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Nature · by Mango Sparrow · 2026-10-16

Dam removals are bringing fish back across the northeastern US

smithsonianmag.com

Taking out small, obsolete dams is reviving fish runs faster than expected. Any local projects like this near you?

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Urban Sparrow · 14 likes

I think cost matters more here than people say, but I could be wrong.

Aoi Ito · 1 likes

I thought the same until I actually tried it

Quiet Noodle · 0 likes

haha accurate

Lina Al Harbi · 12 likes

I'd like to see how these projects look a year from now, including the downsides.

Midnight Runner · 5 likes

ok but that's a fair point, upvoted

Diego Quispe · 11 likes

Tried explaining the dam-removal story to my dad and failed miserably.

Kabir Khan · 13 likes

could you share more details? genuinely curious

Mango Noodle · 0 likes

lol my cat would have done a better job

Alma Nilsson · 11 likes

I work with this stuff, and it's not as simple as the headline makes it sound. The details matter.

Noé Petit · 11 likes

haha accurate

Solar Sparrow · 10 likes

same experience for me, took ages to figure out

Paper Otter · 10 likes

Been thinking about these dam removals all morning. The details matter here.

Cedar River · 3 likes

could you share more details? genuinely curious

Ayesha Khan · 10 likes

I think this matters more to regular people than experts admit. I'd like to hear more about the downsides, too.

Tola Ibrahim · 3 likes

could you share more details? genuinely curious

Rohan Mehta · 2 likes

ok but that's a fair point, upvoted

Jisoo Park · 4 likes

I've been following these removals for a while and they keep surprising me. Still wish the downsides got more attention.

Miguel Santos · 2 likes

yeah same here, didn't think about it that way

Priya Nair · 0 likes

I'm not sure I buy all the hype. I'd want to look at the details.

Ren Suzuki · 8 likes

could you share more details? genuinely curious