Let me say that I would love to see a Elwah river back to the way it was 100 years ago. Many of my first salmon and steelhead came out of this river.
I have always been opposed this project and have always supported the groups that have opposed this gigantic waste of money that is nothing more than a feel good project/experiment.
Why spend hundreds of millions of dollars to try to save one river that we have f$%#ed years ago when there are a multitude of Puget Sound rivers that would be so much easier to repair.
If they were to come to us and say that the dams needed to be removed because of imminent threat of loss of human life due to either one or both of the dams stuctural integrity I may have been more supportive but the main arguemenrt has been "save fish!" if it were really about the fish theywould or could have put their resources into rivers that would be easier to restore just think how much money and time has already been wasted on this "feel good" project.
I like the rest of you would like to see those huge salmon backin the Elwah like Ma nature intended bit I am not convinced it will help at all .
Those that will benefit are "hatchery workers" and "trbal interests"
just my 2cents