Last year's event was amazing. This year its going to be bigger, way bigger
Be a part of the 2nd annual "Free the Snake Floatilla" on Saturday the 17th.
From the Free The Snake web site
Last year more than 300 people from throughout the Pacific Northwest came together for a river recreation day to combine their voices in support of lower Snake River restoration. This year, the Free the Snake Floitilla is back and will paddle through the heart of Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington to the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers.
Wild salmon, steelhead, and pacific lamprey are dying by the thousands due to the dams on the lower Snake River: Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite. These four unnecessary dams are costing taxpayers millions to maintain and repair. Meanwhile, energy produced by these dams is being replaced by clean energy alternatives. The dams’ primary purpose, barge transportation, has declined nearly 70 percent. It’s time to remove these outdated, low-value, deadbeat dams.
Join us September 17, 2016 to tell our elected leaders it's time to remove the four lower Snake River dams, begin the largest wild salmon recovery effort in the world, and revitalize economies, communities, and cultures throughout the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies. It's time to free the Snake!
It was very impactful to be there last year. My two young boys got to witness history. The route of restoration is before us.
Register and get more info via the Free The Snake site and be a part of history, again.
Oh, if you're struggling to understand why taking out these 4 dams on the lower Snake River is a good idea....then watch this
