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Another aspect of dam removal (though not on the Klamath River) is that dams with locks facilitate level pounds and boat navigation. Several locks in the US ha

Another aspect of dam removal (though not on the Klamath River) is that dams with locks facilitate level pounds and boat navigation. Several locks in the US have been removed or closed in recent years, making navigation impractical. It seems strange from a UK viewpoint: here, many formerly derelict canals and rivers have been restored to navigation over the last 60 years, and work continues. Right now, for example, fish passes are being installed at the locks on the River Severn - the idea of removing the locks entirely would be unthinkable. (Though, in a sign of how attitudes have shifted, the once-popular notion of building more locks to extend navigation further upstream has died a death.)

reportingsjr 6y ago
After about five years of researching UK wildlife/natural areas I have come to the conclusion that the UK should be considered one of the worst examples of how to manage nature. It is amazing how much Brits insist on destroying their nature rather than working with it, truly a sad thing. Just look at the total destruction of basically all of the chalk streams, the insane struggle to reintroduce beavers (beavers! Not even that crazy of an animal to bring back), badger culls, grouse moor monocultures for hunting, nearly complete destruction of any native woodland, the list goes on and on and on. The UK really needs to take a step back and look at what they've done to their nature.