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Copco Dams: Built Under Protest

by Reconnect Klamath | Apr 19, 2021 | Basin Life, Water

The installation of the Copco dams on the Klamath River has been a contemporary source of local and regional conflict. Many believe the dams to be the source of environmental degradation both within their local communities and on the overall health of the Klamath...

Klamath History: Salmon Always Find a Way

by Reconnect Klamath | Apr 19, 2021 | Basin Life, Water, Wildlife

While some may think removing dams on the Klamath River is a relatively new idea, history tells a different tale. Back in 1889, the timber town of Klamathon was erected near present-day Hornbrook, only a few miles off today’s Interstate 5, and built the first Klamath...

A New Year: Looking Ahead to 2021

by Reconnect Klamath | Apr 18, 2021 | Basin Life, Water

Happy New Year from all the organizations at Reconnect Klamath. While 2020 will go down as a year most of us would like to forget, there was at least one high point. The Karuk and Yurok Tribes, California, Oregon, and Berkshire Energy forged an agreement that unstuck...

Sportfishing: Birth of a Klamath Tradition

by Reconnect Klamath | Apr 18, 2021 | Basin Life, Tribes, Water, Wildlife

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. Initially driven by the promise of easy riches and accessible...

Recreational Fishing Guide Welcomes Dam Removal

by Reconnect Klamath | Apr 18, 2021 | Basin Life, Water, Wildlife

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