PacifiCorp, which rents the land to the homeowners, has condemned at least two homes and threatens to condemn another, because the company says the houses are in danger of sliding into the White Salmon River.
Taken two days ago. I've grown up my entire life in the town of White Salmon and grew up around northwestern lake (condit dam) and it is absolutely shocking to see the landscape now. I snapped these...
In light of the Condit dam being removed in a few minutes, I thought I'd share this picture I took a few years ago while walking along side the dam. A person (and I have no idea who) decided to raft...
Crews blasted a hole Wednesday in a nearly century-old hydropower dam in Washington's south Cascades, marking another step in efforts to restore habitat for threatened and endangered fish in the Pacific Northwest.
Once the dam is gone and the White Salmon River returns to normal flow patterns, it is expected to become a recreational Mecca for whitewater enthusiasts and fishermen, even moreso than it already is.
The biologists captured the endangered Tule Fall chinook salmon by pulling a long net along the lower White Salmon River. Then they put them in trucks and released them above the dam.
Portland, Ore.-based PacifiCorp has planned for years to remove the dam rather than pay for expensive upgrades needed to relicense it, but the utility delayed removal while awaiting necessary permits.