May 8, 2018 Dear Educators: We are happy to share the following electronic binder of lesson plans for grades 4-12 for your use in both formal and informal settings. This curriculum is part of a larger interpretive plan for the Condit Hydroelectric Project. PacifiCorp tasked Cascade Mountain School, a program of the Mt. Adams Institute, to collect existing and develop new curricular resources to educate students in a variety of classroom scenarios that could also be adaptable to river guides and outfitters. The curriculum included here mostly focuses on the history of Condit Dam and dams more generally, current and historical use of the White Salmon River by native people and others, salmon and watershed health, and stakeholder involvement during the decommissioning process. We’ve also included a spreadsheet of local resources, including speakers and field trips, to allow you to dive further into this topic with your students. The binder is filled with photos, maps, presentations, and articles that may be of use to you as you teach your students. Our hope is that we’ve compiled useful, relevant, and exciting information here that can be used in a variety of different ways. Many thanks to many individuals who shared their resources with us for this project. Sincerely, Emily Martin and Heather Kowalewski Condit Hydroelectric Project Overview: The Condit Hydroelectric Project was located on the White Salmon ​ River in south-central Washington, approximately three river miles upstream from its confluence with the Columbia River. PacifiCorp agreed to decommission and remove the project dam and water conveyance system in accordance with the 1999 Condit Hydroelectric Project Settlement Agreement and the related Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Surrender Order issued in December 2010. Work began in June of 2011, the dam was breached on October 26, 2011, and dam removal was completed on September 14, 2012. The former reservoir area was revegetated in March of 2013. Steps involved in decommissioning the Condit project included constructing new bridge piers for the Northwestern Lake Road bridge which provides public access across the White Salmon River, relocation of a City of White Salmon waterline and removing the dam, intake structure, wood stave flowline from dam to surge tank, surge tank, penstocks from surge tank to powerhouse, and powerhouse tailrace wall. The powerhouse remains. The penstock entrances into the powerhouse turbines have been blocked as well as the exit to the tailrace. Environmentally sensitive materials such as hydraulic oils and batteries have been removed from the powerhouse. Per regulatory permits, PacifiCorp is monitoring the establishment of newly planted vegetation, slope stability within the former reservoir area, water quality within the former project area and the extent of the newly formed delta at the mouth of the White Salmon River. --PacifiCorp (http://www.pacificorp.com/es/hydro/hl/condit.html) Table of Contents Grades 4 & 5 Condit Dam Lesson Plans………………………………………………………………5 ❏ What is a Dam?..............................................................................................................................6 ❏ Stakeholder Community Meeting………………………………………………………………..9 ❏ Take A Stand (SHARE video and activities)...............................................................................24 ❏ Balancing Act…………………………………………………………………………………...27 Grades 6-8 Condit Dam Lesson Plans………………………………………………………………..29 ❏ Condit Dam History Jigsaw…………………………………………………………………….30 ❏ Condit Dam Tea Party (Stakeholder Perspectives)......................................................................33 ❏ Take A Stand (SHARE video and activities)...............................................................................48 ❏ Balancing Act…………………………………………………………………………………...51 Grades 9-12 Condit Dam Lesson Plans………………………………………………………………53 ❏ Condit Dam History Jigsaw…………………………………………………………………….54 ❏ Condit Dam Tea Party (Stakeholder Perspectives)......................................................................57 ❏ Take A Stand (SHARE video and activities)...............................................................................72 ❏ Balancing Act…………………………………………………………………………………...75 Resources For Condit Dam Lesson Plans……………………………………………………………77 ❏ Condit Dam History Jigsaw Grades 6-8 & 9-12 ❏ Watershed Ecology……………………………………………………………………..77 ❏ Map (s) of WS watershed, including USGS White Salmon Watershed, Columbia River Basin Watershed, White Salmon & Rattlesnake relief, and WA State Ecozone Map………………………………………………………………..78-81 ❏ White Salmon Subbasin Description document………………………………...82 ❏ The White Salmon River Subbasin_YKFP document………………………….85 ❏ Wildlife in the White Salmon Subbasin document……………………………..86 ❏ Land Use in the White Salmon Subbasin document……………………………89 ❏ Terrestrial and Aquatic Resources of the White Salmon document……………91 ❏ Historical photos of salmon…………………………………………………….92 ❏ Native History/Cultural Use of the River………………………………………………94 ❏ Yakama Nation History document……………………………………………...95 ❏ Yakama Nation information document…………………………………………97 ❏ Native American use of Jewett Creek document……………………………….98 ❏ Columbia River Indian Traditional Foods document………………………….100 ❏ Seasonal Gathering Rounds Sustained Columbia River Peoples document…..102 ❏ Seasonal Round Diagram……………………………………………………...106 ❏ Anthropogenic Disturbances in White Salmon Subbasin document………….107 ❏ Basic Condit Dam History document………………………………………....109 ❏ Lamprey found on the White Salmon River Yakima Herald article…………..111 ❏ Lamprey - a cultural resource document………………………………………112 ❏ Photos of Tribes along the White Salmon River………………………………115 ❏ Maps (2) of Reservation and Ceded Lands……………………………………117 ❏ Hydroelectric Perspective & Building of the Dam…………………………………....119 ❏ Condit Dam Background document…………………………………………...120 ❏ History of Condit document…………………………………………………...121 ❏ Basic Condit Dam History document…………………………………………124 ❏ PacifiCorp Condit Info document……………………………………………..126 ❏ Condit Dam History and Decommissioning document……………………….129 ❏ Condit FAQ document………………………………………………………...131 ❏ Impacts on Habitats in White Salmon Subbasin document…………………...134 ❏ White Salmon Restored: A Timelapse Project document……………………..136 ❏ Condit Dam Powerpoint Presentation………………………………………....148 ❏ Maps (2) including PacifiCorp Condit Dam map and PNW dams & salmon spawning map…………………………………………………………………189 ❏ Photos of Condit Dam 3-D Model………………………………………….....191 ❏ Ecological Impacts of the Dam………………………………………………………..194 ❏ Ecological Impacts of Condit Dam document………………………………...195 ❏ Ecological Impacts of Dams document……………………………………….196 ❏ Beneficial & Adverse Effects of Dam Removal document…………………...198 ❏ American Dipper Study article………………………………………………..203 ❏ Lamprey found on White Salmon River Yakima Herald article……………....206 ❏ Terrestrial and Aquatic Resources of the White Salmon document…………..207 ❏ Tule Salmon Capture & Transfer document…………………………………..208 ❏ PacifiCorp Newsletter Condit Summer 2012………………………………….209 ❏ How Dams Harm Rivers document…………………………………………...213 ❏ American Rivers Dam Removal article……………………………………….215 ❏ Why Trees Need Salmon article……………………………………………….217 ❏ Salmon Keystone Species diagram……………………………………………219 ❏ Maps (2) including White Salmon River Salmon Habitat map & White Salmon Fish Recolonization map………………………………………………………220 ❏ Decommissioning Process…………………………………………………………….222 ❏ History of Condit document…………………………………………………...223 ❏ Access Restored to White Salmon River PacifiCorp article…………………..226 ❏ Condit Dam Breach PacifiCorp article………………………………………..228 ❏ Condit FAQ document………………………………………………………...230 ❏ PacifiCorp Condit Info document……………………………………………..233 ❏ PacifiCorp newsletter Condit Summer 2012………………………………….236 ❏ Condit Settlement & Decommissioning Overview document………………...240 ❏ Condit Dam History and Decommissioning document……………………….242 ❏ Condit Decommissioning Overview document……………………………….244 ❏ Take a Stand Grades 4-5, 6-8, & 9-12………………………………………………………....245 ❏ SHARE Educational Handout………………………………………………………....247 ❏ Wood in the River……………………………………………………………………..249 ❏ Leave No Trace Principles…………………………………………………………….250 ❏ Aquatic Invasive Species……………………………………………………………...252 Salmon and Watershed Lesson Plans……………………………………………………………….255 ❏ Salmon in the Classroom Curriculum…………………………………………………………256 Native Culture Curriculum and Resources………………………………………………………...355 ❏ Current and Historical Information and Resources…………………………………………....356 ❏ Gifts From Our Ancestors Resources and Links (Confluence Project).....................................357 Local Resources………………………………………………………………………………………359 ❏ Classroom Speakers…………………………………………………………………………...360 ❏ Field Trip Options……………………………………………………………………………..361 Additional Condit Dam Resources Not Included Above…………………………………………..362 ❏ Condit Dam Video List………………………………………………………………………..363 ❏ USGS Presentation “Salmon and Steelhead in the White Salmon River after the Removal of Condit Dam--Planning and Recolonization Efforts”.................................................................364 ❏ Interview Transcript with Bessie Quaempts, Native American, and Carl Twidwell, Power Plant Operator at Condit Hydroelectric Project……………………………………………………..383 ❏ Three historical Photographs: White Salmon Boy with Eels, June Hog, Bob Rucker with 2 spawned out Chinook Salmon………………………………………………………………....426 Grades 4 & 5 Condit Dam Lesson Plans ❏ What is a Dam? ❏ Stakeholder