Event Title
A Perspective on the Fight to Restore the Elwha River and the Penobscot River Restoration Trust: A Coalition of Hydropower, the Penobscot Nation, and Environmental NGO’s Restoring New England’s Streams
Location
School of Law, Room 101
Start Date
17-4-2013 6:00 PM
End Date
17-4-2013 7:10 PM
Description
Mr. Eric Eberhard and Mr. Scott Anderson will discuss the role of tribes and NGO’s in the restoration of endangered fisheries by dam removal on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. The Elwha River in Washington State and the Penobscot River in Maine will serve as examples of how balance is maintained between environmental, cultural, political, and energy concerns in the management of America’s rivers.
About the Speakers
Mr. Eberhard served as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. As a partner at the Seattle firm of Dorsey and Whitney Mr. Eberhard worked with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe on the implementation of legislation to remove dams on the Elwha. Mr. Eberhard will provide an overview of the Tribe’s history in the Elwha River watershed, of the construction of the dams, and of the long struggle of the Tribe to restore the river.
Mr. Scott Anderson has served as a key project attorney for the Penobscot River Restoration Trust, a collaborative group of environmental NGO’s, the Penobscot Nation, and hydropower operators. This coalition dedicated itself to the removal of dams hindering migration of endangered Atlantic salmon, while maintaining current energy production. Mr. Anderson will discuss the role of dam removal as part of a strategic basin-wide plan to promote expansion of hydropower while balancing concerns for habitat restoration.
A Perspective on the Fight to Restore the Elwha River and the Penobscot River Restoration Trust: A Coalition of Hydropower, the Penobscot Nation, and Environmental NGO’s Restoring New England’s Streams
School of Law, Room 101
Mr. Eric Eberhard and Mr. Scott Anderson will discuss the role of tribes and NGO’s in the restoration of endangered fisheries by dam removal on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. The Elwha River in Washington State and the Penobscot River in Maine will serve as examples of how balance is maintained between environmental, cultural, political, and energy concerns in the management of America’s rivers.
About the Speakers
Mr. Eberhard served as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. As a partner at the Seattle firm of Dorsey and Whitney Mr. Eberhard worked with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe on the implementation of legislation to remove dams on the Elwha. Mr. Eberhard will provide an overview of the Tribe’s history in the Elwha River watershed, of the construction of the dams, and of the long struggle of the Tribe to restore the river.
Mr. Scott Anderson has served as a key project attorney for the Penobscot River Restoration Trust, a collaborative group of environmental NGO’s, the Penobscot Nation, and hydropower operators. This coalition dedicated itself to the removal of dams hindering migration of endangered Atlantic salmon, while maintaining current energy production. Mr. Anderson will discuss the role of dam removal as part of a strategic basin-wide plan to promote expansion of hydropower while balancing concerns for habitat restoration.
