River restoration has long followed a simple idea: reconnect fragmented waterways, improve habitat conditions and bring rivers closer to their natural state. The assumption has been that healthier ...
Hydropower dams provide reliable renewable energy, but they also have a direct impact on the environment, especially fish. Adjusting the amount of water spilling over a dam can help fish successfully ...
Widespread beaver dams are showing up in Pacific Northwest coastal wetlands, where they may create sheltered habitat that ...
Like Benton, several Maine towns hold spring festivals or 5K runs to celebrate the alewives’ return. In the coastal town of ...
Hydropower dams provide reliable renewable energy, but they also have a direct impact on the environment, especially fish. Adjusting the amount of water spilling over a dam can help fish successfully ...
Wild populations of the iconic Mekong giant catfish will be driven to extinction if hydropower dams planned for the Mekong River go ahead, says a new report by WWF. Wild populations of the iconic ...
Removing four ageing hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River was always going to be a delicate undertaking, but one ...
Dr. Waldman is a professor of biology at Queens College and the author, most recently, of “Running Silver: Restoring Atlantic Rivers and Their Great Fish Migrations.” See more of our coverage in your ...
Piling rocks across a small stream on a hot day to create a private forest wading pool may seem harmless to hikers and campers, but fish have a different point of view. Recreational dams can block a ...