Lynda Mapes, June 11
"Elwha: A River Reborn" reveals the challenging re-vegetation effort to restore 700 acres of mudflats resulting from the Elwha dam removal. It features interviews, field work, copious historical research and rare period images, and photography conducted over 16 years and continuing today. Mapes and photographer Steve Ringman made trip after trip into the back country of the Olympics with scientists to learn how the Elwha River Valley ticks.