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Rebuilding a river as Washington's Elwha dams come down http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.16/rebuilding-the-river-as-washingtons-elwha-dams-come-down How much can we learn from restoring the Elwha River, after the two dams that block it are finally removed?No publisherKim ToddLower Elwha Klallam TribeElwha Damsalmonriver restorationGlines Canyon Damendangered fishElwha Riverfisheries biologistsdam removal2011-09-19T18:52:15ZNews ArticleCalifornia tribe competes with the state to restore its homeland http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.15/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.No publisherJane Braxton LittleMountain Maidu Indianswildlife managementPG&E bankruptcyriver restorationland managementHumbug ValleyCalifornia Department of Fish and WildlifePacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council2011-09-22T16:31:06ZNews ArticleChronicling a lost river: A review of Dry River http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.10/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. No publisherErica Olsenhikingnature writingKen Lambertonriver restorationTohono O'odhamSanta Cruz RiverDry Rivergeographynonfiction2011-06-09T21:30:37ZNews ArticleWater across the Divide http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.17/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.No publisherSusan J. TweitUpper Colorado Riverirrigation ditchesGrand DitchRocky Mountain National Parkwilderness legislationriver restoration2010-02-05T09:04:17ZNews ArticleRebooting Urban Watersheds http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.10/rebooting-the-urban-watershed-movement In California, grassroots activists work to restore damaged East Bay waterways and the impoverished communities that surround them.No publisherJeremy MillerGreen Justiceriver restorationurban waterwaysgreen jobsEast Bay AreaJosh Bradt2010-02-05T08:50:55ZNews ArticleVoyage of the Dammed http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.10/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.No publisherKevin TaylorSherri TippieWestern streamsTrey Schillieriver restorationbeaver damsMary O'Brien2010-07-15T18:12:45ZNews ArticleThe river wilder http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.10/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. No publisherJodi Peterson beaverBlack Canyon of the Gunnisonriver restorationurban waterwaysrivers2010-02-05T09:18:14ZNews ArticleRiparian restoration guru http://www.hcn.org/articles/17794 Bill Zeedyk lets the water do the workNo publisherJames R. Kristoficrestorationriver restorationNew MexicoComanche CreekNavajo
NationRivers2010-02-05T09:40:21ZNews ArticleThe Healing River http://www.hcn.org/issues/301/15622 A writer considers what he’s learned from living on
a rugged Western river in the New Mexico mountainsNo publisherJesse Wolf HardinRio FriscoGila RiverCatron CountyNew Mexicoriversfloodsflash floodscottonwoodsriver restorationsacrednesswater2010-02-05T09:25:31ZNews Article‘Restoration Cowboy’ goes against the
flow http://www.hcn.org/issues/262/14362 Dave Rosgen has become a popular and influential guru in
the field of river restoration and management, but some say his
teaching oversimplifies a complex subjectNo publisherJoshua ZaffosRiversDave Rosgenriver managementriver restorationfluvial
geomorphologyWildland HydrologyWeminuche RiverScott GillilanDavid Montgomery2010-02-05T09:55:13ZNews ArticleReweaving the river http://www.hcn.org/issues/259/14273 Local ranchers and farmers in southern Colorado’s
San Luis Valley are working to restore the Alamosa River, site of
the infamous Summitville mine cyanide spillNo publisherHal CliffordPollutionAlamosa RiverSan Luis ValleyMining pollutionSummitvilleConejos Countyriver restorationCapulinColorado2010-02-05T10:13:50ZNews ArticleGood work in Washington http://www.hcn.org/issues/332/16616 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 RiverNo publisherGreg HanscomGreg HanscomSan Francisco Bay-DeltariverElected OfficialsInterior DepartmentsalmonBush administrationriver restorationBruce BabbittBasRio GrandepolicyhealthDeschutes River ConservancyGale NortonBush environmentalPoliticsRiversHigh Country NewsColorado River2010-09-22T22:37:47ZNews ArticleA River Once More http://www.hcn.org/issues/332/16615 In Oregon, a revolutionary community alliance is working
to put water – and steelhead trout – back into the
Deschutes RiverNo publisherMatt Jenkinsbeneficial useriver restorationEndangeredBob Mainsteelhead troutRiversagricultureWarusefarmerswaterOregonNative AmericansBend Brewing CompanyNewberry VolcanoNorth Canal DamIrrigationirrigation canalsFishWallace StegnerDeschutes Riverwater rightsBendCascade Mountains2010-09-22T22:27:28ZNews Article