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Without Wild Salmon, Entire Ecosystems Fail by Bruce Rankin Idaho Statesman, December 17, 2019

We occasionally revisit possibilities of maybe thinking about what it might take to consider doing something with dams on our rivers that might be making it harder for wild salmon to spawn in their native waters.

"I'm an outfitter and, oh my, I don't know what I'm going to do if we have many more years like this one.”

"I'm an elected leader and I think we should have more discussion with all affected parties about bringing possible options to the table.”

Without wild salmon, entire ecosystems fail.

Personal gain at the expense of healthy supportive ecosystems is a road to ruin.

Four lower Snake River dams - Lower Granite, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, Ice Harbor - must be removed to allow migrating salmon reasonable access to traditional cold water high elevation spawning grounds.

People who are in denial, accompanied by those engaged in political foot-dragging must get out of the way.

Reflect on that using your own research, thought and intuition. Lives depend on it.