In the summer of 1938, during the height of the Great Depression, ground was broken for the largest public works project in Northern California. The people in Northern California this past week honored the important role that Shasta Dam and the resulting Shasta Lake play in the community and the larger Sacramento Valley. As part of this 75th anniversary commemoration, I had the opportunity to reflect on the indelible imprint that both the dam and lake have cast on Northern California, as well as how the management of the lake has and will continue to evolve with the changing values in our society.
Please read the opinion piece from the Redding Record Searchlight at: The Evolving Value of Shasta Dam.
For more info check out –
KRCR News – “Human 75” celebrates 75th anniversary of construction of Shasta Dam
75th Anniversary of Shasta Dam’s FaceBook page.
