Klamath River Restoration

March 8, 2024

Wild Klamath River Fish Unaffected by Hatchery Fish Mortality Event, Karuk Tribe Reports

March 8, 2024
The Karuk Tribe Fisheries Department reports that fish collected in the mainstem Klamath near the Scott River are healthy and strong, and wild Klamath River fish were unaffected by the hatchery fish mortality event.
March 6, 2024

Klamath River Begins to Find its Way Home

March 6, 2024
Klamath dam removal progresses: reservoir drawdown concludes, revegetation begins, and conditions throughout the entire system are slowly improving as predicted.
January 12, 2024

Reservoir Drawdown Begins for Klamath River Dam Removal

January 12, 2024
The next big step in Klamath River dam removal is here: reservoir drawdown. On January 11, 2024, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation initiated the drawdown process by opening the low-level outlet tunnel in the Iron Gate Dam.
August 10, 2023

Episode 4: Undamming the Klamath, with Amy Cordalis and Mark Bransom

August 10, 2023
History is being made right now on the Klamath River. By the end of 2024, four Klamath River dams will be removed — the largest dam removal and river restoration project in U.S. history. We talk with Amy Cordalis, a member of the Yurok tribe, and Mark Bransom of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation about this monumental river restoration.
June 26, 2023

Copco 2 Deconstruction Begins on Klamath River

June 26, 2023
Deconstruction of Copco 2, the first of four dams slated to be removed on the lower Klamath River, is officially underway. The dam will be completely removed by the end of September.
May 24, 2023

First Klamath River Dam to be Removed by End of Summer

May 24, 2023
Copco 2, the first of four dams slated to be removed on the lower Klamath River, will be removed by the end of September.
March 31, 2023

Klamath Dam Removal: It’s Happening

March 31, 2023
June 17, 2021

Big News for the Klamath!

June 17, 2021
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today approved the transfer of the license for the Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Project (Project) from PacifiCorp to the Klamath River
April 27, 2021

Removal of Klamath Dams to Restore River Basin

April 27, 2021
The Klamath River Basin was once home to one of the West’s most prolific salmon fisheries. But for more than a century, efforts to harness the
April 14, 2021

The Last Days of the Klamath River Dams

April 14, 2021
Patagonia recently published “Born With This,” a story following CalTrout’s Michael Wier and Andrew Braugh down the river as they recount the historic importance of removing
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