Bonneville Dam (Patreon)

Hopefully, this dam becomes history soon.  It may provide some of the electricity to the region, but at enormous cost. There are 73 southern resident orcas left, some fish run levels are at 13% of their 10 year averages, and the very existence of the dam violates the 1855 treaty signed by the Lummi Nation and the US Government. 

The restoration of the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula, including the largest dam removal project in US history, gives me hope that someday these dams will be removed and the ecology and culture surrounding this river restored.