Recovering a Lost River: Removing Dams, Rewilding Salmon, Revitalizing Communities

Hawley, Steven

ISBN 10: 0807004731 / ISBN 13: 9780807004739

Published by Beacon Press, 2012

About this Item

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Seller Inventory # DBV.0807004731.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recovering a Lost River: Removing Dams, Rewilding Salmon, Revitalizing Communities
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807004731
• ISBN 13: 9780807004739
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

In the Pacific Northwest, the Snake River and its wilderness tributaries were—as recently as a half century ago—some of the world’s greatest salmon rivers. Now, due to four federal dams, the salmon population has dropped close to extinction. Steven Hawley, journalist and self-proclaimed “river rat,” argues that the best hope for the Snake River lies in dam removal, a solution that pits the power companies and federal authorities against a collection of Indian tribes, farmers, fishermen, and river recreationists. The river’s health, as he demonstrates, is closely connected to local economies, freshwater rights, and energy independence. Challenging the notion of hydropower as a cheap, green source of energy, Hawley depicts the efforts being made on behalf of salmon by a growing army of river warriors. Their message, persistent but disarmingly simple, is that all salmon need is water in their rivers and a clear way home.

About the Author

Steven Hawley is an environmental journalist whose work has appeared in High Country News, National Fisherman, OnEarth, and Missoula Independent. He lives with his family along the Columbia River.