After years of dedicated effort, Conservation Alliance grantee WaterWatch succeeded in its effort to remove the Savage Rapids Dam from Oregon's Rogue River. Crews completed the removal project -- ahead of schedule -- on October 10 at 11 AM. The Rogue now runs free for 153 miles. Check out the two videos below. The first is a compilation of the final day of the actual removal. The second chronicles the first drift boat run through the new Savage Rapids, where the dam once stood. Congratulations WaterWatch!

The final removal:

The first run:

On September 30, the US Senate unveiled its climate change legislation.  New York's Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who is considered a strong supporter of the bill, was at the event announcing its introduction.  Now we need Senator Gillibrand to use her important position as a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee to ensure that the bill also addresses acid rain and mercury, which have harmed the Adirondack Park for over 30 years.  Please take a few moments to call  Senator Gillibrand's Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-4451.  Let the person who answers the phone know that you want the Senator to improve the climate change bill by adding provisions that reduce the levels of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, the ingredients of acid rain, as well as mercury.   ... Read More