Dam Removal Ushers In New Life In Washington State

Ashley Ahearn — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:47:00 +0000

Transcript

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

Two dams that block the migration of salmon are coming down in the largest dam removal in U.S. history. The dam sits on the Elwha River in the northwest corner of Washington state. They were built in the early 1900s to power nearby timber mills, but their power is no longer needed. From member station KUOW in Seattle, Ashley Ahearn reports that the removal is releasing a lot of debris but also creating new life.

ASHLEY AHEARN, BYLINE: Everything is fresh. That's my first impression. This is a new place.

To Catch A Marten: Seeking Clues In Olympic National Forest

Ashley Ahearn — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:07:00 +0000

It's about 25 degrees on a clear Saturday morning when Gregg Treinish — executive director of Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation, a nonprofit that puts volunteers to work gathering data for scientists around the world — gathers a small group of outdoor adventurers around him near the Duckabush River in the Olympic National Forest in Washington state.

The mission for this group: help biologists figure out whether there are any martens left