Dog of the North!
#River #elwha #dogsofbluesky #dogs

Book haul from Holiday Bookfest Seattle! And psst ... a new fantasy book is currently in editing that was inspired by the true story of the Elwha!
@arangoyoaga.bsky.social
@mountaineersbooks.bsky.social
#booksky #seattlebooksky #seattlebookevents #elwha #cookbook #glutenfree

FILM EVENT: UNCONQUERING THE LAST FRONTIER Robert Lundahl's Unconquering the Last Frontier, a film depicting the epic drama of the damming and undamming of the Elwha River, takes viewers from sea-level at the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the high...

In Seattle next Monday night? Check it out. #sierraclub #seattle #green #documentary #dams #elwha

Art at the Northwest section of the Seattle zoo. Artist is Elwha tribe.

The center is the moon, in their creation story.

Then the salmon which come before people and support everything.

Eagles represent the sky. Mountain goats. Elk. Coyotes.

#seattle #elwha #woodlandparkzoo
#Washington

In the #Elwha, #salmon are more than #fish, they’re part of culture, history, and identity. For the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, they hold deep meaning in community and tradition.

With the dams gone, Chinook are returning after more than a century; a powerful reminder of resilience and renewal.

Arrival at #Samish landing yesterday💚🪲. #Swinomish landing happens today with only 5 days to arrive at #Elwha for #P2Elwha #CanoeJourney2025

Fuel spill near Olympic National Park could threaten Pacific salmon recovery Hundreds of dead fish have been found after a fuel tanker flip.

Progress on Salmon recovery may be severely hampered by oil spill on #Elwha River — the river is part of the historic dam removal project. Key to restoring miles of salmon habitat

#olympicnationalpark #parkchat
#protectourparks
#fisheries #nature #washingston

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Yes plants come back after reservoir emptied!
We did that after Dams taken out here in WA state ( #ELWHA)
State had time and people to revegetate w native plants, and SALMON 🍣 HAVE RETURNED!

Rewilding the Elwha River It’s been over a decade since two dams came out of the Elwha River on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Now, salmon are returning, cougars, elk, foxes and bears roam 800 acres ...

#Rewilding the #Elwha River: 12 years after dam removal, salmon are returning and #wildlife roam on newly restored land

https://www.rfr.bz/bae8098

Rewilding the Elwha River It’s been over a decade since two dams came out of the Elwha River on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Now, salmon are returning, cougars, elk, foxes and bears roam 800 acres of newly restored land, an...

#Rewilding the #Elwha River: 12 years after #damremoval, salmon are returning and #wildlife roam on newly restored land

www.opb.org/article/2025...
#Oregon #generationrestoration

“The Eagle Prospers in the Day”
Traditional piece done by me for my tribe, our Paddle To Elwha Canoe Journey this summer is themed around the dam removal and salmon restoration project that has been very successful in our local northwest area ^^
#nativeamericanart #eagle #pnw #elwha

I could totally get onboard with
#SuperbOwlSunday 🪶! Snapped this one watching us hiking the #elwha trail in Olympic #NationalPark in 2004, not sure what kind it is though!

Elwha River, Olympic National Park
#olympicnationalpark #elwha #damfree

At #Elwha River, forests, fish and flowers where there were dams www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment... via @seattletimes...

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When Dams Come Down, #Salmon and Sand Can Prosper http://nyti.ms/1IzI1q5 via @nytscience #damremoval #habitatrestoration #Elwha

Month old but great pic! MT @emthorn10: #Coho spawning in the #Elwha! Hope this one got to spawn (before otter?). http://t.co/xOYz8zfdYU

Former site of #Elwha dam ~2 yrs post removal. Awesome to see canyon with rapids after 100 yrs of dead water! http://t.co/HfMKHmwTVZ

View upstream of fmr #Elwha dam; alders reclaiming floodplain, sediment, wood & fish moving in restored channel. <3 http://t.co/j37VPxpSWx