Salmon have flourished since California dam removal. But some may be swimming too far

After the largest dam-removal effort in U.S. history, salmon appear to be thriving in the Klamath River, though some are ...
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Salmon repopulation raising concerns says Klamath Drainage District

As Chinook salmon continue to make progress in the Klamath Basin following dam removal, a local organization is calling for ...
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Salmon return to Klamath Basin sparks urgent and renewed push for fish screens to protect farms

The discovery of Chinook salmon swimming through irrigation canals in the Klamath Drainage District is prompting renewed ...
Yahoo

Federal Officials Confirm Botulism Outbreak at Klamath Refuges, with 20,000 Birds Dead So Far

On Aug. 13, Outdoor Life reported on a suspected avian botulism outbreak at the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex on the Oregon-California border. Biologists with the California Waterfowl ...
Oregon Business

Geothermal energy plant planned at Klamath wildlife refuge

A geothermal power plant planned in the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge will be the first to use the new technology. A geothermal power plant planned in the Klamath Basin National Wildlife ...
OPB

Klamath farmers say new Fish and Wildlife rule would threaten agriculture on refuges

Klamath Basin farmer Marc Staunton spoke against the proposal this week at a U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources hearing. Staunton runs a farm that uses land on the Lower Klamath National ...
Newsweek

Over 75,000 Birds Killed in California Wetlands Outbreak

More than 75,000 birds have died after an outbreak of disease in a California wetlands refuge. The Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in the Klamath Basin, near the California-Oregon border, is in the ...
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Persistent drought dries up Klamath Falls bird sanctuaries

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - Cracks in the mud. Miles after miles of dry, barren fields. Plants wanting for water. Most years, large sections of the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge - the nation's ...
OPB

Klamath Basin wildlife refuges battle suspected botulism and bird flu outbreak

Courtesy of Moss Driscoll via Klamath Water Users Association A combination of botulism and bird flu has led to estimates of thousands of birds dying in the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge ...
Oregonian

Readers respond: Save the Klamath refuge

In 2020, 60,000 birds died of botulism caused by low water conditions in the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. On Aug. 6, it was discovered that Tule Lake is again infected and, at a minimum, hundreds ...
The Bulletin

Klamath irrigators ask for more water for farms, wildlife

A sign marks the entrance into the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Northern California. The refuge relies on the Klamath Project to deliver water for 140 square miles of habitat for migratory ...
Yahoo

Interior Department Delivers $46 Million for Klamath Basin Restoration as Part of the President’s Investing in America Agenda

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced nearly $46 million in investments on Wednesday, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aimed at addressing critical ...