Two weeks after a U.S. representative from Idaho put forth a plan to remove four lower Snake River dams, a presenter for the Spokane Ag Expo and Farm Forum provided a virtual presentation about why her organization thinks breaching the dams would be a bad idea for Washington farmers.
Kristin Meira, the executive director of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, was one of many presenters during the Ag Expo, which went online this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Her presentation on YouTube was made available Wednesday.
In her prerecorded message, Meira suggested that ocean conditions, not the dams, are contributing to the declining salmon runs of the Northwest.
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