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• On the Klamath, Dam Removal Alone is Not Enough

  Though a century of damming has had one of the largest impacts on the health of the Klamath River, its ecosystems, and the fish and wildlife that depend on them, they are not the only obstacles the river faces on the road to recovery. It is difficult to understate the ecological significance of the four […]

• Klamath River Named 2024 “River of the Year” by American Rivers, River Champion Awards Honor Leaders Who Made Historic Dam Removal and River Restoration Possible

  Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145  Marcus Kahn, 510-679-1899  Washington – American Rivers today announced that Oregon and California’s Klamath River is the 2024 River of the Year, celebrating the biggest dam removal and river restoration in history. American Rivers also announced the recipients of the 2024 River Champion Awards – leaders who have been instrumental […]

• Transformational: Klamath River Dam REmovals and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  Giddy smiles and stomping feet. We stood next to the Klamath River and watched muddy water rush out from the tunnel under the Iron Gate Dam. The twenty-degree weather couldn’t freeze out the excitement of our group; even as we tried to kick feeling back into our toes, an energy pulsed through us as we […]

• Dam Removal on the Klamath: Reflections on How We Got here

  When I first set foot in the Klamath watershed as a scientist back in 2008, dam removal seemed little more than a dream. An official decision had not yet been made by the Department of the Interior about whether dam removal was in the best interest of the Klamath basin, including its people, while salmon […]

• Major Milestone for Klamath River Restoration: Decommissioning of 3 Dams Begins

  Statement by Tom Kiernan, President and CEO of American Rivers  Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145  The effort to restore a free-flowing Klamath River is taking a major step forward this week. The three remaining dams are being decommissioned and the drawdown of the reservoirs is beginning. Removal of the first dam, Copco 2, was completed […]

• Dam Removal on the Klamath River

  “We are about to witness healing on a major scale. Dam removal is the best way to bring a river back to life. The Klamath is significant not only because it is the biggest dam removal and river restoration effort in history, but because it shows that we can right historic wrongs and make big, […]

• 6 Things You Need To Know About The Klamath River Dam Removals

  Update January, 2024: Copco No. 2 was fully removed in October 2023, marking the first of four dam removals along the Klamath River. The other three dams on the Klamath River that are part of this project are slated to begin removal in January of 2024! For nearly 100 years, dams on the Klamath River […]

• Klamath River

  Klamath River Klamath River Named as 2024 River of the Year American Rivers announced that Oregon and California’s Klamath River is the 2024 River of the Year, celebrating the biggest dam removal and river restoration in history. The River of the Year honor recognizes significant progress and achievement in improving a river’s health. “On the […]

• Five key lessons as world’s biggest dam removal project will soon begin on the Klamath River

  After more than 100 years of being dammed, the lower Klamath River will flow free once again.

• KLAMATH DAM REMOVAL PROCESS ENTERS HOME STRETCH

  P R E S S   R E L E A S E Karuk Tribe • Yurok Tribe• American RiversTrout Unlimited • Institute for Fisheries Resources • California Trout Sustainable Northwest • Salmon River Restoration Council • Native Fish Society • Northern California Council, Flyfishers International • Friends of the Shasta River • Save California Salmon • […]

• A historic milestone for the Klamath River

  Tribes, states and businesses are ready to see this river flowing free.

• Gov Newsom Urges Warren Buffett To Stick With Klamath Dam Agreement

  Tribes, Fishermen, Conservationists Applaud Newsom’s Letter to Business Mogul Karuk Tribe ● Yurok Tribe ● Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations ● Trout Unlimited ● California Trout ● Sustainable Northwest ● American Rivers ● Save California Salmon ● Klamath Riverkeeper July 30, 2020 For more information:  Craig Tucker, Karuk Tribe Natural Resources Consultant, 916-207-8294Nina Erlich-Williams, Public […]

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