All articles tagged with #river restoration
After nearly a century of pollution and negative perception, Chicago residents swam in the Chicago River for the first time since 1927, celebrating decades of environmental cleanup efforts that have improved water quality and biodiversity, transforming the river from a toxic industrial waste site into a recreational and ecological asset.
A small dam in upstate New York was removed, leading to rapid ecological recovery within three years, including improved water quality, increased habitat diversity, and the return of fish and macroinvertebrates, demonstrating nature's resilience and the benefits of removing obsolete barriers to restore river health.
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is underway along the California-Oregon border, with the goal of restoring the Klamath River and its surrounding land to its natural state. Over the next decade, workers and Native American tribes will plant and monitor nearly 17 billion seeds to repopulate the area with native plants and create habitat for fish. The project aims to reverse the damage caused by the dams, which disrupted the river's flow and harmed salmon populations. While some homeowners and a water users association have opposed the project, the restoration efforts are seen as a crucial step in preserving the river's ecosystem and cultural significance to Native American tribes.
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is underway along the California-Oregon border, with the goal of restoring the Klamath River and its surrounding land to its natural state. Over the next decade, workers and Native American tribes will plant and monitor nearly 17 billion seeds to repopulate the area with native plants and create habitat for fish. The removal of four hydroelectric dams will open up more than 400 miles of river for threatened species. The project aims to reverse the ecological damage caused by the dams and restore the cultural and spiritual significance of the river to Native American tribes.
California officials will spend $60 million to build a channel along the Yuba River to allow salmon and other threatened fish species to bypass a Gold Rush-era dam that has cut off their migration for over a century. The project is part of state and federal officials' efforts to reverse the environmental damage caused by century-old infrastructure along California's major rivers and streams. The dam blocks three species of fish from migrating up the river to spawn, and the National Marine Fisheries Service declared in 2012 that the dam posed a threat to the survival of those fish species.