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25 Animal L. 75 (2018-2019)
Frankly My Dear, I Don't Want a Dam: Refocusing Dam Removal Priorities to Protect Endangered Salmon Now

handle is hein.journals/anim25 and id is 81 raw text is: NOTE FRANKLY MY DEAR, I DON'T WANT A DAM: REFOCUSING DAM REMOVAL PRIORITIES TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SALMON NOW By Skylar Sumner* Dams are a critical threat to salmonid habitat and population recov- ery. While much progress has been made in the past few years with dam removal, the more quickly dams are removed, the greater chance that salmon can be restored to their historic ranges. In the Pacific Northwest, dams are a particular threat to salmon. Many regulatory tools can be used to bring dams into compliance, but there is often much resistance to these efforts. This Essay proposes that by targeting dilapidated private dams as opposed to functional ones on public land, compliance or removal will be achieved with less resistance and hassle. By making such dams a priority, more salmonid habitat will be restored with comparatively little effort. Targeting private non-functional dams is a cost-efficient step that will speed much-needed salmon habitat recovery. I. INTRODUCTION ......................................... 76 A. Legal and Regulatory Strategies Available to Remove D am s ................................................. 77 B. Prioritizing Relatively Removable Dams to Open Salmonid Habitat ..................................... 78 II. SALMON POPULATIONS HAVE BEEN PUSHED TO THE BRINK, SO SALMON ADVOCATES MUST TARGET NEAR-TERM SUCCESSES ................................ 79 * © Skylar Sumner is a recent graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School, where he focused on environmental law with an emphasis on wildlife and habitat issues. He is currently a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Rex Armstrong at the Oregon Court of Ap- peals. The opinions expressed in this Article are the author's own and do not reflect the view of the Oregon Judicial Department, the Oregon Court of Appeals, or any judge or staff at the Oregon Court of Appeals. [75]

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