A decision‐support framework for dam removal planning and its application in northern California

Environmental Challenges (Elsevier) | May 27th, 2023

Summary

Dam removals are occurring more frequently with the rising cost of maintaining aging infrastructure, public safety concerns, and growing interest in river restoration. So

After the Flood: As the world’s largest dam removal takes shape, restoration ecologists are poised to transform a landscape

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | October 19th, 2023

Summary

Standing on an outcrop of volcanic rock, Joshua Chenoweth looks across the languid waters of California’s Iron Gate Reservoir and imagines the transformation in store f

California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future: Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems in the Age of Climate Change

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) | January 20th, 2024

Summary

The infrastructure built generations ago in California continues to limit salmon migration, and some dams that remain on the landscape are well beyond their useful life.

Dam removal and anadromous salmonid (Oncorhynchus spp.) conservation in California

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries (Springer) | June 4th, 2014

Summary

Dam removal is often proposed for restoration of anadromous salmonid populations, which are in serious decline in California. However, the benefits of dam removal vary du

Debris-Restraining Barriers of the Yuba River

Scientific American | November 19th, 1904

Summary

In the years following the discovery of gold in California, the processes of mining for this precious metal caused the removal of vast quantities of detritus from the w

Eel River Restoration and Conservation Plan

California Trout | June 30th, 2024

Summary

This Eel River Restoration and Conservation Plan (Plan) will build on ... opportunities to guide substantial, collaborative, and long-term restoration and conservation ac

Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin: Causes of Decline and Strategies for Recovery (2003)

National Academy of Sciences (NAS) | January 1st, 2004

Summary

Instead of focusing primarily on how water levels and flows affect endangered and threatened fish in Oregon's Upper Klamath Lake and the Klamath River -- which run fr

Fracturing dams, fractured data: Empirical trends and characteristics of existing and removed dams in the United States

River Research and Applications (Wiley) | May 20th, 2018

Summary

Dam removals in the United States continue to accelerate in pace and scope, but no national analyses have examined how removed dams compare with existing dam stock. Here,

Hetch Hetchy Restoration Study

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | July 17th, 2006

Summary

The restoration of Hetch Hetchy Valley on the upper Tuolumne River has once again captured the public’s imagination. In order to provide for an informed dialogue about

Klamath Basin Settlement Agreements

Congressional Research Service (CRS) | October 21st, 2015

Summary

The Klamath River Basin on the California-Oregon border is a focal point for local and national discussions on water allocation and species protection. Previously, water

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