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12. Getting up the rivers wasn't the problem

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 09:01 AM

Sep 2014

The problem was all the fry going down river were channeled into the turbines.

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Salmon Return to Washington’s Elwha River for the First Time in 102 Years [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2014 OP

k and r niyad Sep 2014 #1

Those are some damned old salmon Generic Brad Sep 2014 #2

The bears don't seem to mind Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #14

the tribes have been KT2000 Sep 2014 #16

K&R ReRe Sep 2014 #4

Great news! Thanks. nt Zorra Sep 2014 #5

Kick! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #6

Great news! daschess1987 Sep 2014 #7

Yup, sunshine in my heart NBachers Sep 2014 #8

It's the end of times!!!1 wheniwasincongress Sep 2014 #9

Oh, my. How heartening. SheilaT Sep 2014 #10

Didn't the dam have fish ladders? badtoworse Sep 2014 #11

Getting up the rivers wasn't the problem Bandit Sep 2014 #12

There are ways to reduce fry mortality from the turbines. badtoworse Sep 2014 #13

So awesome! K&R! nt raouldukelives Sep 2014 #15

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #17

Thanks for your post, Omaha Steve. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #18

Now if we can just do the same at Hetch Hetchy! jmondine Sep 2014 #19

What a great accomplishment to remove those damns. See the video. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #20

observing and experiencing full on salmon runs hopemountain Sep 2014 #21

K&R! G_j Sep 2014 #22

Used to live on sulphurdunn Sep 2014 #23

go fish AtomicKitten Sep 2014 #24

PBS has a program (Nature maybe?) that shows how the entire Pacific Hestia Sep 2014 #25

K&r and as Alaskan Ray Troll would say.... uppityperson Sep 2014 #26