Critically endangered salmon and orcas need you!

Breaching the lower Snake River dams is our last, best hope for their recovery. We need to restore the river and their ecosystem. We have a moral and ethical responsibility to act now.

DamSense is at the front lines of the fight to save Snake River salmon and the Southern Resident Orcas who rely on them for food. We work to educate key decision-makers and the public about the most efficient and economical pathway to immediate breaching of the lower Snake River dams.

We are a leading voice of expertise about how the Executive Branch can use existing authorities to make a decision today to breach the dams.

You may have heard about the Biden-Harris Administration’s 10-year partnership with Tribes and States to restore wild salmon, expand clean energy production, increase resilience, and provide energy stability in the Columbia River Basin.

These are all great ideas, except that endangered salmon and orca can’t wait 10 more years! We are fed up with decades of talk and no action. The President and the Corps of Engineers should immediately declare their intent to breach the dams, and work diligently to take action.

This site provides resources for advocates, including a searchable archive of reports and documents, key arguments and talking points, and educational materials for sharing. 

Thank you for visiting, and we hope you’re inspired to support DamSense and get involved!