Straightening river systems for pasture flushed young salmon prematurely to sea

Evidence

The diking changed the river from a capillary system to a single straightened flow to hurry the river to the sea. It might have been good for cows, but it was disastrous for young salmon who were now unceremoniously flushed to the sea. — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 891

Categorization

• XREF: The capillary-to-straightened-flow compression parallels the loss of cultural complexity and biodiversity under colonial engineering in the legal-systems land course. — connects to: Salmon require gradual brackish estuaries to survive their saltwater transition — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 892; The commodity mindset of canneries and dams drove Pacific salmon near extinction — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 893; Ritual ceremony materially improves salmon survival and ecosystem cycling — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 905

Broader Connections

• The commodity mindset of canneries and dams drove Pacific salmon near extinction #corroborates (0.85) — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 893
• Ritual ceremony materially improves salmon survival and ecosystem cycling #qualifies (0.70) — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 905