In April, the Department of the Interior released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluating the potential removal of four privately owned hydroelectric facilities on the Klamath River. The Final EIS identifies the preferred alternative as full removal of all … Continued
According to NOAA Fisheries, the installation of special fishways has resulted in greater numbers of river herring returning to the Acushnet River in Massachusetts. Since the fishways were installed in 2007, there has been an astounding 1,140% increase in migrating … Continued
Prior to the construction of manmade dams, migrating fish were able to ascend up the Hudson River to Glen Falls, nearly 200 miles from the Atlantic. On the Mohawk River, the first major tributary to the Hudson, migrating fish could … Continued
The Cape Fear River Partnership recently announced plans to construct an ADA-compliant, 90-foot wide fishing pier, paved parking area, and other facilities at the Cape Fear River Lock and Dam No. 1, located 32 miles upriver from Wilmington, North Carolina. … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and partners have released an analysis evaluating the pros and cons of keeping, improving or removing Bloede Dam and are looking for citizens to share their input. The possible removal of Bloede Dam … Continued