: The Iron Gate dam, the Copco 1 and Copco 2 dams, and the J.C. Boyle dam.

“That’s what we’ve prayed for.” The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, inspiring hope among Indigenous activists who pushed for rewilding to help save ...