Results for keyword: river restoration
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Rebuilding a river as Washington's Elwha dams come down
How much can we learn from restoring the Elwha River, after the two dams that block it are finally removed?
by Kim Todd, Sep 19, 2011 -
California tribe competes with the state to restore its homeland
The Mountain Maidu Indians and the state Department of Fish and Game are both seeking control of California's Humbug Valley.
by Jane Braxton Little, Sep 07, 2011 -
Chronicling a lost river: A review of Dry River
Ken Lamberton explores a Southwestern desert landscape in Dry River: Stores of Life, Death, and Redemption on the Santa Cruz.
by Erica Olsen, Jun 12, 2011 -
Water across the Divide
In 2003, Colorado's Grand Ditch was breached, causing flood damage to the Upper Colorado River and to Rocky Mountain National Park.
by Susan J. Tweit, Oct 13, 2009 -
Rebooting Urban Watersheds
In California, grassroots activists work to restore damaged East Bay waterways and the impoverished communities that surround them.
by Jeremy Miller, Jun 07, 2009 -
Voyage of the Dammed
A small band of enthusiasts wants to re-engineer Western waterways with the help of a humble, hardworking professional: the beaver.
by Kevin Taylor, Jun 01, 2009 -
The river wilder
River restoration is a complex business, whether you’re talking about Colorado’s fast-moving Gunnison River or the polluted urban waterways of San Francisco’s East Bay.
by Jodi Peterson , Jun 01, 2009 -
Riparian restoration guru
Bill Zeedyk lets the water do the work
by James R. Kristofic, Jul 03, 2008 -
Good work in Washington
The Bush administration deserves credit for its "Water 2025" initiative, which provided grants that have helped the Deschutes River Conservancy and the Central Oregon Irrigation District begin restoring Oregon’s Deschutes River
by Greg Hanscom, Oct 16, 2006 -
A River Once More
In Oregon, a revolutionary community alliance is working to put water – and steelhead trout – back into the Deschutes River
by Matt Jenkins, Oct 16, 2006






