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Engineers blew up 4 dams on a dying river. Now the salmon population is exploding.
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Engineers blew up 4 dams on a dying river. Now the salmon population is exploding.

The Klamath River, once a thriving habitat for salmon, faced devastation due to hydroelectric dams built in the early 1900s. After years of advocacy, four of these dams were removed in a historic project, allowing the river to flow freely again. Scientists were amazed at how quickly the salmon returned, with numbers skyrocketing to nearly 70,000 just two years later. This restoration not only revived the salmon population but also improved water quality and revitalized the surrounding ecosystem.
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