The Open Rivers Fund October 2025 newsletter focuses on the wilderness and community benefits from the Rattlesnake Creek dam removal projects. We look forward to sharing more of these stories with you each month. Read the newsletter > Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Title Organization District
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August Newsletter: The Threats of Aging Dams
The Open Rivers Fund August 2025 newsletter focuses on the threats and impacts of aging dams as well as the range of benefits that come with dam removal. We look forward to sharing more of these stories with you each month. Read the newsletter > Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First […]
Dam Removal and Extreme Weather: Helping Communities Be Safer and Stronger
There are over 550,000 dams and over 298,000 road-related barriers, such as culverts, that fragment rivers across the United States. Since these dams and barriers were constructed, storms and flooding have become more intense. At the same time, many of these structures are aging and in disrepair. They have outlived their purpose and are putting […]
July Newsletter: Understanding Culverts
The Open Rivers Fund July 2025 newsletter focuses on culverts — what they are, why they’re important, and some common issues surrounding them. The newsletter features a recent culvert replacement project in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and highlights the important funding program addressing failing culverts nationwide and improving infrastructure and fish passage. We look forward to […]
April Newsletter: California Utility Divesting from Costly Dams
The Open Rivers Fund April 2025 newsletter focuses on PG&E’s plan to surrender its hydropower license and decommission the costly Cape Horn Dam and Scott Dam, known as the Potter Valley Project. We look forward to sharing more of these stories with you each month. Read the newsletter > Subscribe * indicates required […]
February Newsletter: Opening Up Oregon’s Rogue River
The Open Rivers Fund February 2025 newsletter focuses on the hundreds of small dams and diversions that continue to obstruct streams feeding into the Rogue River and how removal of these dams is good for ecosystems, farmers, and the community. We look forward to sharing more of these stories with you each month. Read the […]
January Newsletter: Coldwater Connection in WA’s Olympic Peninsula
The Open Rivers Fund January 2025 newsletter focuses on the community and environmental benefits of removing dozens of small dams or road culverts to reconnect vital fish habitat in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. We look forward to sharing more of these stories with you each month. Read the newsletter > Subscribe to our Newsletter […]
November Newsletter: Kwoneesum Dam Removal
The Open Rivers Fund November 2024 newsletter focuses on the restoration of Wildboy Creek through removal of Kwoneesum Dam. By removing this obsolete dam, we’re seeing improved habitat, elimination of safety risks for downstream residents, as well as reconnection to the river and its cultural significance for Tribal and nearby communities, in Skamania County. We […]
October Newsletter: Klamath Dams Come Down
The Open Rivers Fund October 2024 newsletter celebrates the historic removal of four dams from the Klamath River—the largest watershed reconnection project in U.S. history. It also highlights smaller yet equally vital restoration efforts nationwide, including 10 transformational fish passage and ecosystem restoration projects recognized by the Biden-Harris administration. We look forward to sharing more […]
Coming together to restore our rivers: notes on a dam removal symposium
Earlier this spring, American Rivers and Resources Legacy Fund collaborated to stage a first-of-its-kind symposium on dam removal in Washington, DC. Attendees from federal, state, and local agencies; Tribes; nonprofits; and philanthropies came together for a spirited, two-day discussion on the movement to remove dams and restore our rivers. More than two dozen speakers made […]