World’s Biggest Dam Removal Project to Open 420 Miles of Salmon Habitat in Klamath River This Fall
For the first time since 1918, an astonishing 420 miles of salmon habitat in the Klamath River watershed in California and Oregon will be fully connected by September. This results from the world's largest dam removal effort, the Klamath River Renewal Project. The amount of habitat opened up on the Klamath is equivalent to the distance between Portland, Maine, and Philadelphia-a journey through seven states.
PacifiCorp, the previous owner, agreed to remove the aging dams after they determined removal would be...
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