Zeina Nasser
“greenarea.info”
Dams pose a lot of dispute; are they better or worse? And why? Water flowing is considered a source of life since ever. Imagine stopping the water from overflowing; we would be contributing in stopping life! The matter is that dangerous!
Below is a video revealing the Elwha river in northwestern Washington state, which is now thriving, with many fish species are being revealed in it.
“The National Geographic” mentioned that in August 2014, workers completed the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, as the final part of the 210-foot-high (64-meter-high) Glines Canyon Dam was dismantled on the Elwha River in northwestern Washington State.
It added that “the multistage project began in 2011 with the blessing of the U.S. National Park Service, which administers the surrounding Olympic National Park. The goal was to remove unneeded, outdated dams and restore a natural river system, with presumed benefits for fish and other wildlife”.
Right now, salmon have returned to the river, and this means that there was an immediate response from fish in the area. This is what happens when we let nature live; nature can survive without man-made destruction.
The seagulls have also found a refuge near the river, and they are resting on it, or feeding from its resources.
Anne Shaffer, a marine biologist with the nonprofit Coastal Watershed Institute in nearby Port Angeles, Washington, and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Victoria in Canada, said in an interview with the “National Geographic” that “there were a few kelp beds just off the river’s mouth that were immediately covered with sediment, but overall there is much more good habitat now,” adding “I’d say the impacts have been all positive overall.”
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