The River Answers: Salmon Return in Weeks
from ReThink History: Rivers Reborn
Scientists expected the salmon to take years. They came back within weeks, spawning above the old dam sites for the first time in over a century. This episode reports the startling Klamath recovery and the rebuilt Elwha — then turns to the unfinished business: the four Lower Snake River dams still standing, the 2023 federal agreement that punted on removal, and the 2025 reversal that withdrew from it. The lesson, so far, is half-learned.
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