On Water

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Dam big science
Crosscut / by Michele Solis

"In preparation for the momentous removal of the two dams on the Elwha River, slated to begin within the next two years, scientists are finalizing their "before" snapshots of the river and its habitat. This baseline, recently published in a series of articles in the journal Northwest Science, is essential for monitoring the huge changes anticipated in landscape and wildlife once the Elwha dam, standing at 105 feet, and the Glines Canyon dam, at 210 feet, are removed.

"If the dams seem big, the restoration project orchestrated by the National Park Service is surely bigger, outsized only by a similar effort in the Florida Everglades. That's because ... " [read the full article].

Related resources:

The Northwest Science articles and other "General Elwha Project Reports" are available from both the Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information (CDRI) database and the Center of Excellence.

National Park Service - Elwha Ecosystem Restoration site.

American Rivers - Elwha River Restoration.