Ready for a good news story? It was great talking with @joshuafrank.bsky.social and Erik Wallenberg of @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social about the amazing benefits of free-flowing rivers #Undammed #damremoval @princetonupress.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social www.counterpunch.org/2026/07/24/f...

Freeing Rivers w/ Tara Lohan

On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank talk with journalist and author Tara Lohan about her new book, Undammed: Freeing

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New river restoration projects can help the West handle increased wildfire risk while also working to revive salmon populations. My latest for @magiccanoe.bsky.social magiccanoe.org/how-salmon-r... #salmon #wildfire #solutions

How Salmon Restoration Also Builds Wildfire Resilience - Magic Canoe

In Central Oregon, a new river restoration technique to repair habitat for salmon is creating an added benefit: wildfire refugia.

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Take a ride on the Salmon SuperHwy -- a project to help #salmon and people on Oregon's North Coast. My latest for @magiccanoe.bsky.social @troutunlimited.bsky.social magiccanoe.org/building-a-s...

How to Build a Salmon Superhighway - Magic Canoe

On Oregon’s North Coast, a strategic effort to remove nearly a hundred river barriers builds resiliency for fish and people.

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It was great to talk with Rob Dietz from the Crazy Town Podcast by @postcarbon.org @resilience.org about, “The most inspiring environmental and cultural story I’ve seen in recent history.” @princetonupress.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social #Undammed

Crazy Town Episode 124. Take Me to the River: Getting Rid of Deadbeat Dams

We’re talking dam removal today. So grab a sledge hammer, a few sticks of dynamite, and a wrecking ball, and come along as we explore the battle between concrete placement and concrete removal. And do...

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What happens when we set rivers free? It was a delight to talk with Tamara Dean at @terrainorg.bsky.social about undamming rivers and the the benefits that flow from that. Check out our conversation: www.terrain.org/2026/podcast... #damremoval #undammed

Undammed: Setting Rivers Free - Terrain.org

In this episode of the Terrain.org podcast, Tamara Dean speaks with Tara Lohan, author of Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life.

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Don't overlook the importance of removing small dams. Thanks to @earthislandjournal.bsky.social for running this excerpt from my new book. @princetonupress.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social #undammed #damremoval

Earth Island Journal@earthislandjournal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Removing even small dams can bring back once-common riverine species — from eels and sea lamprey to bluehead chubs and white suckers to James spinymussels. And that’s just the beginning, writes @taralohan.bsky.social in the new book Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life.

I love when an interview feels more like a conversation. That's why I was so delighted to talk with Barbara Bernstein for Locus Focus on @KBOO about how the dam-removal movement fits into larger efforts to restore ecosystems and equity. @princetonupress.bsky.social kboo.fm/media/131440...

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Last year four of the dams on Klamath River were removed.  The largest dam removal project in United States history, this is a remarkable test case to show how nature and people can thrive on free-flo...

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What happens when we remove #dams? I chatted about some of the surprising benefits of dam removal on KPCW's This Green Earth. Have a listen! #undammed @islandpress.bsky.social www.kpcw.org/podcast/this...

The affect dams have on the environment, and what would happen if they were removed

Environmental journalist, Tara Lohan has just released a new book titled, “Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life,” The book details the benefits of dam removal from river restorati...

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As we take stock of our greenhouse gas emissions, an honest accounting of the input from dams could help us make reductions where dams are unneeded, unsafe, or doing more harm than good. My latest for @resilience.org. #undammed #damremovals @islandpress.bsky.social www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

The U.S. Isn’t Leading at COP30 — But It Is Un-damming Its Way to Climate Resilience

Dam removals aren’t a climate cure-all, but the magnitude of the crisis we face will require all the tools we can muster — and master. Several decades of dam removals across the U.S. has proved they w...

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Removing harmful and obsolete #dams helps can help communities better weather a changing climate and reduce GHG emissions. My latest for @commondreams.org #undammed #climatechange #cop30 @islandpress.bsky.social

Common Dreams@commondreams.org · 9mo ago

The United States has been leading the global charge on dam removals. In just the last 25 years nearly 2,000 dams have been blasted and backhoed from our rivers and streams, writes @taralohan.bsky.social.

A deeply concerning threat to our waterways. #rivers #cleanwater

American Rivers@americanrivers.bsky.social · 9mo ago

American Rivers is announcing its disapproval of the EPA’s new proposed definition of the WOTUS provision of the Clean Water Act. The rule would dramatically reduce the reasonable science-based protections used to protect our nation's waterways. Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...

Need some good news? Check out my new book about how #dam removals are restoring #rivers and reviving communities. Even better news: It's 50% off for the next two days from @islandpress.bsky.social islandpress.org/books/undamm...

Book sale alert! If you're thinking about picking up a copy of my new book UNDAMMED for yourself or someone else, now is the time. @islandpress.bsky.social is offering 50% off all books until 11/16. Get #UNDAMMED and more great titles. #SimplyEverything islandpress.org/books/undamm...

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Little Green Books@littlegreenbooks.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Undammed by @taralohan.bsky.social explores the effects of the thousands of dams in the USA, and how removing them + restoring rivers is a huge boon to environment, safety, and human needs. A hopeful account of a nature restoration movement that's growing worldwide! 💙📚 Buy now: buff.ly/0uHTuyA

We need healthy #rivers for healthy communities. Meet the people who are working to return free flowing rivers. #damremovals #undammed islandpress.org/books/undamm...

My new book, UNDAMMED, is officially out in the world today. I'm so excited right now to be sharing stories about undoing harm and about environmental solutions that are restoring our ecosystems and communities. #undammed @islandpress.bsky.social

This is incredible news and a lifeline for endangered Atlantic salmon. #undammed

The Nature Conservancy@nature.org · 10mo ago

Excited to share that TNC has reached an agreement for the purchase of four dams on the Kennebec River – a critical step in a long journey to reconnect more than 800 miles of rivers and streams: https://nature.ly/46n2dxV #KennebecRiverRestoration

Dam removals work. More proof news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... #undammed #damremoval

Dam removal restores aquatic ecosystem within three years | Cornell Chronicle

Water resource managers are increasingly investigating removing dams to restore connectivity and improve aquatic habitats, water quality and fish passage.

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Excited to have a book on this amazing list of new titles.

Jaime Jennings@jaimejennings.bsky.social · last yr.

Get excited for a new season from Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social. I can't wait to dive into apples, subways, off-grid living, dams, squirrels, activism, and cities. All are available for pre-order. What are you excited to see?

I'm writing today about the #KlamathRiver and remembering this day in July near the estuary -- just weeks before fall-run Chinook arrived to find a hundreds of more miles of river for the first time in more than a century. #undammed

Restoration underway on the #Klamath.