Blowing up the dam! The enemy will not pass! Together to Victory,” says the short caption to a video published on Dec. 6.

The water agency’s inflation of its rubber dam on the lower Russian River anticipates increased water use as the weather warms. The dam creates a pool from which the agency draws water into the ...

The LaPrele dam’s impending demolition brought tears to Connie Bowen’s eyes. “We’re being emotional because, if we see that dam blow up, we’re all going to cry,” the LaPrele irrigator told lawmakers ...