Removal of two mainstem hydroelectric dams was authorized by congress through Public Law 102-495 also known as the Elwha Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act. The goal of this law was to restore native anadromous fisheries of the watershed and its ecosystem. In support of this goal, two mainstem dams, built without fish passage facilities, are being removed beginning in the fall of 2011. Elwha Dam located at river mile 4.9 has been completed removed and has exposed the former Aldwell reservoir. Glines Canyon Dam located at river mile 13.4 is expected to be removed by the spring of 2013. Dam removal exposes ~850 of former hillslopes, terraces and floodplains. Revegetation of these surfaces is the second most important part of the overall Elwha restoration effort behind dam removal itself.