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Anchorage Assembly overrides 2 Bronson vetoes in dispute over Eklutna dam mitigation project - April 2024
Assembly passes ordinance to ensure say in Eklutna Hydropower Project’s final fish and wildlife plan - Alaska’s News Source, March 2024
Utilities reject Anchorage Assembly’s call for a 2-year pause on Eklutna dam mitigation - Anchorage Daily News, February 2024
Anchorage Assembly calls for a 2-year halt in Eklutna River restoration plans - Anchorage Daily News, February 2024
Anchorage, Mat-Su utilities disagree with Eklutna village on full dam removal to restore namesake river - Alaska Public Media, January 2024
Utilities reveal plan to restore most of Eklutna River, setting stage for public comment - Anchorage Daily News, November 2023
Eklutna Hydro Project owners’ plan would return water to most, but not all of Eklutna River - Alaska Public Media, November 2023
As effort to restore Eklutna River inches toward decision, disagreements remain over how far plan should go - Anchorage Daily News, September 2023
Anchorage Assembly commits to returning flowing water & fish passage to the Eklutna River with sweeping support of Resolution - Frontiersman, October 2022
Return the Salmon Relay event takes place in Eklutna - Alaska’s News Source, September 2022
The Bang and the Boom: from Toksook Bay to Eklutna - Salmonfest Radio Podcast, March 2022
With no dam to stop it, the Eklutna River is temporarily reborn. Many people hope to keep it alive for good. - Anchorage Daily News, October 2021
Tribal and environmental advocates celebrate the first water flow down the Eklutna River in decades - Alaska Public Media, September 2021
‘Go With The Flow” event to release water from Eklutna Lake into Eklutna River - Alaska’s News Source, September 2021
After 66 years, Eklutna River will run uninterrupted - Cordova Times, September 2021
Water Helps - Gray’s Sporting Journal, September 2021
Press Release: The Eklutna River Flows Again! - Eklutna River Restoration Coalition, September 2021
2021 Waters to Watch - National Fish Habitat Partnership, September 2021
Alaska Federation of Natives Endorses Restoration of Eklutna River - Alaska Federation of Natives, March 2021
Alaska Federation of Natives Endorses the restoration of Eklutna River - Indian Country Today, March 2021
Alaska Federation of Natives Endorses Restoration of Eklutna River - The Conservation Fund, March 2021
Alaska Federation of Natives Endorses Restoration of Eklutna River - Moldy Chum, March 2021
Film highlights cultural value of restoring the Eklutna River - KTUU, December 2020
A Year After Dam Was Removed, This River is Still Waiting for Water – Alaska Public Media, September 2019
For 89 years a dam blocked salmon on the Eklutna River. It’s finally gone. - Anchorage Daily News, August 2018
Fishing for prehistoric traces of sockeye salmon in Eklutna Lake - Anchorage Daily News, December 2017
Demolition set to begin on Eklutna's 'deadbeat dam' - Anchorage Daily News, June 2017
Death to a Deadbeat Dam – Anchorage Daily News, August 2015
MEA, other utilities purchase Eklutna power plant - MEA News, 1993
Opinion Pieces
Swept away by the Eklutna - Anchorage Daily News, April 2024
Power companies and state government should keep their Eklutna River promise - Anchorage Daily News, January 2024
Eklutna - at what cost, to whom? - Anchorage Daily News, January 2024
We have a once-in-a-generation chance to restore the Eklutna River - Anchorage Daily News, January 2024
Letter: Remove the Eklutna Lake dam - Anchorage Daily News, January 2024
Now is your chance to comment on the Eklutna Hydro project - Anchorage Daily News, January 2024
Eklutna River debate overlooks benefits of restoration and the future energy picture - Anchorage Daily News, October 2023
Alaska’s government won’t do right by Eklutna salmon unless the public demands it - Anchorage Daily News, October 2023
Eklutna Lake deserves better - Anchorage Daily News, September 2023
Letter: Do right by Eklutna’s salmon and people - Anchorage Daily News, August 2023
By fixing the Eklutna River, we can restore a backyard salmon stream - Anchorage Daily News, July 2023
Eklutna Salmon’s Long Journey Home - Fish Alaska Magazine, May 2023
A Future for the Eklutna River: Returning water & salmon to a Southcentral stream - Fish Alaska Magazine, August 2022
Returning salmon to the Eklutna River - Anchorage Daily News, November 2021
Eklutna River Salmon: Water for Idlughetnu - Fish Alaska Magazine, August 2021
Restoring the Eklutna River is long overdue - Anchorage Daily News, May 2021
When a River Runs Through it Again: Eklutna Allies Eye Next Step to the Return of Salmon - Alaska Sporting Journal (Page 26-30), April 2021
Eklutna salmon: poised for comeback? - Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, October 2020
Eklutna River Renaissance - Fish Alaska Magazine, February 2020
Let the Eklutna River Flow - Anchorage Daily News, September 2018
Eklutna, Snettisham hydro projects still haven't redressed fish and wildlife damages - Anchorage Daily News, December 2017
Will Eklutna hydropower restore salmon runs any time soon? - Anchorage Daily News, June 2016
Eklutna, Snettisham hydro projects still haven’t redressed fish and wildlife damages - Alaska Dispatch, June 2013
Press Releases
Anchorage Assembly committs to returning flowing water & fish passage to the Eklutna River with sweeping support of Resolution - Eklutna River Restoration Coalition, October 2022