Obtainable goals on the Klamath River

From the Eureka Times-Standard, this commentary by Denver Nelson, who says the Klamath River agreement is a positive step forward, “intended to lead to effective and durable solutions”:

PacifiCorp, the owner of the Klamath dams, the governors of California and Oregon, and the departments of Interior, Agriculture and Commerce have all signed an agreement in principle for dam removal.

Unfortunately, a few environmental groups and others continue to criticize any progress. They have no end point in mind, but are quick to pick apart the hard work of others. Many of these groups and individuals became interested in the Klamath River only when the public’s awareness was raised by the 2002 fish die-off. The environmental groups realized the great fundraising potential of advertising their alleged work for the Klamath River. The Klamath problems have spawned a new growth industry of professed scientific “experts” who are more than willing (for a fee, of course) to give their opinion on the result of enacting some of these complicated solutions.

One does not need to be an “expert” to understand the effects of dams. Dams block the upstream and downstream movement of fish. Thus blocked from their breeding and rearing sites, the fish population dies. Removing the dams will allow the fish to make a comeback.

Read the full text of this commentary from the Eureka Times-Standard by clicking here.

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