Today’s the day. Around noon Pacific time crews will blast a massive tunnel in Condit Dam, letting the White Salmon River flow free for the first time in 100 years. We think that’s pretty freaking awesome. Stay tuned to the White Salmon Timelapse Project for first images from the blast. Watch the blast live on the American Rivers website and listen to this as your soundtrack…...
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I’ve never been one for blowing stuff up, but I can’t begin to describe the excited, joyful feeling I have knowing that this hunk of concrete is going to be blown to smithereens on October 26. So what is this big concrete wall? That’s Condit Dam. It’s been blocking the flow of the White Salmon River and its salmon for more than 100 years. A couple of weeks ago, I posted...
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October has always been one of my favorite months because fall is such a dynamic season. The leaves are going through the mind-blowing process of changing colors, perspectives are rich as we leave the playful months of summer by preparing emotionally and perhaps physically for winter and the down jackets begin to become a reality once again… which is never a bad thing! Although there are...
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Love from under solen I saw a post from a friend on Facebook as the news spread of Steve Jobs’ death and all that it said was “iSad”. This simple and clever post made me laugh while the rest of the world was/is mourning the passing of an exceptional thinker. From this laughter came deep gratitude for all of the people that are in our lives and who fill it consistently...
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“This is just breathtaking for me. This is not only an historic moment, but it’s going to lead to historic moments elsewhere across the country.” —Michael Connor, commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on removing two dams on the Elwha River. I took the leap into my first nonprofit gig with a salmon group in Bellingham, Washington. After getting dirty at a few work parties,...
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© Cristina Mittermeier Every Friday, we look back on the week — the people we’ve met, the places we’ve visited and this week and the lessons we’ve learned. After a week in and around Boulder, Colorado, I’m finding it hard to put my finger on any one thing to write about, so I’ve made a list of all of the cool things that we’ve been looped up in this...
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