[Opinion] Readers respond: Klamath success shows potential for other dam removal

Return of salmon after dam removal proves it works

HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington A truly inspiring article published on May 7 in The Oregonian offers hope for the eventual recovery of wild salmon in west coast rivers. When the last of the four dams on the Klamath River was removed in late 2024, members of the Karuk and Yurok tribes hoped that the salmon that used to populate the Klamath would “remember the way” to the…

Readers respond: Klamath success shows potential for other dam removal

The removal of the four Klamath River dams - the largest dam decommissioning in the world - opened up more than 400 miles of habitat, giving salmon and steelhead a chance to thrive once again, (“Opinion: A surge of salmon – and hope – after Klamath dams’ removal,” May 7).

These Stunning Photos Show How Nature Came Back After the World’s Largest Dam Removal

Below is an update on the Klamath River dam removals.NOTE: this article was originally published to Fast Company's Apple news Channel on May 14, 2025. It was written by Adele Peters.It’s been less than a year since the world’s largest dam removal project was completed along 420 miles of the Klamath River, near the border of Oregon and California. But if you look at the river now, you might not know that four dams had ever been in place. Instead …