#Elwah

#Rewilding #Undamming #Elwah #TenYearsLater

After,and before, the Elwah Dam was removed scientist worked closely together with the indigenous tribes; to study and restore the natural environment. Fighting extinction and giving Mother Nature a chance to revive itself, and therefor restoring a way of life.
In those ten years some unsuspected things happened, icreasing the awe of nature itself.

"Undamming a river, rebuilding a forest | WILD HOPE" [27:51 min]
by Nature on PBS

youtube.com/watch?v=nLTPF-5U_o

Quote by NoPBS:
"Aug 28, 2023
Ten years after the largest dam removal in history—on the Elwha River, in Washington State—scientists are chronicling an inspiring story of ecological rebirth. Recovering salmon populations are transferring critical nutrients from the ocean into the forests along the Elwha’s banks, enriching the entire ecosystem. The Elwha’s revival is encouraging advocates to push for the removal of many larger dams in the region, and in the rest of the world.

Learn more about this story and ways that YOU can get involved in saving your local biodiversity by becoming a Wild Hoper: -> wildhope.tv/ <-

En Español: "Belleza sin presas | Esperanza en la naturaleza" [27:51 min]
-> youtube.com/watch?v=rIi06nqvVic <-

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside
#StopThePlunder #StopRapingNature
#ClimateBreakDown

Melody WainscottMelodyWainscott@zirk.us
2023-01-17

Meet the mighty Elwah River out on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s not just another pretty place but also the sight of the world’s largest dam removal project.

*Update March 2023: Work officially began on the Klamath River Restoration, now the world’s largest dam removal project.

#River #Elwah #Fluviophile #Forest #Tree #Mountain #OlympicMountains #Rewilding #Watershed #OlympicPeninsula #Landscape #Nature #Photography #Nemophilist #WordHoarder

A thin line of horizontal low clouds bisects this rich landscape. Above this line is a steep mountain covered in a verdantly green coniferous forest; a brilliant blue sky with white clouds fills the background. Below the thin line a river enters the photo mid frame flowing southeast off the landscape, its surface frothy in places with small rapids. Unexpectedly the river appears silver and a light shade of green. Its shores are lined with leafless birch, boulders and one large leafless big leaf maple tree on the left. There are a few rocky bars exposed in the river. The combination of leafless trees and autumn colored vegetation on the shores with evergreen trees on the mountain is intensely beautiful, evoking a desire to protect this living river, its inhabitants, its landscape.

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