Originally published September 17, 2011 at 4:01 PM | Page modified November 9, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Learn more about the dams and restoration of the Elwha River
A list of websites, books and more.
THE DAMS
Story: An unprecedented restoration effort
THE HISTORY
Timeline: An Elwha River chronology
Video: Building dams, powering the economy
THE SALMON
Story: Will giant chinook salmon return?
Graphic: The five species of Elwha salmon
THE TRIBE
Story: The ancestors' prayers answered
Video: A talk with elder Adeline Smith
REVEGETATION
Story: Restoring a healthy watershed
THE SEDIMENT
Story: Biggest-ever sediment release
Graphic: Picturing 24 million cubic yards
CHAT REWIND
Behind the scenes of the Elwha special report
PROJECT HOME
Websites:
• www.nps.gov/olym/naturescience/elwha-ecosystem-restoration.htm (All the regulatory documents pertaining to dam removal as well as the underlying law are available on this site.)
• www.elwha.org/damremoval.html
• www.americanrivers.org/our-work/restoring-rivers/dams/projects/elwha.html
• www.usbr.gov/pmts/sediment/ projects/ElwhaRiver/ElwhaGlinesCanyon.htm
• www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/ fed/wpg/elwha.cfm
• www.facebook.com/pages/Elwha-River-Restoration/116387105073343
• www.video-monitoring.com/construction/olympic/js.htm
• www.nps.gov/olym/naturescience/dam-removal-blog.htm
• pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2011/5120/
Books:
Early exploration:
• "Across the Olympic Mountains: The Press Expedition, 1889-90," by Robert L. Wood, 1967, University of Washington Press
• "Men, Mules and Mountains: Lieutenant O'Neil's Olympic Expeditions," by Robert L. Wood, 1976, The Mountaineers
History:
• "Mountain in the Clouds: A Search for the Wild Salmon," by Bruce Brown. 1995 University of Washington Press edition is illustrated.
• "Conquering the Last Frontier," by Thomas Aldwell, 1950, American Book-Knickerbocker Press
• "Breaking Ground: The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the Unearthing of Tse-whit-zen Village," by Lynda V. Mapes, 2009, University of Washington Press
• "An Interpretive History of the Elwha River Valley and the Legacy of Hydropower on Washington's Olympic Peninsula," by Paul Sadin and Dawn Vogel, Historical Research Associates, 2011, report submitted to National Park Service.
Science:
"Special Issue, Dam Removal and Ecosystem Restoration in the Elwha River Watershed," Northwest Science, Volume 82, 2008, by Northwest Scientific Association
Also available online at www.nps.gov/olym/naturescience/elwha-ecosystem-restoration.htm, under the documents tab.
Coming soon:
The Seattle Times Co. and Mountaineers Press will publish a book-length version of this special section in September 2012.









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