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Tag: dam removal

Side-by-side images show a wetland area before restoration, filled with water and vegetation, and after restoration, with a narrow stream and exposed soil.
Posted inEnvironment

Nine Vermont dams were removed in 2025. There are many more to go. 

by Erin Petenko December 21, 2025, 6:55 amJanuary 8, 2026, 4:53 pm
A small waterfall flows over rocks in a calm river surrounded by trees and houses, with wildflowers in the foreground.
Posted inCentral Vermont, Environment, Regional, Washington County

Montpelier plans to remove Pioneer Street Dam and restore nearby floodplain

by Charlotte Oliver August 18, 2025, 6:26 pmAugust 18, 2025, 6:26 pm
Posted inEnvironment

State mismanaged aging dams, auditor finds

by Ethan Weinstein February 14, 2022, 6:05 pmFebruary 15, 2022, 2:47 pm
Posted inEnvironment

Dam removal in Bakersfield would reconnect streams, improve trout habitat

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson August 19, 2021, 7:05 pmAugust 19, 2021, 7:05 pm
dam
Posted inEnvironment

Randolph dam removed for benefit of fish

by Mike Polhamus September 13, 2016, 7:56 pmSeptember 14, 2016, 9:29 am

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