Removal of Eklutna Dam Complete
September 06, 2018
September 06, 2018
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 6 -- The Conservation Fund issued the following news release:
Today The Conservation Fund announced the completion of the four-year, $7.5 million effort to remove the Lower Eklutna River dam in Southcentral Alaska. For the first time in 89 years, the five species of Pacific salmon that live in the Eklutna River, located 20 miles north of Anchorage, can now move upstream to additional spawning habitat.
The Conservation Fund partnered with the Nat . . .
Today The Conservation Fund announced the completion of the four-year, $7.5 million effort to remove the Lower Eklutna River dam in Southcentral Alaska. For the first time in 89 years, the five species of Pacific salmon that live in the Eklutna River, located 20 miles north of Anchorage, can now move upstream to additional spawning habitat.
The Conservation Fund partnered with the Nat . . .