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Blowing Up Dams and Setting Fires

Provided by: The Kid Should See This|Published on: May 13, 2026

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This video explores dam removal and controlled burns, showing how these practices restore river ecosystems, support fish migration, manage wildfire risk, and increase biodiversity.
This 21-minute video features Indigenous people from the Yurok tribe who are fighting for the Klamath dam removal effort and rights to tribal burning.

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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: Northern California Public Media

Region: United States, Oregon, California

Languages: English

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Prerequisites:

Ensure students understand why dams would be put in place and the threats of wildfire.

Classroom Implementation:

Use this video in a unit or lesson about traditional ecological knowledge and its importance.
Use as an introductory hook for units on ecosystem restoration, land management, or human impacts on the environment.
Use for an activity in evaluating competing perspectives on environmental management — use it to model how scientists, engineers, and communities must collaborate on restoration decisions.

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Use the video as a hook into this social studies lesson, in which students evaluate the moral and legal issues associated with dams.

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