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Rivers and Roads (and the World’s Largest Dam Removal)

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Vishva Nalamalapu 0 Comments clallam county, coast salish, dam removal, elwha, elwha river, elwha river dam, glines canyon, glines canyon dam, jefferson county, lake aldwell, lake mills, lower elwha klallam tribe, olympic peninsula, pacific northwest, salish sea, strait of juan de fuca, washington, washington state

In the Olympic Peninsula, dam removals on the Elwha River and resulting road washouts lead us to question the compatibility of changing ecosystems and unchanging infrastructure.