Historic dams can sometimes have beneficial impacts on surrounding wildlife, plants, and waterways, as with the dam that created Ames Pond in Shutesbury that sustains a rare natural bog ecosystem. / ...

After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature.

On Long Island, we appreciate our history. We often evoke it and strive to preserve it. And we frequently use it to justify what we do today. But which version of our history do we recall? How far ...

South Pond in Eden features a dam maintained by local property owners, the maintenance of which is becoming more expensive for its owners as the state increases scrutiny of community-owned dams. Photo ...