Dam Removal Ahead of Schedule!

...Klamath Dam removal continues to proceed with Klamath River Renewal Corporation reporting that they are even a little ahead of schedule. This is great news! And the great news keeps coming. After breaching dams in January, many locals became concerned about impacts to water quality. As reported below, recent water quality tests give the Klamath a clean bill of health. And, after losing most of the initial release of hatchery fish to gas bubble disease early this year, CA Fish and Wildlife have successfully released hundreds of thousands of hatchery salmon to the river with more on the way later this year. The revegetation of the reservoir footprints has yielded a super bloom of poppies, lupine, and other native flowers within the footprint of the former reservoirs. But the biggest story of this cycle is the decision by Governor Newsom to rematriate 2,800 acres of newly re-emerged lands to the Shasta Indian Nation, a Tribe violently dispossessed of these lands prior to dam construction. Still, we have a ways to go. In Case You Missed It, recreational and commercial salmon fishing was banned this year by fishery managers. While we are making progress, there is still much work to do before we bring the salmon home and get fishermen back out on the water. Enjoy!

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