dams

June 1, 2013

Sediment settlement

Salmon are headed upstream in the Elwha River for the first time in more than a century, but sediment—and lots of it—is headed downstream. The sediment is the result of the largest dam removal project ever undertaken.


December 1, 2010

Teaching moment

Two UW instructors are using a $200,000 grant to study teaching methods regarding the Elwha River and the upcoming removal of its two dams.


December 1, 1994

Into the fish fray

Researchers have come up with numbers that disturb long-held conclusions about what's needed to help speed young fish down river.