Environmental Restoration - Reconnect 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...

Clean Water is Good for Business

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

Trout Unlimited is partnering with farmers, ranchers and local contractors in the Upper Basin to improve irrigation practices and restore wetlands. The end result is cleaner water in Upper Klamath Lake and, ultimately, the Klamath River. These efforts also lower...

Recreational Fishing Guide Welcomes Dam Removal

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

Categories Agriculture (9) Basin Life (28) Featured (1) Tribes (21) Water (25) Wildlife (26) TagsBirds (8) Dams (17) Drought (4) Economy (13) Education (4) Environmental Restoration (23) Fish (20) History (12) Science (16) Recent Posts Redband Trout: Historically...

Tribes, Conservation Organizations and Commercial Fishing Groups Signal Support for Agreement to Complete Klamath Dam Removal

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

Klamath Basin, Calif. and Ore. – 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...

It’s Time to Detox the Klamath!

by Reconnect Klamath | Apr 17, 2021 | Basin Life, Wildlife

Rivers are often viewed as places of respite, reflection, and relaxation. The gentle music of moving water is a welcome change to the cacophony of modern everyday life. Unfortunately, the Klamath River’s therapeutic qualities are severely compromised each summer by...