Just weeks after the removal of dams restored a free-flowing Klamath River, salmon have made their way upstream to begin spawning and have been spotted in Oregon for the first time in more than a century. https://t.co/9VSWCyKDuk
For the first time in 114 years, biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have observed a fall-run Chinook salmon returning to spawn in the Klamath Basin in Oregon, after dam removal.
Just in: The first salmon in more than a century has been spotted swimming in waters long blocked by the Klamath River dams.
The return of the fish is seen as an early success for the dam-removal project... https://t.co/tOBPy1kJs9
Grateful to @SamfordU for inviting our #AmeriCorps member, Mary Allen Murray, to tell #Samford students about our many community service projects: https://t.co/ZnCwl7zstg
📢New #OA paper about #salmon river #restoration, #floodplains & #portfolios led by Dr Cordoleani📢
https://t.co/erZNsW1ERo
https://t.co/WRQDTTNC62
KEY MESSAGES:
Restoration can be INCREDIBLY powerful. Butte Creek spring run salmon numbers increased ~2000% post restoration! (1/3)
Removing obsolete dams is crucial to restore European #rivers to their natural state and help flourish aquatic ecosystems, migratory fish species & communities.
📢Vote for your favourite #DamRemoval project for the Dam Removal Award 2023 until 22 March!
https://t.co/fGzXvHPv9B
UK Government has an ambitious target for rivers, lakes and coastal waters to achieve 'good ecological status' by 2027.
Now = 16%
Target = 77%
Likely progress in 2027 = 21%
https://t.co/3GSYSEqWnn
What has #damremoval to do with #safety? Everything! 🚨
#DYK European rivers are fragmented by over 1.2 million barriers? These are both a threat to nature and people as they can collapse or turn into 'drowning machines'
More at ➡️ https://t.co/JHpVuacEgX
Make your voice for salmon heard and tell the State Water Resources Control Board how their water policies have affected your livelihood by killing off California’s natural resource, #salmon. Click this link to get more information and register to speak: https://t.co/cGl7LHTjaJ
We've recognised the importance of providing hands on river education for children in & by their local rivers; with the new TRT Peter Spillett Award going to Robyn Shaw, Education & Engagement Officer at @SE_Rivers_Trust
To read more visit:
https://t.co/O9mLd2mdBi
A great turnout for the river wellbeing walk along the Afon Lliedi today with Llanelli Multicultural Network, @HywelDdaHB & #Llanelli Town Council. We were very happy to have a heron put in an appearance & there were plenty of bluebells on the banks to add a splash of colour.
Thanks to @POTUS' Investing in America agenda, our National Fish Passage program is reviving ecosystems & the waterways that countless species & communities depend on nationwide. I'm thrilled to see the conservation progress this new funding will deliver. https://t.co/Xg8Dnxy6dx
“Just think, only a few years ago we were seeing tens or perhaps hundreds of river herring... And this year we counted 2.8 million in the mainstem of the Penobscot.”
Inspired by this @eatguineapigs story on the ecological power of dam removal.
https://t.co/47enJOARek
Our objective @WelshDeeTrust is:
'A river Dee free of pollution and full of wildlife'.
As an organization we see our priority as making the tangible changes on the ground that benefit the river.
Here's a 🧵 about what that looks like.