One Dam at a Time

“One Dam at a Time” is a short documentary by National Geographic "Ocean Hero" Jon Bowermaster highlighting Riverkeeper’s dam removal work restoring free-flowing creeks and streams in the Hudson Valley.

At least 1,600 dams fragment the creeks and streams of the Hudson Valley, most of them obsolete. By removing dams that no longer serve a purpose, we can reopen vital spawning grounds and allow the ecosystem to heal and flourish.

Riverkeeper’s landmark success at Wynants Kill – a dam removal project by Riverkeeper, the City of Troy, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in 2016 – was just the start. It was the first dam removed along the Hudson expressly for the passage of fish. “One Dam at a Time” follows the effort as it extended to the Quassaick Creek in Newburgh and Furnace Brook in Westchester County in 2020, and shows how these streams are being transformed.

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