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Reconnecting Rivers & Invasive Species

INTO THE OUTDOORS aims to get kids to want to go outside to explore, discover and understand the natural world around them.

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Reconnecting Rivers & Invasive Species

Into the Outdoors Season 3 Episode 10 | 26m 46s | CC

Thousands of outdated dams across the country no longer generate power and block rivers that once flowed freely to places like the Great Lakes or oceans. And that blocks fish species and disrupts the entire energy transfer in an ecosystem. This episode explores the dilemma of America’s outdated dams, and restoring rivers with connectivity.

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