The removal of the four dams on the Klamath represents the first real attempt at the kind of river #restoration that #Indigenous nations and environmentalists have long demanded.
It is the result of an improbable campaign that spanned close to half a century, roped in thousands of people, and came within an inch of collapse several times.
Interviews reveal a collaborative achievement with few clear parallels in contemporary activism.
#rewilding #rivers
https://grist.org/project/indigenous/klamath-river-dam-removal-tribe-pacificorp-salmon/
It is the result of an improbable campaign that spanned close to half a century, roped in thousands of people, and came within an inch of collapse several times.
Interviews reveal a collaborative achievement with few clear parallels in contemporary activism.
#rewilding #rivers
https://grist.org/project/indigenous/klamath-river-dam-removal-tribe-pacificorp-salmon/
How the Klamath Dams Came Down
Last year, tribes in Oregon and California pulled off the largest dam removal in U.S. history. This is their story.Anita Hofschneider (Grist)
