Watershed The Undamming of America Author:Elizabeth Grossman Dams and diversions along the rivers of America have transformed the country, and in doing so created environmental problems whose resolution will, in many ways, determine how we live in the next century. There are over 75,000 dams in the country and almost no major river in the country remains undammed. But now, for the first time in our nati... more »on's history, the pace of dam removal has overtaken the pace of construction as communities across the country commit themselves to river restoration, including the removal of harmful dams.
Questioning the value of dams requires a serious readjustment in the country's notion of progress, a prospect threatening to some and daunting to all. "Watershed" examines the implications of dam removal to America's rivers and their communities by exploring the stories of a number of places where dam removal and river restoration are now underway. This is a story of people and place, and of a vital turning point in the nation's relationship to its rivers.« less