I am incredibly fortunate to be one of the few people that actually got to observe, with my own eyes, the incredible changes to the marine ecosystem that happened as a result of the Elwha dam removals. Every year for 10 years I spent 30 to 40 hours underwater visiting the same sites, getting to know (and counting/measuring) their residents and their contours. Of course we did what scientists do, and published our findings as a scientific paper. However, some of the changes we observed are much more viscerally relatable when you can, well, see them. So last year we put the finishing touches on a new website and interactive map that is designed to tell the story of the Elwha underwater. In particular it features videos that we collected at all of our sites, that allow you to watch our sites change as we did, year after year. Click on the map and enjoy!
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