Days after a McKinleyville man was swept away by a sneaker wave while eeling at the mouth of the Klamath River, his body was recovered on Tuesday. According to the Yurok Tribe and Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office, Maximo Gordon Edward Macanas was found by a fishing vessel. He had been missing since Saturday. “We […]
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Q & A: Amy Bowers Cordalis On Her Debut Memoir, “The Water Remembers”
This story originally appeared on Underscore Native News. Amy Bowers Cordalis, a proud citizen of the Yurok Tribe, has many different roles within her community. She is the executive director and co-founder of Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group, a lawyer for the Yurok Tribe and was instrumental in advocating for the Klamath Dam removal, in […]
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Klamath Rebound, SNAP Aid and Bushnell Censure
This week we have a story from Native Underscore News about the Klamath River’s comeback post-damming and the challenges ahead. We’re also looking at local efforts to help those missing SNAP benefits and the censure of a Humboldt County supervisor. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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Reclaiming the Klamath, Blue Lake Recall and Birding at Sea
This week we’re sharing a story from Underscore Native News about Indigenous youth paddling down the undammed Klamath River in a celebration of historic restoration. We’ve also got an update on the recall effort in the city of Blue Lake and what it means for the embattled city council going forward. Finally, take an ocean […]
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Another Commercial Salmon Season Closure is Expected
The California commercial ocean salmon season is set to be closed for a third year but recreational fishing opportunities, albeit severely limited ones, look likely in state waters for the first time since 2022 under recommendations from the Pacific Fishery Management Council. A final decision is expected from the National Marine Fisheries Service in mid-May. […]
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Students Watch History Unfold on the Klamath, Dam Removal Celebration Set for Dec. 7
On a recent field trip to the Klamath River, local school children were able to witness a momentous example of nature’s ability to rebound: salmon spawning in a creek upstream from the former Iron Gate dam after decades of absence. It’s one of many ecological milestones being reached following the largest dam removal project in […]
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Salmon Spotted in Klamath Basin for First Time in More Than a Century
On Wednesday, an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist spotted a first-in-a-century sight on a tributary to the Klamath River in the Klamath Basin: A fall-run Chinook salmon. Just weeks after the last remnants of the four hydroelectric dams that used to clog the lower Klamath River were hauled away, concluding what was the […]
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A New Beginning on the Klamath (With Slideshow)
The largest dam removal project in the nation’s history was officially completed today, marking the end of an era and a new beginning for the Klamath River, now flowing wild for the first time in a century after being released from the chokeholds of the Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, J.C. Boyle and Iron […]
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The Klamath River Salmon Die-off Was Tragic. Was it Predictable?
A recent large die-off of young salmon released into the Klamath River shocked and dismayed state biologists, reinforcing that human efforts to restore nature and undo damage can be unpredictable and difficult to control. The tiny Chinook salmon turned up dead downriver just two days after they were released from the California Department of Fish […]
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Saving Salmon: Newsom Unveils Blueprint for Ending Decades-long Decline
With salmon populations throughout California declining for decades and facing the threat of extinction, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled a state strategy aimed at protecting and restoring the iconic species “amidst hotter and drier weather exacerbated by climate change.” The blueprint calls for tearing down dams and improving passages for migrating salmon, restoring flows […]
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Klamath Water Fight, Real Estate Mystery and Resilient Restaurateurs
The dams are coming down but that doesn’t mean the fights over water rights are over. We’ve got a CalMatters update on the situation. We’re also looking into the rather secretive sale of land by the Eureka City Schools and what it has to do with homelessness. Finally, we talked to a family recovering from […]
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First of Four Klamath Dams Has Been Removed
And then there were three. The nonprofit Klamath River Renewal Corporation recently announced that work to remove the first of four hydroelectric dams clogging the lower Klamath River is complete, bringing the largest dam removal project in the nation’s history one step closer to fruition. “Seeing the Klamath River flow through this canyon after being […]