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Freshwater Mussels: The Klamath Basin’s Shelled Little Heroes
A healthy river is crucial for one of the smallest members of the Klamath. Continue Reading Freshwater Mussels: The Klamath Basin’s Shelled Little Heroes
Fifth Generation Ranchers Learn to Grow Fish
The Shasta River is one of the Klamath River’s most productive tributaries. California Trout is working with landowners to restore important habitat. Continue Reading Fifth Generation Ranchers Learn to Grow Fish
Copco Dams: Built Under Protest
Klamath Basin communities have a deep history of pushing back against the construction of hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River. Continue Reading Copco Dams: Built Under Protest
UC Davis Conservation Biologist Talks Salmonid Survival in the Klamath
Dr. Rob Lusardi, a conservation biologist at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, shows how reconnecting the Klamath watershed could increase the odds for survival for salmonids (salmon and steelhead) while benefitting the entire Klamath river community. Continue Reading UC Davis Conservation Biologist Talks Salmonid Survival in the Klamath
The Mysterious Denizens of the Deep – Green Sturgeon
A profile on one of the oldest—and largest—members of the Klamath River.
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Preparing the Klamath Basin for Dam Removal
A StoryMap spotlighting collaborative efforts to enhance fish passage in the Klamath River Basin in Honor of World Fish Migration Day 2020 Continue Reading Preparing the Klamath Basin for Dam Removal
Klamath History: Salmon Always Find a Way
lamath communities and dam builders at odds over salmon as early as 1889. Continue Reading Klamath History: Salmon Always Find a Way
Innovative Partnership Saves Water and Energy
Several farmers and ranchers in the Modoc Point Irrigation District are finding solutions to improving water quality and water savings by converting to more efficient irrigation practices. Continue Reading Innovative Partnership Saves Water and Energy
Nature in the Basin: Condors Are Coming Back to Klamath
A new plan to replenish condor populations is being put into action.
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Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge Complex Key Stop on Pacific Flyway
The Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex offers 192,000 acres of habitat for waterfowl. Continue Reading Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge Complex Key Stop on Pacific Flyway
A New Year: Looking Ahead to 2021
Exciting things are on the horizon for the Klamath Basin. Continue Reading A New Year: Looking Ahead to 2021
Clean Water is Good for Business
Clean water is the lifeblood of communities throughout the Klamath Basin.
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Sportfishing: Birth of a Klamath Tradition
The decades between the discovery of gold in California and the installation of hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River were shaped by a massive influx of settlers to the northern end of the new state. Continue Reading Sportfishing: Birth of a Klamath Tradition
Recreational Fishing Guide Welcomes Dam Removal
One fishing guide who makes a living showing anglers the secrets of fishing on the Klamath River shares his perspective on why dam removal is the right long-term solution for the basin. Continue Reading Recreational Fishing Guide Welcomes Dam Removal
Tribes, Conservation Organizations and Commercial Fishing Groups Signal Support for Agreement to Complete Klamath Dam Removal
California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, and representatives of dam owner PacifiCorp, the Karuk and Yurok Tribes, and the Klamath River Renewal Corporation announced a Memorandum of Agreement that clears the way for the final steps of Klamath dam removal.
Continue Reading Tribes, Conservation Organizations and Commercial Fishing Groups Signal Support for Agreement to Complete Klamath Dam Removal
It’s Time to Detox the Klamath!
The Klamath River’s therapeutic qualities are severely compromised each summer by massive blooms of toxic blue-green algae. Continue Reading It’s Time to Detox the Klamath!
Yurok Tribe Restoration Projects in Lower Klamath River
The Yurok Tribe has invested in riparian restoration projects that provide quality local jobs and restore health to creeks and streams in the Lower Klamath Basin. Continue Reading Yurok Tribe Restoration Projects in Lower Klamath River
Fires Ravage Klamath Basin
Currently, at least three large wildfire complexes are burning through the Klamath Basin. Continue Reading Fires Ravage Klamath Basin
Avoid the Toxic Sludge This Holiday Weekend
The Karuk Tribe and state water quality officials are posting the Klamath Reservoirs with recreational health advisories to avoid contact with the water due to blooms of the toxic algae. Continue Reading Avoid the Toxic Sludge This Holiday Weekend
Bringing Healthy Fire Back to the Landscape
Klamath Basin Tribes have used prescribed burns to manage the landscape for millennia. Continue Reading Bringing Healthy Fire Back to the Landscape
1840s Klamath: Home of the Salmon
It wasn’t so long ago when the earliest Euro-American explorers to reach the Klamath River Basin noted the bountiful salmon runs that the Klamath River supported. Continue Reading 1840s Klamath: Home of the Salmon
One Basin, One Community
Efforts are underway to heal Klamath Basin communities and find cooperative paths forward. Continue Reading One Basin, One Community
Reconnect Klamath
Reconnect Klamath embodies the idea that the diverse individuals who make up our local communities have more in common than not, and that the broad interests of the Klamath Basin are all connected. Continue Reading Reconnect Klamath