Dam Removal in Southern Oregon Opens Up 70 Miles Of Salmon and Steelhead Habitat

Aug 5, 2015 · 3m 34s
Dam Removal in Southern Oregon Opens Up 70 Miles Of Salmon and Steelhead Habitat
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It can be a tough journey for salmon and steelhead returning to spawn in Northwest rivers and streams. High water temperatures, parasites, and predators all pose natural threats. But the...

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It can be a tough journey for salmon and steelhead returning to spawn in Northwest rivers and streams. High water temperatures, parasites, and predators all pose natural threats.

But the fish also encounter unnatural obstacles – like dams and culverts - that make getting to the best spawning habitat difficult.

Southern Oregon is beginning to get a reputation as a place where efforts to improve fish passage are succeeding. And two significant dams in the Rogue watershed are coming down this summer.
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Author Oregon Public Broadcasting
Organization Oregon Public Broadcasting
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