Ladder

LADDER
By Erik Gunderson
July, 2025
Number 020
Photo Challenge: Ultra-Wide

”When the WPA built the Bonneville Dam more than 85 years ago, salmon ladders were installed so that migratory fish could transit the new structure and keep this vital part of the economy and ecosystem alive, and to honor the government’s obligation to the settled native tribes to preserve an important source of their food and culture. While it’s an imperfect the solution to the disturbance to the environment that the dam causes, it’s a joy to see the fish leap out of the water and make their way upstream, to lay the eggs that will become the next generation of fish.”

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