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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Reservoir Drawdown Begins for Klamath River Dam Removal
Read more →: Reservoir Drawdown Begins for Klamath River Dam RemovalThe next big step in Klamath River dam removal is here: reservoir drawdown. On January 11, 2024, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation initiated the…
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Episode 4: Undamming the Klamath, with Amy Cordalis and Mark Bransom
Read more →: Episode 4: Undamming the Klamath, with Amy Cordalis and Mark BransomHistory is being made right now on the Klamath River. By the end of 2024, four Klamath River dams will be removed — the…
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Copco 2 Deconstruction Begins on Klamath River
Read more →: Copco 2 Deconstruction Begins on Klamath RiverDeconstruction of Copco 2, the first of four dams slated to be removed on the lower Klamath River, is officially underway. The dam will…
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First Klamath River Dam to be Removed by End of Summer
Read more →: First Klamath River Dam to be Removed by End of SummerCopco 2, the first of four dams slated to be removed on the lower Klamath River, will be removed by the end of September.
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Klamath Dam Removal: It’s Happening
Read more →: Klamath Dam Removal: It’s HappeningOn March 10, 2023, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation officially broke ground on removal activities for the Klamath River dams. Removal of the four…
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Big News for the Klamath!
Read more →: Big News for the Klamath!The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today approved the transfer of the license for the Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Project (Project) from PacifiCorp to the…