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Wildfire on Bly Mountain Forces Evacuations and Disrupts Services in Klamath County

Wednesday, July 9

A wildfire on Bly Mountain in Klamath County, Oregon, has led to multiple evacuation orders and disrupted cell phone service in the region. The fire has burned over 200 acres and is moving in a north-northeast direction. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership... Read More.

Klamath River Fishery Plan Calls for Wild, Self-Sustaining Salmon, Steelhead Populations in Newly Undammed River

Friday, August 30

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released the “Klamath River Anadromous Fishery Reintroduction and Restoration Monitoring Plan,” a 60-page blueprint to guide the reintroduction and monitoring of Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead and Pacific lamprey in a newly undammed Klamath River. The... Read More.

Wildfire Burns in Klamath National Forest

Friday, June 7

The Sulfur Fire is burning in the Klamath National Forest, south of Happy Camp. According to the Klamath National Forest Service, the fire broke out on Thursday in the Sulfur Springs Campground, located on the east side of Elk Creek between Cougar and Copper... Read More.

CDFW and Tribal Partners Release Juvenile Salmon in Continued Klamath River Restoration Effort

Friday, April 19

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently took a significant step in its initiative to restore the Klamath River's ecosystem by releasing 500,000 juvenile salmon below the Iron Gate Dam. This release included 90,000 coho salmon, marking the first major release of... Read More.

CDFW: Massive Chinook Salmon Fry Die-Off on the Klamath River

Monday, March 4

The department says it is presumed to be due to gas bubble disease as the fry migrated through the Iron Gate Dam tunnel.Bubble disease results from environmental or physical trauma often associated with severe pressure change.It was an estimated 830,000 fall-run Chinook salmon fry... Read More.

Historic Klamath River Dam Removal Unleashes Challenges for Wildlife

Monday, February 19

The largest dam removal in history aims to restore salmon habitats that have been locked out for over a century, yet the historic removal has not left all animals unscathed by the receding waters. Observers have witnessed large fish kills and other wildlife caught... Read More.

Historic Move: Iron Gate Dam’s Partial Opening Marks Crucial Step in Klamath River Restoration- Final Steps in the Largest Dam Removal Project in N. CA

Tuesday, January 23

In a landmark move towards ecological restoration, the partial opening of the gate on the 16-foot-wide bypass tunnel at the Iron Gate dam signifies a crucial step in the removal of four aging hydroelectric dams along the Klamath River.This initiative, approved by the Federal... Read More.

Congressmen LaMalfa and Bentz Oppose the Decommission of the Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Project

Tuesday, November 22

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressmen Doug LaMalfa (R – Calif.) and Cliff Bentz (R – Ore.) released the following statement in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order on the conditional approval of the license transfer from PacifiCorp and surrender of the... Read More.

Chinook Salmon Fishing on the Klamath Closes

Tuesday, September 6

Fishing for adult Chinook salmon on the main stem of the Klamath has closed. Dramatically increased harvest rates of Chinook salmon above the Highway 101 bridge and CDFW projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook salmon catch on the Klamath River show recreational fishing quotas... Read More.

Klamath Basin Seeing Domestic Wells run Dry

Tuesday, July 20

Dozens of wells run dry In the last two weeks, the Klamath County Watermaster’s office has received 82 complaints from people in the Klamath Basin experiencing water shortages in their personal wells.Dani Watson, watermaster of District 17 in Klamath Falls, knows there are many more... Read More.

Stories tagged with: klamath

Wildfire on Bly Mountain Forces Evacuations and Disrupts Services in Klamath County

Klamath River Fishery Plan Calls for Wild, Self-Sustaining Salmon, Steelhead Populations in Newly Undammed River

Wildfire Burns in Klamath National Forest

CDFW and Tribal Partners Release Juvenile Salmon in Continued Klamath River Restoration Effort

CDFW: Massive Chinook Salmon Fry Die-Off on the Klamath River

Historic Klamath River Dam Removal Unleashes Challenges for Wildlife

Historic Move: Iron Gate Dam’s Partial Opening Marks Crucial Step in Klamath River Restoration- Final Steps in the Largest Dam Removal Project in N. CA

Congressmen LaMalfa and Bentz Oppose the Decommission of the Lower Klamath Hydroelectric Project

Chinook Salmon Fishing on the Klamath Closes

Klamath Basin Seeing Domestic Wells run Dry

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