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What do salmon have to do with your electricity?

A great deal, actually. The Pacific Northwest uses power from 58 hydroelectric dams throughout the region. This power accounts for about 70 percent of the electricity we use here in the Pacific Northwest. Salmon are very prominent in the Pacific Northwest, and they depend on the rivers in order to reproduce. Another very prominent thing here in the PNW is the presence of hydroelectric power plants. To generate power using water, power plants build dams on rivers. These dams create artificial lakes where rivers once were, disturbing the habitats of river-dwelling organisms. In this area, one huge issue with dams is that they disturb the spwaning and rearing migration of salmon; this decreases populations of salmon. Many Native American communities in the Pacific Northwest have depended on salmon for centuries as their primary source of food, when these populations are depleated, the people dependent on them are greatly effected. On September 17, the Elwha River and Glines Canyon dams began to be removed. This removal will free the Elwha River after nearly 100 years. Salmon populations will swell and the restored river will renew the culture of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Tribal members will have access to sacred sites now inundated by water, and cultural traditions can be reborn.

The less electricity we use, the closer we get to removing more dams.

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are you passionate about the environment considering an Environmental Studies major or minor? have your current studies created a concern for the environment? a recently declared major or minor? wondering how your passions correlate with the physical world around you?

Join us Tuesday, October 25th 5:30 - 7:00 PM Rieke 108 Environmental Studies Fall Gathering
Hear from current students and alumni about their ENVT 350, experiential learning, capstone, and study away experiences. Get to know fellow Environmental Studies majors, and professors.