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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The Klamath River Flows Free for First Time in 100+ Years
Read more →: The Klamath River Flows Free for First Time in 100+ YearsThe Klamath River is free flowing for the first time in over one hundred years! Today, the cofferdam was broken at the former Iron…
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Watch Pescadero and Butano Creek Fish Tracking in Action
Read more →: Watch Pescadero and Butano Creek Fish Tracking in ActionDid you know that we are tracking migrations of federally endangered coho salmon and threatened steelhead along the Central Coast? The goal: restoring habitat…
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What’s Next After Klamath River Dam Removal? Monitoring Program Launches
Read more →: What’s Next After Klamath River Dam Removal? Monitoring Program LaunchesIn July 2024, CalTrout and our partners launched the Klamath River Monitoring Program to build our understand of dam removal including how fish repopulate…
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The Klamath River Dams Are Disappearing Fast
Read more →: The Klamath River Dams Are Disappearing FastThe Klamath River dams are almost gone! Curtis Knight, CalTrout Executive Director, toured the dams and watched removal in action as it nears completion…
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Wild Klamath River Fish Unaffected by Hatchery Fish Mortality Event, Karuk Tribe Reports
Read more →: Wild Klamath River Fish Unaffected by Hatchery Fish Mortality Event, Karuk Tribe ReportsThe Karuk Tribe Fisheries Department reports that fish collected in the mainstem Klamath near the Scott River are healthy and strong, and wild Klamath…
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Klamath River Begins to Find its Way Home
Read more →: Klamath River Begins to Find its Way HomeKlamath dam removal progresses: reservoir drawdown concludes, revegetation begins, and conditions throughout the entire system are slowly improving as predicted.