A River Reborn: One Year After Klamath River Dam Removal
In fall 2024, CalTrout and our partners installed a SONAR fish counting station at the entrance to newly reopened habitat on the Klamath River. Our data is in and tells us that more than 7,700 Chinook salmon swam upriver of the former Iron Gate Dam site.
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Another Klamath River Dam Newspaper Editorial: “These are dams with obvious problems”
Read more →: Another Klamath River Dam Newspaper Editorial: “These are dams with obvious problems”Opponents of Klamath River Dam removal often suggest it’s “insane” to tear down four perfectly good hydro-electric dams. The problem is, the aging structures…
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SF Chronicle Adds To Chorus Calling For Removal of Troubled Klamath River Dams
Read more →: SF Chronicle Adds To Chorus Calling For Removal of Troubled Klamath River DamsLegislation to remove the four lower Klamath River dams has been introduced into both houses of congress, and with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar due…
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Emergency Stream Closures to Protect So Cal Steelhead Are Under Discussion
Read more →: Emergency Stream Closures to Protect So Cal Steelhead Are Under DiscussionAt the November 16, 2011 California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) Commission hearing held in Santa Barbara, the Commission will consider a Request…
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How Hard Is Dam Removal?
Read more →: How Hard Is Dam Removal?The Klamath River Dam Removal issue is reaching a critical juncture and things seem to be happening quickly, yet as Jeffrey F. Mount of…
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Attend the Beyond Searsville Dam Benefit Dinner (Guest Speaker Is Yvon Chouinard)
Read more →: Attend the Beyond Searsville Dam Benefit Dinner (Guest Speaker Is Yvon Chouinard)Stanford University’s antiquated Searsville Dam blocks approximately 20 miles of historic habitat for federally protected steelhead trout on San Francisquito Creek. It also dewaters…
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Thirty Seconds To Better Steelhead & Salmon Fishing in California (and a Stronger Economy)
Read more →: Thirty Seconds To Better Steelhead & Salmon Fishing in California (and a Stronger Economy)The facts are clear: The four lower Klamath River dams (which are currently throttling the salmon and steelhead populations on what used to be…