Thanks to those of you who attended our March 11th Nature Night, The Water Remembers with Amy Bowers Cordalis! It was a moving presentation on the largest dam removal and river restoration project in world history. If you missed the presentation or would like to see parts of it again, you can watch a recording of her presentation below.
Some of the resources and information Amy mentioned during or are related to her presentation include:
- Learn more about the Swiftwater Films' feature film Undamming Klamath
- Read Underscore Native News' article, Klamath River Ecosystem is Booming One Year After Dam Removal
- OPB documentary 'First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath' follows Indigenous kayakers on a historic journey after dam removal
- Dudley's Bookshop Cafe has a handful of signed copies of Amy's book, The Water Remembers, at their store. Pick one up today!
Amy Bowers Cordalis is a mother, fisherwoman, attorney, and member and former General Counsel of the Yurok Nation—the largest Indigenous Nation in California. She is currently the cofounder and executive director of the Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group, a nonprofit advancing Indigenous sovereignty through the protection of cultural and natural resources, including the undamming of the Klamath River. She is the recipient of the UN’s highest environmental honor, Champions of the World Laureate, and has been named to the second annual TIME100 Climate List (2024), featuring the one hundred most influential leaders driving business to real climate action. She is the author of The Water Remembers (Hachette, 2025).
Learn more:
- The Dam Truth in the Pacific Northwest
- Green Spaces Are Cool!
- The Incredible Journey of Sockeye Salmon