A peer-reviewed paper says measures to mitigate harms from dams have “resulted in a net reduction in water quality and aquatic habitat.”
CAPTION FOR BOTH PHOTOS: Rick Hafele samples conditions in the Deschutes River near Maupin (Credit: Brian Burk)
BY NIGEL JAQUISS
Oregon Journalism Project
A new scientific review says the strategy that Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs developed to return fish to the upper Deschutes River isn’t working.