Condit and Kwoneesum Dam removal projects differ but strive for same goal: ‘Clean, cool water for people and wildlife’

Condit and Kwoneesum Dam removal projects differ but strive for same goal: ‘Clean, cool water for people and wildlife’

The blare of a siren and the shout of “Fire in the hole!” across a PA system heralded the end of the Condit Dam on the White Salmon River in 2011. Yet about 50 miles away — and almost 13 years later — the Kwoneesum Dam on Wildboy Creek was brought down with a slow, deliberate and methodical process that took months to complete. Read more...