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The article focuses on dam removal and river restoration in the Elwha River in Washington's Olympic National Park. It states that project manager Brian D. Winter was involved in the dam removal project since the project began in 1985, mentioning the opposition to the project and his work with stakeholders concerning his role of mitigation in relation to resource restoration and dam removal. He commented that after the dams were removed in 2011, the fish responded quickly to new conditions.

The article examines the removal of a dam from Elwha River inside Olympic National Park in Washington state and the demolition of a dam on the same river by the U.S. National Park Service. The removal of the two dams is considered as the first step in a project by the agency to restore the river including revegetation and a sediment-clearing plan to allow for the return of salmon and steelhead trout.

The article deals with the efforts of the U.S. National Park Service to acquire permits for its plan to demolish Elwha and Glines Canyon dams at Olympic National Park in Washington. The Washington Department of Ecology has issued a state water-quality permit for the dam removal plans. The planned removal of the dams would give way for 2 wastewater treatment plant projects.