In one of my first assignments for KPTZ, then a brand new
community radio station, I went early in the morning on Wednesday, June 1,
2011 to witness the historic final shut-down of the hydro-electric plants on
the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams, the first step leading to the ultimate
demolition of both dams in an unprecedented effort to save endangered runs of
salmon. About a dozen representatives of
the media gathered at the top of the lower dam that morning, next to the
enormous metal penstocks through which the river roared on its way down to the
tall powerhouse far below. We were all handed hard hats to wear and then briefed
by dam supervisor Kevin Yancy. Here is
an excerpt from that report, followed by interviews about a year later, once the Elwha Dam was gone and the Glines Canyon halfway demolished, with filmmakers John Gussman and Jessica Plumb, who are making a documentary about the dam removals titled Return of the River.
(28 minutes)
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