http://wcflies.com/blog/2009/05/learning-about-dams-political-fishy-perspectives/ Thoughts on fly fishing and fly tying Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:46:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://wcflies.com/blog/2009/05/learning-about-dams-political-fishy-perspectives/comment-page-1/#comment-4845 WhiskeyCreek Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:25:57 +0000 http://wcflies.com/blog/?p=391#comment-4845 Thanks Jim and congratulations on your success. The video on the WaterWatch site is awesome, I hope we can resolve the issues on the Sac & Columbia with the same success you've had on the Rouge. Thanks Jim and congratulations on your success. The video on the WaterWatch site is awesome, I hope we can resolve the issues on the Sac & Columbia with the same success you’ve had on the Rouge.

]]> http://wcflies.com/blog/2009/05/learning-about-dams-political-fishy-perspectives/comment-page-1/#comment-4844 Hot Dam! Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:22:10 +0000 http://wcflies.com/blog/?p=391#comment-4844 [...] to a comment from Jim McCarthy, where he pointed to the WaterWatch web site, we have a cool video to watch where dams actually get [...] [...] to a comment from Jim McCarthy, where he pointed to the WaterWatch web site, we have a cool video to watch where dams actually get [...]

]]> http://wcflies.com/blog/2009/05/learning-about-dams-political-fishy-perspectives/comment-page-1/#comment-4837 Jim McCarthy Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:50:23 +0000 http://wcflies.com/blog/?p=391#comment-4837 The Columbia dams and salmon debate is a tough one. I also noticed you had a post up about the Sacramento Delta pumps and the associated salmon collapse. Both these debates involve a lot of competing interests and are likely to continue for some time to come. One example where the fish have recently come out better after a long fight - and by all appearances without creating losers on the other side - is Oregon's famous Rogue River. Two dams (Gold Hill and Elk Creek) came down last year. Savage Rapids Dam is being demolished as I type - in one of the largest removals ever in the US. Funny thing is, just ten years ago, the debate over some of these dams was just as polarized as what we see now in the Columbia and Sacramento. Maybe there are some lessons we can learn from the Rogue. I hope so. Check out: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/121281811226290.xml&coll=7 The Columbia dams and salmon debate is a tough one. I also noticed you had a post up about the Sacramento Delta pumps and the associated salmon collapse. Both these debates involve a lot of competing interests and are likely to continue for some time to come. One example where the fish have recently come out better after a long fight – and by all appearances without creating losers on the other side – is Oregon’s famous Rogue River. Two dams (Gold Hill and Elk Creek) came down last year. Savage Rapids Dam is being demolished as I type – in one of the largest removals ever in the US. Funny thing is, just ten years ago, the debate over some of these dams was just as polarized as what we see now in the Columbia and Sacramento. Maybe there are some lessons we can learn from the Rogue. I hope so. Check out: http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/121281811226290.xml&coll=7

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