Dam removal Archives

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How Karuk ceremonial leader Ron Reed used Western science to take down the Klamath dams

August 26, 2025

by Robin Meadows The Karuk people have lived in the thickly forested mountains along the Klamath River in Northern California...

FRIENDS OF THE EEL RIVER: How many ways can the Potter Valley Project fail?

Guest Contributor

Commentary

May 29, 2025

The Eel River dams will never produce hydropower again. The unreliable water supply they allow to the Russian River will...

EDWARD RING: Saving California’s rural water users

Edward Ring

Agriculture Commentary

May 8, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Despite its status as an agricultural superpower,...

PRESS RELEASE: Final draft surrender application and decommissioning plan for the Potter Valley Project available for viewing

PG&E

Ecosystems

February 3, 2025

Press release from PG&E: On Jan. 31, PG&E made available its Final Draft Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan for the Potter...

PRESS RELEASE: Yurok crew resumes revegetation work behind former Klamath Dams

Yurok Tribe

Ecosystems

October 11, 2024

Tribe Receives $18 Million to Restore Newly Accessible Salmon Spawning Tributaries Press release from the Yurok Tribe Building on the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California completes largest dam removal in US history

Courthouse News Service

Ecosystems

October 3, 2024

The Klamath River dam removal unblocked nearly 400 miles of waterways in a big win for local Native American tribes....

NOAA FISHERIES: Final step in Klamath River dam removal opens path for returning salmon

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

October 3, 2024

NOAA Fisheries led coordination efforts to protect water quality. By NOAA Fisheries “Heavy equipment removed the final obstacle separating the...

NOAA FISHERIES: The Elwha River restoration: A case study in adaptive management for salmon recovery

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems Science

September 6, 2024

Elwha River restoration project offers valuable insights into the complex ecological processes involved in dam removal and river recovery. By...

UC DAVIS: The salmon diaries: Life before and after Klamath Dam removal

UC Davis

Ecosystems

July 16, 2024

Salmon ‘Tell’ Scientists Their Life Story as Decades-Old Dams Come Down By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis When salmon return from...

NOAA FISHERIES: Klamath River Reshapes Itself as Flushing Flows Move Reservoir Sediment Downriver

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

March 8, 2024

Biologists expect higher, turbid spring waters to jump-start recovery By NOAA Fisheries The Klamath River is making the most of...

NEWS RELEASE: Work on Copco No. 2 Dam Removal Comes to a Close

Klamath River Renewal Corporation

Ecosystems

November 2, 2023

Removal of the diversion dam restores flows to historic Klamath River canyon for the first time in nearly a century....

PRESS RELEASE: Yurok Tribal members prep Klamath River reach for post dam removal flows

Yurok Tribe

Ecosystems

September 19, 2023

Tribal Citizens Adversely Impacted by Dams Participate in Historic Decommissioning Project The Yurok Tribe and the Klamath River Renewal Corporation...

USGS: Elwha River: New study examines effects of dam removals on coastal ecosystems

USGS

Ecosystems

September 7, 2023

In new research, a team of scientists characterize the response of the coastal environment to a massive input of sediment...

CAL MATTERS: The world’s largest dam demolition has begun. Can the dammed Klamath River finally find salvation?

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

August 31, 2023

by Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...

UC DAVIS: Discussing ‘Deadbeat Dams’ as Klamath Plan Moves Forward

UC Davis

Ecosystems

July 14, 2023

Center for Watershed Sciences Director Andrew Rypel talks the importance of — and paths ahead for — California’s dams By...