Dams

As drought and steady demand shrink the Colorado River and Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam faces an existential threat. It's a rare example of the Southwest's water crisis made visible.

Just over a year after President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act into law, a flood of money is already being put to work to restore aquatic ecosystems in the Mountain West.

Looking down at a pool filled with Klamath River salmon swimming back to their spawning grounds, Karuk Tribal Councilor Aaron “Troy” Hockaday says he can’t wait to see what the future holds for them.

A new art exhibit is examining the impact of dams in Idaho and other western regions.

Climate change and outdated dams are shrinking fish populations across the Mountain West and beyond. That includes a species that a Native American tribe in our region used to rely on.

Idaho Matters takes a look at efforts being made to help fish recovery and migration in the Mountain West.

Four women take on over a 1,000 miles of wilderness all in the name of salmon! Kayaker Brooke Hess and river guide Alia Payne join the show to talk about their upcoming trip and how they plan to raise awareness of the shrinking salmon populations in the Snake River Basin.

After Rep. Mike Simpson announced a proposal earlier this month to tear down four dams in Washington in an effort to save native salmon in the Pacific…

The federal government plotted a stay-the-course strategy on as-of-yet unsuccessful efforts to recover Snake River salmon and steelhead and other listed…

An analysis of dams around the United States shows that nearly 1,700 are reaching dangerous levels of disrepair, including dozens in the Mountain West.…