"The Fossil Creek story provides a beacon of hope and an inspiring model for the restoration of degraded streams and waterways. It stands out as one of the most important and promising environmental restoration projects."

--Ted Danson, actor and narrator

"The story that is unfolding at Fossil Creek has drawn wide attention, not only because of its ecological significance, but because the decommissioning is taking place without legal action."

--Paul Bockhorst, producer and director

"Dams and the harnessing of the rivers was important to the development of the United States. But it doesn’t mean that that progress came without its downsides. Along with the harnessing of the rivers came loss of animals and plants."

--Dr. Jack Stanford
Director, Flathead Lake Biological Station

"Every year there are dams in the United States coming up to be relicensed. It provides a wonderful opportunity for a variety of stakeholders to analyze each dam and weigh the positive and negative consequences on the economy, energy, and the environment."

--Dr. Jane Marks
Stream Ecologist, Northern Arizona University

"The Apache name for this area, 'tooht 'el kuz', means the place of the blue water. We lived here for thousands of years in our stories. We have stories about how the coyote got his brown eyes in this canyon."

--Vincent Randall,
Tribal Elder, Yavapai Apache Nation

"The decision to decommission had many facets to it. And as we looked at the opportunity to give the residents of the state of Arizona a perennial stream in the desert, there is no option to that. We can find other ways to generate electricity. We cannot find other perennial streams in the desert."

--William Post
Chairman of APS and CEO of Pinnacle West