Description: Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species. We've dammed and diverted almost every major river, straightening curves and blocking passage for fish and other aquatic animals, pushing many to the brink. Now a heartening new movement is helping to demolish harmful or obsolete structures, restoring new life to rivers and communities that depend on them. In doing so, it offers a pathway to undoing environmental harm to nature--and to ourselves.
In Undammed, environmental journalist Tara Lohan makes a case for the unexpected benefits of dam removal. By restoring rivers, she argues, we're protecting our own communities by increasing climate resilience, improving water quality, enhancing public safety, and boosting fish populations that feed people and restore rights for Native American Tribes. Undammed is an inspirational look at our changing relationship with the natural world, showing the cascade of benefits that come when we no longer turn our backs on rivers.Review Quotes: "The best journalists know the most important stories are often found by hanging back after a big event. Brilliantly tracking rivers after dams come down, Lohan fishes up untold stories of renewal and connection--for water, wildlife, and people. Undammed is the rare uplifting environmental book that proves we can mend the world."---Cynthia Barnett, author of "The Sound of the Sea"