The Ramifications and Reality of Breaching the Dams of the Pacific Northwest – Part 3

Idaho Dispatch ^ | May 8, 2024 | Sarah Clendenon

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What are the ramifications and true reality of breaching the dams of the pacific northwest (PNW)?

Please begin with our previous articles on this topic, found here, here, and here.

In this installment we bring you information on the debate regarding the salmon and steelhead populations.

The paper seen below was written by retired Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fish Culturist, Fish Hatchery Superintendent, Fish Hatchery Manager, and Fish Hatchery Complex Supervisor Jerry McGehee on January 2, 2024. It is entitled More Pieces of the Puzzle to the Life Cycle of Idaho Salmon and Steelhead.

McGehee’s ten-page paper explains multiple issues affecting the salmon and steelhead populations. He mentions the dams without fish ladders as a problem, but says,

“The message being given to the public is that the dams are the ONLY problem and breaching is the ONLY answer. Saving Idaho anadromous fish runs is a puzzle that is much more complex than breaching four dams.”

He goes on to say,

“…the proverbial cart is being put in front of the horse to press for the destruction and breaching of Lower Snake River hydroelectric dams to save salmon and steelhead. The highest numbers of salmon and steelhead ever counted over Bonneville dam and eventually arriving in Idaho occurred in 2001 to 2015 while all 8 dams downstream of Idaho were in place. Let me repeat that important statistic.

[combat_boots]

Ping

[Uncle Miltie]

Plug in a Tesla.

Tear down a dam.

What could possibly go wrong?

[sasquatch]

“Vice President Gore has written, in Earth in the Balance, that journalists should downplay scientific findings of ecological improvement because good news may dilute the public sense of anxiety.”

James Buchal
http://www.buchal.com/tgsh/chap7/Table%20of%20Contents.htm

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Dims once again prove they are the party of feeeeeelings, and not reason.