Dam Removals Are Bringing Fish Back Across the Northeastern United States, Striking Down One Tiny Barrier at a Time

Inglês

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dam-removals-are-bringing-fish-back-across-the-northeastern-united-states-striking-down-one-tiny-barrier-at-a-time-180989679/

30 candidatos extraídos · 0 já revisados · 30 pendentes · 1% de cobertura de vocabulário

dam54x no texto
“The flow of water through a dam can generate hydroelectric power.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploThe flow of water through a dam can generate hydroelectric power.
dams42x no texto
“Aging dams are being dismantled across the country, restoring the natural flow to rivers.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploAging dams are being dismantled across the country, restoring the natural flow to rivers.
herring21x no texto
“The dams are long gone, but can the herring navigate the obstacle course they left behind?”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploThe dams are long gone, but can the herring navigate the obstacle course they left behind?
rivers19x no texto
“Aging dams are being dismantled across the country, restoring the natural flow to rivers.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploAging dams are being dismantled across the country, restoring the natural flow to rivers.
furey16x no texto
““Alewives are not salmon—they can’t jump,” Furey explained over the Bellamy’s roar.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemplo“Alewives are not salmon—they can’t jump,” Furey explained over the Bellamy’s roar.
alewives15x no texto
“While cormorants and otters gorged on alewives, young salmon slipped downstream undetected.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploWhile cormorants and otters gorged on alewives, young salmon slipped downstream undetected.
smithsonian14x no texto
“Dam Removals Are Bringing Fish Back Across the Northeastern United States, Striking Down One Tiny Barrier at a Time Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploDam Removals Are Bringing Fish Back Across the Northeastern United States, Striking Down One Tiny Barrier at a Time Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
salmon14x no texto
“The work opened 400 miles of salmon habitat, and thousands of the fish passed a former dam site in both 2024 and 2025.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploThe work opened 400 miles of salmon habitat, and thousands of the fish passed a former dam site in both 2024 and 2025.
removal12x no texto
“Dam removal is often described as rewilding rivers, but it also liberates the human imagination.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploDam removal is often described as rewilding rivers, but it also liberates the human imagination.
gould12x no texto
““You’d see thousands of fish washing back down, just bruised and battered and cut up,” Gould said.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemplo“You’d see thousands of fish washing back down, just bruised and battered and cut up,” Gould said.
brook11x no texto
“Energized, Gould began to pick off the brook’s other dams—Water Street, Plymco, Holmes—with various pots of funding.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploEnergized, Gould began to pick off the brook’s other dams—Water Street, Plymco, Holmes—with various pots of funding.
mills10x no texto
“Even the three-century-old Talbot Mills Dam that so vexed Thoreau may soon be taken down .”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploEven the three-century-old Talbot Mills Dam that so vexed Thoreau may soon be taken down .
mill10x no texto
“Rather than being a force acting against history, fish were history—and unlike mill dams, they had a future.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploRather than being a force acting against history, fish were history—and unlike mill dams, they had a future.
removals8x no texto
“Yet few dam removals could rival Town Brook for sheer production.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploYet few dam removals could rival Town Brook for sheer production.
hampshire8x no texto
“In 2024, the Blake Higgins Dam came tumbling down in Vermont, the Edes Falls Dam departed the Crooked River in Maine, and the Kimball Brook Dam vanished from New Hampshire.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploIn 2024, the Blake Higgins Dam came tumbling down in Vermont, the Edes Falls Dam departed the Crooked River in Maine, and the Kimball Brook Dam vanished from New Hampshire.
pond8x no texto
“Ben Goldfarb These days, the sentimental attachment to defunct dams appears to be waning—and Mill Pond Dam is Exhibit A.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploBen Goldfarb These days, the sentimental attachment to defunct dams appears to be waning—and Mill Pond Dam is Exhibit A.
plymouth8x no texto
“In Plymouth, Massachusetts, a former dam has been converted to a bridge that lets fish pass unimpeded beneath it.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploIn Plymouth, Massachusetts, a former dam has been converted to a bridge that lets fish pass unimpeded beneath it.
northeastern7x no texto
“Although many northeastern dams are obsolete granite-block affairs, hundreds are of 20th-century vintage and still feed hydroelectricity to regional grids.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploAlthough many northeastern dams are obsolete granite-block affairs, hundreds are of 20th-century vintage and still feed hydroelectricity to regional grids.
flow7x no texto
“The flow of water through a dam can generate hydroelectric power.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploThe flow of water through a dam can generate hydroelectric power.
thoreau7x no texto
“Henry David Thoreau ’s truest passion, of course, wasn’t surveying land, but writing about it.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploHenry David Thoreau ’s truest passion, of course, wasn’t surveying land, but writing about it.
miles7x no texto
“The work opened 400 miles of salmon habitat, and thousands of the fish passed a former dam site in both 2024 and 2025.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploThe work opened 400 miles of salmon habitat, and thousands of the fish passed a former dam site in both 2024 and 2025.
klamath7x no texto
“He’d recently spoken at a fish-passage conference alongside delegates from the Klamath and other massive western watersheds.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploHe’d recently spoken at a fish-passage conference alongside delegates from the Klamath and other massive western watersheds.
lamprey7x no texto
“Sea lamprey, like Pacific salmon, accumulate nitrogen and phosphorous during their time at sea, then die after migrating into rivers to breed.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploSea lamprey, like Pacific salmon, accumulate nitrogen and phosphorous during their time at sea, then die after migrating into rivers to breed.
states6x no texto
“Though they’re typically smaller in scale and receive less fanfare, the majority occur in eastern states.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploThough they’re typically smaller in scale and receive less fanfare, the majority occur in eastern states.
reservoir6x no texto
“The stream itself had to be rebuilt, boulders and bends and riparian plants restored to destitute reservoir bottoms.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploThe stream itself had to be rebuilt, boulders and bends and riparian plants restored to destitute reservoir bottoms.
american6x no texto
“To achieve American Rivers’ goal of removing 30,000 dams by mid-century , the pace of dam removal would have to accelerate by roughly an order of magnitude.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploTo achieve American Rivers’ goal of removing 30,000 dams by mid-century , the pace of dam removal would have to accelerate by roughly an order of magnitude.
few6x no texto
“Yet few dam removals could rival Town Brook for sheer production.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploYet few dam removals could rival Town Brook for sheer production.
though6x no texto
“Though they’re typically smaller in scale and receive less fanfare, the majority occur in eastern states.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploThough they’re typically smaller in scale and receive less fanfare, the majority occur in eastern states.
runs6x no texto
“Now, many runs exceed 200,000.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploNow, many runs exceed 200,000.
while5x no texto
“While cormorants and otters gorged on alewives, young salmon slipped downstream undetected.”
TermoTradução
Frase de exemploWhile cormorants and otters gorged on alewives, young salmon slipped downstream undetected.