Dams blocked this West Coast river for over a century: Decades later, removing them sparked the largest river restoration in U.S. history

The biggest project of its kind to date was completed in 2024 and the results have been promising for the restoration of the ...

California removed an 18-foot dam after 70 years; salmon returned to spawn upstream by 2026

In 2024, California removed an 18-foot dam from Neefus Gulch and restored 1,600 feet of stream, reopening habitat that salmon ...
The Good Men Project

Why America Is Removing Thousands of Dams and Letting Rivers Flow Freely: Excerpt

Dam removal is restoring free-flowing rivers, reviving ecosystems, improving fish habitat, and reshaping how America manages ...

In 2014, Massachusetts' JRWA began work to remove a dam sitting 10 feet below the Elm Street Bridge. 5 years later, the Jones River was freed for alewife, eels and trout …

Elm Street project was also part of a broader sequence of restoration work on the Jones River. A previous obstacle, the ...

Two dams blocked this Washington river for 100 years: Decades later, removing them created one of the greatest river recoveries in U.S. history

The restoration and revival of the Elwha River has become an encouraging tale of how removing outdated dams can be a boon for ...

CT has the most dams per 100 miles of any state in the U.S. Why many are being removed

There are 4,632 registered dams in Connecticut, believed to be the highest number of dams per 100 river miles of any state in ...
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Nine Vermont dams were removed in 2025. There are many more to go.

There are at least 140 dams in the Winooski River watershed, according to Michele Braun, executive director of the Friends of the Winooski River. Three of those dams help with flood control. Fifteen ...
Phys.org

River wildlife moves freely once dams are removed, but so too can invasive species

Almost a quarter of all freshwater species are threatened with extinction. The removal of human-made barriers from rivers, such as dams and weirs, is a popular way to restore water flow and sediment ...