Building the dams also caused economic hardships, which were not mitigated for or subsidized. Optimistic projections concede that court challenges, red tape, and renewed stalling may delay the start of dam breaching for up to 10 years after approval. This provides ample time to develop and prove new solutions at which point the procss could be halted. However, waiting any longer to start that process is inexcusable and probably fatal to the fish. And, if contrary to all predictions, breaching should fail to recover the fish, the earthen portions of the dams can always be replaced, serving as symbolic tombstones for the lost runs.
Every good story has a good ending.
And I believe the fellow who dressed my fish for me simply wanted to get his hands on a slamon and go through the ritual. I only hope they put them to good use as bait and caught fish, too. As a biologist and once salmon fisherman, I agree with 95 percent of the region's scientists that breaching the dams is the only hope we have of restoring such scenes to the Salmon River and preserving the river's right to its name. Let's rebuild this Mother Earth.