In this article the author talks about the pros and cons of dams and there impact on ecosystems. In the case of Fossil Creek they removed the dam that was there to see what would happen. Trickles became waterfalls and stagnant shallows became deep turquoise pools. After this happening it was realized that maybe even the ecosystem could be restored. It has become common to tear down dams and because of this, many examples have been shown of ecosystems being restored. Although dams supply power is restoring the ecosystem have a bigger impact on us then keeping the dam and having it provide electricity. When a dam is put in place the now static water often heats up and the amount of dissolved oxygen decreases. When dams are removed temperature goes down and dissolved oxygen goes up. The release of sediment is a con, since this can cause damage to the ecosystem such as clogging water ways or killing important fish or animals in the ecosystem. Some people believe it would be better to keep the dams and others believe its better to take them down.
After reading this article I think that it would be better to take the dams down. Although we need to find a safer more efficient way to take them down so sediment doesn't have a negative effect on the ecosystem it would be more to our benefit and the ecosystems benefit that we didn't put dams in place. We need to find ways of harnessing power from nature that doesn't cause the ecosystem to damaged like in the case of Fossil Creek. Fossil Creek shows that removing a dam can have positive effects. All we need to do is educate the public and see what they think as a community. We can get rid of dams and find a cleaner way to remove them so the benefits are on both sides and its a win win.
After reading this article I think that it would be better to take the dams down. Although we need to find a safer more efficient way to take them down so sediment doesn't have a negative effect on the ecosystem it would be more to our benefit and the ecosystems benefit that we didn't put dams in place. We need to find ways of harnessing power from nature that doesn't cause the ecosystem to damaged like in the case of Fossil Creek. Fossil Creek shows that removing a dam can have positive effects. All we need to do is educate the public and see what they think as a community. We can get rid of dams and find a cleaner way to remove them so the benefits are on both sides and its a win win.