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Tara Lohan

@taralohan.bsky.social

Journalist and author of Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life. I write about dam removals, climate, energy, water, wildlife, and wildlands.

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Don't overlook the importance of removing small dams. Thanks to @earthislandjournal.bsky.social for running this excerpt from my new book. @princetonupress.bsky.social @islandpress.bsky.social #undammed #damremoval

12.02.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Undammed Last year four of the dams on Klamath River were removed. Β The largest dam removal project in United States history, this is a remarkable test case to show how nature and people can thrive on free-flo...

I love when an interview feels more like a conversation. That's why I was so delighted to talk with Barbara Bernstein for Locus Focus on @KBOO about how the dam-removal movement fits into larger efforts to restore ecosystems and equity. @princetonupress.bsky.social kboo.fm/media/131440...

21.01.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved your book so much!

16.01.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The affect dams have on the environment, and what would happen if they were removed Environmental journalist, Tara Lohan has just released a new book titled, β€œUndammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life,” The book details the benefits of dam removal from river restorati...

What happens when we remove #dams? I chatted about some of the surprising benefits of dam removal on KPCW's This Green Earth. Have a listen! #undammed @islandpress.bsky.social www.kpcw.org/podcast/this...

03.12.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. Isn’t Leading at COP30 β€” But It Is Un-damming Its Way to Climate Resilience Dam removals aren’t a climate cure-all, but the magnitude of the crisis we face will require all the tools we can muster β€” and master. Several decades of dam removals across the U.S. has proved they w...

As we take stock of our greenhouse gas emissions, an honest accounting of the input from dams could help us make reductions where dams are unneeded, unsafe, or doing more harm than good. My latest for @resilience.org. #undammed #damremovals @islandpress.bsky.social www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

24.11.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Removing harmful and obsolete #dams helps can help communities better weather a changing climate and reduce GHG emissions. My latest for @commondreams.org #undammed #climatechange #cop30 @islandpress.bsky.social

21.11.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A deeply concerning threat to our waterways. #rivers #cleanwater

17.11.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Need some good news? Check out my new book about how #dam removals are restoring #rivers and reviving communities. Even better news: It's 50% off for the next two days from
@islandpress.bsky.social islandpress.org/books/undamm...

14.11.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Undammed

Book sale alert! If you're thinking about picking up a copy of my new book UNDAMMED for yourself or someone else, now is the time. @islandpress.bsky.social is offering 50% off all books until 11/16. Get #UNDAMMED and more great titles. #SimplyEverything islandpress.org/books/undamm...

10.11.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing @littlegreenbooks.bsky.social

07.11.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Blue green waters of the Elwha River

Blue green waters of the Elwha River

We need healthy #rivers for healthy communities. Meet the people who are working to return free flowing rivers. #damremovals #undammed islandpress.org/books/undamm...

16.10.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My new book, UNDAMMED, is officially out in the world today. I'm so excited right now to be sharing stories about undoing harm and about environmental solutions that are restoring our ecosystems and communities. #undammed @islandpress.bsky.social

14.10.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is incredible news and a lifeline for endangered Atlantic salmon. #undammed

06.10.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dam removal restores aquatic ecosystem within three years | Cornell Chronicle Water resource managers are increasingly investigating removing dams to restore connectivity and improve aquatic habitats, water quality and fish passage.

Dam removals work. More proof news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... #undammed #damremoval

28.07.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to have a book on this amazing list of new titles.

13.05.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Broad river with mist hanging in the air and a small motor boat on the water.

Broad river with mist hanging in the air and a small motor boat on the water.

I'm writing today about the #KlamathRiver and remembering this day in July near the estuary -- just weeks before fall-run Chinook arrived to find a hundreds of more miles of river for the first time in more than a century. #undammed

27.01.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Aerial view of river with new green growth in the floodplain

Aerial view of river with new green growth in the floodplain

Willows growing along a small tributary

Willows growing along a small tributary

Restoration underway on the #Klamath.

25.11.2024 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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