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
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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…
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CalTrout’s Curtis Knight Featured in Klamath Dam Broadcast
Read more →: CalTrout’s Curtis Knight Featured in Klamath Dam BroadcastConservation Director Curtis Knight was featured in an ABC TV broadcast covering the Klamath River restoration/dam removal controversy. Knight has worked on this issue…
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California’s Coho Salmon On Verge of Extinction
Read more →: California’s Coho Salmon On Verge of ExtinctionUC Davis’ Peter Moyle has studied California’s native fish species since the 70s, and in a distressing post on the California Water Blog, he…
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The Condit Dam Blasted; Same Economic Conditions Will Force Removal Of Klamath Dams
Read more →: The Condit Dam Blasted; Same Economic Conditions Will Force Removal Of Klamath DamsPacific Power is in the process of removing the White Salmon River’s Condit Dam (see explosive dam removal video below), and while the video…
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Help recover the Klamath River’s fabled steelhead and salmon runs
Read more →: Help recover the Klamath River’s fabled steelhead and salmon runsIn thirty seconds, tell your elected officials you want the Klamath River restored The fight to remove the four aging dams that have throttled…
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Klamath Dam Removal Would Create 4600 Jobs, Costs Far Less Than First Guessed…
Read more →: Klamath Dam Removal Would Create 4600 Jobs, Costs Far Less Than First Guessed…In his recent Commonwealth Club speech, Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar said the upcoming Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report (DEIS/DEIR) for the removal of the Klamath…