The Dam That Never Was | A Conservation Story of the Yellowstone River
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- Опубликовано: 22 мар 2020
- Numerous stories have brought light to the troublesome nature of damming our wild rivers. The waterway loses it’s attitude and beauty. Native fish, wildlife and habitats suffer in the name of "progress". This story however, is not of a river lost, but the story of a river saved. The Yellowstone river is the longest un-dammed river in the lower 48. Had it not been for the foresight of key individuals, the spectacular Paradise valley, would be under water and the downstream communities would dry like the river itself.
Follow fisheries biologist, Mike Duncan, as he travels the length of the river meeting with Jim Posewitz, a key advocate who helped stop the dam. Mike explores the recreational opportunities while showing how much we would have lost had the Allenspur dam been built.
A Randy Newberg Production
Edited by David Samollow
Cinematography by Marcus Hockett, Michael Parente, RJ Sindelar, Dale Evans and David Samollow
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Jim, Randy, thank you for doing this. This kind of knowledge gets lost with the ages unless it gets shared.
Thanks Randy for this video post...!! Yellowstone River conservation is one story that I had never heard about and also realize how important it is to keep telling about the constant battles for protecting the environment for hunting and fishing.
Excellent film,thank you for sharing this story.Have lived in the west all my life,
and never knew of plans to build the dam.The world thanks you Jim and all those who contributed to saving this great river and all who occupy her. dirtclod Az.
Great work. I've never been there, and I don't fish, but conservation of these rivers is important to everyone. If only more of these landscapes could have been saved during that insane dam building era.
That was truly amazing to see/learn about. This is a perfect example why people love your channel and is the standard other "Hunting" channels wish they could achieve. We all owe land stewards like Jim and yourself a great deal of gratitude for the work you have done. Thanks for sharing this important piece of history.
Thank you gentlemen for conserving our national treasures! You all are awesome!
This will pay of for generations and not only people profits, nature and wildlife are the first winners. Thank you all.
Thanks for telling this story, but also for the phenomenal footage!
I lived in Montana for 12 years and spent lots of time on the Yellowstone between Billings and Sidney and loved every minute of of. I miss that area so much living in Teas.
Another great conservation story! Thankful for all that folks like Jim accomplish!
My children 21 years down to 6 and three in between are Montana born and raised. This Allenspur was in the works before even me or their Mom were born. We raft the Yellowstone, driving from Helena to our favorite spots outside Gardiner, and I seen more of Montana than most lifetime residents and I did not know this story. Our family thanks you Jim, you protected many of us from Paradise lost long before we existed just like Theodore Roosevelt and the other conservation greats of American lineage. You’re one of the greatest Americans. God Bless You.
Dear Randy thank you for bringing this forward,I personally fished the yellow stone as a boy have longed to fish it again now that I’m an older man and can more appreciate it for what it is and not just another rock in the river that might hold another fish to catch ,thank you again
Thank you Randy for your continued hard work on behalf of our wild heritage. This is a beautiful film.
How does anyone dislike this video?!?! Great video. Amazing story... especially in a time like this.
I love seeing films like this. A few years ago I drove to Livingston to see a friend of mine that lives there. Michael “Louie” Lewis is the owner of Badlands Blacksmith there in town. He took me fishing down the Yellowstone River. The beauty and serenity of that place proved to me that we need as many of those wild places as possible to remain wild. I wish I could be there all the time. Thanks for this film!
Glad this one was preserved!
Wow. Great story! Nice to see people working together to protect what they want and have.
Mighty fine watch. Many thanks.
Who in the world would give this video a thumbs down??? Baffling...
KB Allen lt really is remarkable That anyone could disagree with saving that restores.
Splendid video and a remarkable story that even today needs to be told and shared.
Beautiful. Meaningful. Very well done. Thanks to everyone of you who put this together and a special Thank You to Jim and all those who help preserve the Yellowstone River.
We need more of this kind of conservation. Great Job Randy!
Thank you everyone for this amazing production. Speechless, very inspiring
Great Film Thanks Everybody Involved.
Outstanding film guys.
Thanks for putting this out there guys.... especially now when we're stuck indoors. Jim is a hero to all
Awsome love this story,
Excellent short film!! Great work guys!!
Wow! Absolutely the best film I’ve seen! Thank you randy! So glad you can reach the people with this story. Thank you randy and thank you Jim!
Thank you Randy I needed this. Its beautiful stories like this about my new heroes that make me want to lead Ontarios BHA chapter. What a look at life and opportunities you all have given me. Thank you 10 fold. Keep it coming. ;)
What a great video, thank you for putting this together!
Great work to all involved. Love that river.
Incredible stuff Randy and crew! Thank you for telling these stories
good to see there are old timers that show the young ones what has and what is going on.
Thank you ,Jim and Randy for this Awesome presentation. Livingston and the surrounding area is my most favorite place on this earth, truly God's country!
Thanks for sharing Randy. Jim truly is the Yellowstone Superman!
Thank you for the great trip down the Yellowstone. THANK YOU.
Nicely put together. I never knew this story either until I stumbled on Randy's podcast.
Love the conservation stories you guys put together. I hate to read, so thank you for all the hard work you put into research and putting it out on RUclips for me to understand. The University of Montana should award you guys with honorary doctorate degrees for all you do in the conservation field.
Omg; so inspiring
This was amazing I enjoyed it so much great job to everyone involved and to Jim of course
Now THAT is a legacy to take true pride in... Well done sir well done indeed!
3 thumbs down!? WTH is wrong with you!? Randy.... Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Jim... Thank you for everything that you have done. I had no idea and love learning about these accomplishments. It's such an important part of our ecological history. Again... Thank you!
Thank you Randy, that was a story worth telling.
Awesome video! One of the best videos i have seen in a long time! Well done!!
Really enjoyed this and learned something. Thanks
Hell of a job guys, stories like these are the reason we still have places to enjoy. Keep this content coming!
Great video guys!
Be like Jim. Amazing film. Thanks guys.
Well done! Truly an inspirational as well as educational video... I believe I need to revisit the mighty Yellowstone this summer and wet a fly! Thanks for the wonderful content.
Bravo!
Great story to share. Nice to have a legacy for future generations to enjoy because someone cared enough to take a stand and be heard.
Great work team! As usual, excellent production work Marcus! As a West Coast fisheries biologist, this story is especially poignant and a critical one to tell. The battles are many and the wins hard to come by. Keep up with the awesome content gents.
What a gorgeous spectacular and pleasantly diverse river ! Incredible fish and fly- fishing , beautiful scenary and unspoilt environment ! Heroes , unsung heroes , thank God for men with passion and long term vision , that stood up , stood together and stood their ground against the heartless political machine of the day ! Awesome footage , content and history gentlemen , well presented.........as usual .
“We could stand before power if we had the truth.”
Great video. Great story.
Beautiful tribute to a couple of national treasures- the river and the man. Still battles to fight today- Pebble Mine, for example
Excellent video Randy! Thank you for fighting for an amazing river Jim! Being from Helena me and my family travel to fish the Yellowstone often and thankful it’s there for us and everyone else to enjoy!
Not all the credit goes to you Randy but to the rest of the crew for putting this story together as well and like always thanks for sharing!
Thank you this was fantastic!!!
Thanks for watching.
BOAT FLOAT! We have been lucky to float the Yellowstone 3 times. What an amazing 90 mile float and were glad its open
Excellent story. The Verde River isn't quite the Yellowstone River by a longshot, but this reminds me of when the Orme Dam plan was defeated here in Phoenix in the early 80's.
I loved that film, I wasn't aware of that situation, the Jim would have been knighted if he lived in the UK, we need more people like that, and Mike of course!
Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for watching.
That was,, amazing. i have never been on the Yellowstone, probably never will. But , i will always be glad it is there. Good work!
Eugene Crandall it’s amazing. You should go. Just make it a priority to go spend some time there. It’ll happen. I’ve been and am so glad I did.
simply put Thank You!!!
Great job boys!!
My favorite river I live here and fish it all I can.
Enjoy it and protect it. That river is a gem for all of us.
Well done guys very nice!!!!
Grew up in Montana, moved years ago because of my job, a part of my heart is always there, retired in Pacific Northwest, winters are better here but my heart is in Montana
Good stuff, right here.
Awesome
Cool story man...is like here in the east bay California with the delta taking all down to LA maybe to Mexico..if we don't take care our waters people do crazy stuff
Wonder if Randy would sell this in a DVD? It's by far the most interesting documentry type film I've seen in along time. I was repeatedly three finger dabbing the screen for screenshots! You guy's ripped the bullseye on this one!
Be like Jim
Gordon MacQuarrie and the president of the old duck hunters association would most definitely appreciate this video probably even throw a Pineknot in the fire while they watched it!
Out of curiosity why does the diversion damn by Glendive not count as a damn?
When I was in Yellowstone in the late eighties the guide I was being educated by stated as the volcano bulged higher that in time the river would flow in a different direction. Is this still happening?
LOL No.
Conservation is a good idea and has it's place but what are the other options for energy if there are no dams? Solar and wind provide only a small amount, coal is out and nobody wants nuclear or fossil fuel power plants. Seems like dams are the most green. No air pollution, no nuclear waste, reliable, safe... Just wondering
Man i thought wolves changed rivers and alter the flows ? LOL
True but no crying when she rages in the spring , global warming is an opinion.