One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, Salmon Surge into Newly Opened Habitat: CalTrout and Partners Track Recovery Through Comprehensive Monitoring
Just one year after the removal of the Klamath River dams, new monitoring results show thousands of Chinook salmon pushing deep into newly reopened habitat—some reaching more than 360 river miles from the ocean into the Upper Klamath Basin for the first time in over a century.
KLAMATH RIVER RESTORATION STORIES
From the field, in the lab, at the capitol.
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Saving The Klamath River: An Interview With Fly Fishing Guide Craig Nielsen
Read more →: Saving The Klamath River: An Interview With Fly Fishing Guide Craig NielsenWith the Klamath River, dam removal and the KBRA agreement being so much in the news these days, we thought we’d talk to Craig…
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Curtis Knight Outlines Case For Klamath River Dam Removal
Read more →: Curtis Knight Outlines Case For Klamath River Dam RemovalThis Editorial supporting Klamath River dam removal was written by CalTrout Conservation Director Curtis Knight and published in the Siskiyou Daily News. This is…
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A River At A Crossroads: The Case For Klamath Dam Removal
Read more →: A River At A Crossroads: The Case For Klamath Dam RemovalThe Klamath River’s salmon and steelhead fisheries have been in steady decline for decades, and CalTrout strongly believes removing the four lower Klamath River…
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The Klamath Dam Removal Legislation: “The time for Congress to act is now”
Read more →: The Klamath Dam Removal Legislation: “The time for Congress to act is now”The pressure is growing to take down the Klamath River Dams; the draft report released by the U.S. Department of the Interior says a…
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The SF Chronicle On Klamath River Dam Removal: “This is one water war that should be called off.”
Read more →: The SF Chronicle On Klamath River Dam Removal: “This is one water war that should be called off.”The Klamath River dams should come out. That’s the conclusion of the best, peer-reviewed science available. Removal will help restore the Klamath’s once-abundant salmon…
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Study Reports Hatchery Salmon, Steelhead Damaging Wild Fish Genetics
Read more →: Study Reports Hatchery Salmon, Steelhead Damaging Wild Fish GeneticsResearchers are reporting that hatchery-bred steelhead and salmon (West Coast) are far less productive in the wild than wild fish, and that the “domestication”…