Recovering a lost river
Subtitle: removing dams, rewilding salmon, revitalizing communities
By: Steven Hawley
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780807004715
Subjects: Hydroelectric power plants; Reintroduction; Effect of dams on; Watershed management; Salmon; Stream restoration; Stream conservation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-252).
Table of contents: title: Redeeming the dammed; title: What they're smoking in Alaska this summer; title: Feed Willy; title: Butte Creek; title: Energy versus eternal delight; title: How the mighty were felled; title: When the levee breaks; title: The fifth H; title: Lies, dam lies, and statistics : the science of saving big hydro; title: A river resuscitated; title: The heart of the monster; title: Epilogue : The river why not.