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Peter Gleick: Rainbow waters and fishing for hope

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on June 23, 2009 at 12:19 pm

From Peter Gleick’s City Brights blog:

I flyfish. Infrequently and badly. But as any unsuccessful fisherman will try to tell you, it isn’t catching fish that’s important; it is the action of fishing. I was just reminded of the reality behind that jest. I had the opportunity recently to spend four days on the Slocan and Upper Columbia rivers in British Columbia, tossing a line and, occasionally, catching and releasing rainbow trout. And while the monster fish lurking in these rivers mocked my efforts to trick them into striking my flies, it was still time well spent as it reminded me of the importance of fresh water. Healthy rivers are a sign of a healthy society. Sick, contaminated, overtapped rivers are a sign of a sick society.

We began to realize this when massive dams began to store water for droughts, to generate electricity, and to stop floods, and along with this, also began to destroy free-flowing rivers, wipe out massive populations of fish, and change the character of our wild lands.

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June 23, 2009 · Filed Under Water & Wildlife

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