Mike McHenry, fish habitat manager for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, presents “The Elwha River: Eight Years of Research Since the Largest Dam Removal in the World” at 12:30 p.m. today. (Courtesy photo)

Mike McHenry, fish habitat manager for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, presents “The Elwha River: Eight Years of Research Since the Largest Dam Removal in the World” at 12:30 p.m. today. (Courtesy photo)

Studium to spotlight retrospective of removal of Elwha River Dams

“The Elwha River: Eight Years of Research Since the Largest Dam Removal in the World”

PORT ANGELES — How have salmon fared following dam removal on the Elwha River?

Mike McHenry, fish habitat manager for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, will address that issue with a presentation, “The Elwha River: Eight Years of Research Since the Largest Dam Removal in the World” at 12:30 p.m. today.

The Studium Generale presentation will be on Zoom at www.tinyurl.com/PDN-DamResearch.

McHenry has been working on salmon recovery issues on the Olympic Peninsula for 30 years. He leads habitat restoration and salmon monitoring programs for the tribe and has completed projects in multiple watersheds including the Hoko, Clallam, Pysht, Deep, East Twin, Salt, Ennis and Siebert.

McHenry has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in science from Humboldt State and New Mexico State universities.

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This online opportunity is free, open to the public and co-sponsored with ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Peninsula College Longhouse.

This program is made possible in partnership with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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