How Tearing Down Small Dams Is Helping Restore Northeast Rivers

Yale e360
Feb 4, 2025, 4:30 am381 pts
More than 30,000 small dams currently block river tributaries from Maine to Maryland. New initiatives to remove them are aimed at restoring natural flows, improving habitat for aquatic life, and reopening thousands of river miles to migratory fish, from shad to American eels. Read more on E360 →

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