Green Options » San Joaquin River http://greenoptions.com/tag/san-joaquin-river Posts tagged 'San Joaquin River' Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:20:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en With Dam Removal, San Joaquin Salmon Will Run Again http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/26/san-joaquin-salmon-will-run-again/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/26/san-joaquin-salmon-will-run-again/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:20:37 +0000 Scott James http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/26/san-joaquin-salmon-will-run-again/

The Friant Dam on California’s San Joaquin River, built in the 1940’s, is slated for removal as part of today’s Congressional designation of wilderness status and federal protection to 2 million acres across nine states.

Included in Congress’ largest expansion of the wilderness system in 15 years is an ambitious river restoration effort on the San Joaquin River. The legislation authorizes the federal government to carry out an $88 million settlement won by environmentalists in 2006 after a court battle that spanned two decades.

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