Klamath river blasted with TNT-trying to reverse the "Cheney Fish Kill of 2002"?

[underpants]

Is this dealing with the same area? :shrug:
I don't see any mention of Cheney in this MSNBC article :shrug:


http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/06/27/18431074.php
Wednesday Jun 27th, 2007
This morning's article by Joe Becker and Barton Gellman in the Washington Post discloses how Dick Cheney engineered the Klamath Fish Kill of 2002, a move that inflicted irreparable harm on the lives of thousands of commercial fishermen, tribal fishermen and recreational anglers, as well as on the economy of Northern California and Oregon. While an angler will get cited for keeping a coho salmon or using a hook that isn't considered barbless enough, corrupt officials like Cheney and his underlings can kill thousands and thousands of fish with impunity. It is absolutely disgusting - and is just another example of how corrupt and ruthless the Bush administration is.



Dynamite job: TNT used to restore wetlands
Nature Conservancy blasts Oregon dikes to release water, protect fish
Wed., Oct. 31, 2007
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21560525/


One hundred tons of TNT were used to blow up a two miles of levees in southern Oregon — all in the name of restoring wetlands and protecting two endangered fish species.

The explosives were placed at four spots along the levees inside the 7,400 acre Williamson River Delta Preserve, which is managed by the nonprofit Nature Conservancy.

Once demolished on Tuesday, the levees released water that caused Upper Klamath Lake to flood 2,500 acres within one hour.


“The use of this wetlands restoration technique at such a large scale is unprecedented,” Nature Conservancy CEO Stephanie Meeks said in a statement. “Maintaining healthy freshwater systems is one of the greatest conservation challenges we face today. We lose 60,000 acres of wetlands every year in the U.S. alone, but the Klamath Basin project will help ease this trend by revitalizing the area’s natural wetlands, restoring habitat for endangered species, and helping local communities.”