The Karuk Tribe continues to investigate the cause and breadth of a fish kill event in the Klamath River but believes a massive debris slide from the McKinney Fire turned a section of the Klamath to sludge, killing thousands of fish. Craig Tucker, a spokesperson for the tribe, said its believed the debris slide entered the […]
Fish Kill
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Historic Klamath Dam Removal Project Takes Another Step Forward
The Federal Energy Regulatory Committee today paved the way for the four dams clogging the Klamath River to be taken down, approving a transfer of the hydroelectric license from PacifiCorp to the nonprofit Klamath River Renewal Corporation and the states of Oregon and California. “Since 2016, PacifiCorp, along with a coalition of state and federal […]
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Karuk Tribe Declares Climate Emergency
The Karuk Tribe has declared a climate emergency as the Klamath River Basin has seen the worst conditions in history with very low precipitation and a massive fish kill that could result in losing an entire generation of salmon. “This emergency declaration acknowledges the reality that climate change is upon us, and the dangers that it […]
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Protesters: ‘Fish Need Water’
More than 100 people gathered in front of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Sacramento office Tuesday to demand that the bureau release additional water into the Trinity River, and by turn the Klamath, to prevent what they see as an imminent large-scale fish kill similar to that of 2002, when more than 50,000 salmon died […]
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Trinity Water Injunction Extended
Klamath and Trinity salmon got another potential setback today, as a federal judge extended a hold on releasing extra water down the Trinity River. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, the release was stopped after Central Valley irrigators sued the Bureau of Reclamation, which controls the flow of water from the Trinity Reservoir. The judge until Aug. 21, […]
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Judge Halts Trinity Water Release
Various reports are indicating that a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop the Bureau of Reclamation from releasing extra water from the Trinity Reservoir. The release, scheduled to begin today, was planned to ensure the health of a big run of chinook salmon. The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water […]
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River Rising
The Trinity and Klamath rivers are going to get colder, higher and faster next week when the Bureau of Reclamation increases water flows from the Trinity Reservoir. The release is expected to help another strong run of returning chinook salmon in the Klamath, hopefully preventing the spread of disease that contributed to a fish kill in […]
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Planned Trinity Water Release Rankles Central Valley Irrigators
Another round of the all-too-familiar fight over Trinity and Klamath waters has pulled North Coast congressmen and Central Valley irrigators into the mix. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) — which controls the release of water from the Trinity Reservoir — announced last week that it was considering an extra release of Trinity water this year […]
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H2-Woes: Klamath Ranchers Told to Shut Off Water
It’s getting hot on the Upper Klamath. This week, the Oregon Water Resources Department began telling ranchers to shut off irrigation; their rights to Klamath basin water are superseded by tribal rights. Klamath tribes fought for decades to determine their rights to Klamath River water were the oldest, and won earlier this year. They were […]