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Dillsboro Question
Subject: Dillsboro Question
From: "Kevin Colburn" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 24 Ju12007 17:40:41 -0400
To: <[e-mail]>
Hi Mr. Dorney,
I would like to file comments on the dam removal permit for the Dillsboro
Dam and provide the paddling community with the opportunity to also file comments.
What type of permit is this, how should we reference it, and is it really best to
just send comments to you via email?
Removal of Marmot dam on the Sandy River in Oregon began today with a
blasting ceremony - if you are interested in other removals. The Cove dam on the
Bear River in Idaho was similar in size to Dillsboro and was removed last fall.
The site looks really good - I have photos if you are interested. They did some
native plantings (along with some sterile annuals to get things established). It
is a very different ecosystem and somewhat different riverbed. Dillsboro should
be simple given how seedbanks and plantings take off in the Southeast. I worked at
a wetland restoration site nearby for several years and found that the natural
recovery pathways there are as strong as a bulldozer.
state level.
Thanks in advance for the information on how to be involved on the
Kevin Colburn
National Stewardship Director
American Whitewater
1035 Van Buren St
Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: [phone]
Cell: 828-712-4825
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