This is a fascinating conversation with Bonnie Olin. Bonnie is an avid river user, including kayaking on the Snake River. Bonnie talks about the four lower Snake River Dams, why they should be removed, and the impacts removal would have on fish and wildlife, as well as the economy. She covers the mitigations available for impacts such as barging grain and electrical generation.

For more information, the following links were mentioned in the podcast:

* Wild Salmon Center and their work. This is also the center created by Guido Rahr of the book Stronghold. https://wildsalmoncenter.org/strategy/

* Information about the book “Stronghold” by Tucker Malarkey https://wildsalmoncenter.org/stronghold-book/

* Another excellent group working to breach the dams and save the salmon is https://www.wildsalmon.org

* Mike Simpson’s proposals for dam breaching. This is not a piece of legislation. It is just a set of ideas. https://simpson.house.gov/uploadedfiles/websiteslides2.4.pdf

* Andy Kerr, (Public Lands Lobbyist) thoughts on Simpson’s proposal. http://www.andykerr.net/kerr-public-lands-blog/2019/9/6/a-solomonic-salmonid-solution

* A link to Bonnie’s website, with stories and info about the Owyhee, and her book, The Owyhee River Journals. www.owyheemedia.com

* Bonnie's letter to the editor: https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/03/20/guest-view-plight-salmon-upstream-battle/4740844001/

Walt Pollock, former BPA Administrator, letter to the editor: https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/09/02/guest-view-we-can-have-our-salmon-and-eat-it-too-hydro-power-killer-whales-chinook-oregon-idaho/5657156001/

The ending song is “Bound for the Inland Sea”, by Pacific Flyway from their album Over Our Heads, sung by Roseburg’s own Marnie Allbritten. marnie59 at jeffnet dot org