Document - Restore: Responsibly Reviving America's Rivers
Abstract
Restore is a special publication of the Hydropower Reform Coalition, which provides an overview of dam removal nationally, and documents past, current, and planned removals in the Pacific Northwest. The Coalition developed this report to discuss removal of hydropower and other dams as a topic and to highlight restoration successes and community and watershed benefits from dam removal in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.Description
A Special Publication of the Hydropower Reform Coalition on Dam Removal in the Pacific Northwest.Document Information
Filename - Restore: Responsibly Reviving America's Rivers837.pdf
Size - 5.93MB
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Canadian Whitewater
This project is a collection of resources and tools for volunteers interested in protecting and restoring Canadian whitewater rivers.
Elwha Restoration (WA)
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Restoring the Rogue (OR)
One of the great Rivers of the West, preserving the the Wild Rogue and restoring upstream reaches impacted by dams are priorities for American Whitewater.
Sandy River Restoration (OR)
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Sullivan Creek (WA)
Two dams in the Sullivan Creek watershed no longer generate power. One was removed in 2017 as the result of a 2010 Settlement Agreement.
Volcano Country (OR/WA)
The rivers of Volcano Country within and surrounding the Gifford Pinchot National Forest represent some of the nation's most spectacular whitewater resources.
White Salmon Restoration (WA)
American Whitewater has been engaged in a long-term effort to protect and restore one of the Pacific Northwest's most spectacular year-around whitewater rivers.