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The article discusses the removal of the Glines Canyon and the Elwha dams on Washington state's Elwha River in 2014 and 2012, respectively, which provided hydropower to nearby timber and paper mill operations. Topics include the Elwha Klallam Tribe's fight to have them removed, the restoration of native salmon populations, how dam removal changes rivers, and the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS') efforts to reduce sediment flow and prevent it from overtaking Port Angeles' water treatment plant.

An essay on the biggest dam-removal project in the U.S. history is presented. It accounts the removal of both the Glines Canyon and Elwha Dams on Olympic Peninsula of Washington on September 17, 2011. It relates that the removal of the 210-foot-high Glines Canyon Dam will be the biggest dam-commissioning in the nation.

The article reports that members of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe have gathered at the Elwha River, a sacred creation site in Washington, as part of the restoration process. Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Chairwoman Frances Charles describes the significance of the sacred site where tribal members believed the Creator bathed the people and blessed them. The Elwha Dam on the Elwha River was removed and the Glines Canyon Dam will be fully removed by early summer 2013.

The article discusses the dismantling of the Elwha Dam and the Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River in Olympic National Park in Washington by the U.S. National Park Service. In order to prevent damage to ecosystems along the river, crews will take the structures down over the course of several years, plant trees in dry land, and slowly release both sediments and water. The construction of the Olmsted Lock and Dam on the Ohio River is also examined.

The article reports that in August 2010, the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) granted a 26.9 million U.S. Dollars contract to Barnard Construction Co. Inc. to remove the Glines Canyon and Elwha dams in Washington. It states that with this move, the NPS removes what seems to be the last blockade in developing one of the biggest dam projects in the U.S. It mentions that when combined, the dams generate about 19 megawatts per hour (mwh) electricity annually.

The article reports on the debate over the elimination of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams which revived tales of the Elwha River's legendary 100-pound salmon. The two dams are expected to be gone by late 2014 under the 1992 Elwha Act which mandates their removal. It is expected that the river will be replenished to its pre-dam level with five species of Pacific salmon by 2039. According to fisheries biologist Brian Winter, since the erection of the two dams, salmon fishes struggle to get upstream.

The article reports on the removal of debris at Elwha and Upper Elwha dam sites in Washington's Olympic National Park by members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through using underwater cutting torch and controlled blasting.

The article discusses the demolition of the Elwha Dam and the Glines Canyon Dam in Washington, which has been the largest dam-removal project in U.S. history.

The article discusses the attractions of Olympic National Park in Olympic, Washington and the dams built in the early 1900s. The Elwha Dam was removed and the Glines Canyon Dam is set to be removed in 2014, no longer blocking the Elwha River. Other topics include the Hoh Rain Forest, the Hoh's Hall of Mosses Trail, and Mt. Olympus.

The article reports on a collaboration between officials of the City of Port Angeles, Washington and the state's Olympic National Park for prevention of water quality problems from the town as of September 13, 2013. Topics discussed include removal of the Glines Canyon Dam and restoration of Elwha River in Washington, efforts of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) for the protection of water supply in the region, and the views of the park's superintendent Sarah Creachbaum on the same.

The article reports that the removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams in Washington State has started in 2011. The removal of the dams will allow salmon to return to Elwha River and will restore an ecosystem within a national park that covers an area from the mountains to the sea, according to the people behind the project. The two dams are part of the 241 dams that have been taken down or breached since 2006 because many of them are no longer useful or have become too expensive to maintain.

The article reports on the deconstruction of the two dams on Washington state's Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula, which includes the Elwha Dam and the Glines Canyon Dam.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one about U.S. Senator Tom A. Coburn in the November 8, 2010 issue, the anti-illegal immigration and anti-immigration debate in the October 25, 2010 issue, and an article about the removal of Elwha and Glines Canyon dams in the November 8, 2010 issue.

The article reports on the progress made in the 308 million U.S.-dollar Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams removal project in Washington with the completion of the Port Angeles Water Treatment Plant. According to National Park Service project manager David Thomas, construction of a new water treatment plant downstream was needed as the existing treatment plants will not be able to manage the silt that will flow down the Elwha River once the dam is removed. The stimulus fund granted to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Fish Hatchery is cited as another progress.