Thinking about Rivers: Not Just Plumbing

October 1, 2015

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Wild Lands Advocate article from October 2015 by David W. Mayhood.

There is something deeply troubling about the way we think about rivers. Several years ago I gave evidence at a public hearing. A power company was seeking approval for a dam on the Peace River. This was the second go-around for the proposal: a previous panel had rejected the same project some years earlier, requesting more studies.

Lynx Creek Watershed. Photo: D. Mayhood

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