Matilija Dam Ecosystem Restoration Project
2010
My pet name for this poster when we were working on it was "Dam Solutions". Anyone familiar with the Matilija Dam deconstruction will understand the humor. Not an easy thing to deconstruct a dam, even a 60 year old dam that is rapidly deteriorating and non-functional.
Advocacy to remove Matilija Dam began in the late 1990's, Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbit visited it in 2000 to kick off a demonstration project and the feasibility plan was completed in 2004. Years later we struggle with budget cuts and alternative plans.
This poster was created in 2010 to give us a tool we could use to educate, goose awareness and remind the public this project is still in the works. Also to educate people unfamiliar with what it means to take down a dam.
To learn more about the Matilija Dam Project go to the Matilija Coalition website.
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