End of Summer on the Klamath River
As the dry season draws to a close on the Klamath, many outlets are reflecting on the impact of fire and water issues on the region. With cooler temps and moisture in the air, many prescribed and cultural burns are taking place in the basin, so if you see smoke in the air, know that it isn't a cause for alarm, we have entered the season of good fire.
Explore the articles below to learn more.
News
The Women Fighting Fire With Fire | Atmos
The Frontline talks to women who work on wildfires by setting forests ablaze to reduce wildfire risk in a world shaped by climate change.
Ranchers’ rebellion: the Californians breaking water rules in a punishing drought | Climate crisis in the American west | The Guardian
Ranchers risk fines amid a clash over water rights, as regulators and Indigenous nations warn of environmental danger
Klamath River Fish Kill Caused by Storm and Wildfire Activity, Says Forest Service | Lost Coast Outpost | Humboldt County News
Six Rivers National Forest release:
Isolated rain events in early August released tons of suspended sediment downstream from the McKinney Fire. Soil, ash, and other organic matter was discharged creating highly turbid water which is still visible within the Klamath River today.
Decolonizing Fire with Chook-Chook Hillman (Season 1 Episode 4) by Intentional Fire: Karuk Tribe/SWCS
On this episode, host’s Vikki and Anna interview Chook-Chook Hillman. Chook wears a lot of hats; he is a Cultural Practitioner, Ceremonial Leader, Direct Action Organizer, Father of 5 and traditional house builder to name a few. Currently he works at a local school “doing Indian thing’s” as he puts it. He has helped plan a lot of the Western Klamath Restoration Project’s (WKRP) latest project, Ikxariya Tuuyship. This will create and maintain the conditions to bring fire back to the world renewal ceremony at Katimin. This was stopped through violence and repression since the early 1900’s.
Beaver Dams could help reduce wildfire risk in Siskiyou County | KTVL
Leave it to beaver!Officials say the aquatic mammals could be an added benefit to wildfire mitigation in the Northstate. The California Department of Fish and
The Endangered California Condor Returns to Northern California - KQED
The California condor is not one of nature’s cutest birds, but it is probably one of its most compelling. The largest bird in North America, the condor has a wingspan measuring nine and a half feet. It can fly at speeds up to 50 miles per hour, glide at 15,000 feet in the air without
Public lands reopen after fire closures | Jefferson Public Radio
The Klamath National Forest has reduced the area under emergency fire closure, effective Oct. 1.
Roosevelt's First Waterfowl Refuge Goes Bone Dry | MeatEater Hunting
Teddy Roosevelt’s first National Waterfowl Refuge, the Lower Klamath NWR on the California-Oregon Border, has gone dry. So has its neighboring National Wildlife Refuge, Tule Lake. The issue is multi-faceted, a perfect storm of politics, crippling drought, and an unwillingness to compromise.
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Salmon are nosing at the riverbanks trying to escape the Klamath River — High Country News – Know the West
As dam removal inches into view, fish have to survive increasingly compounding calamities.
Will the Supreme Court gut the Clean Water Act? — High Country News – Know the West
The justices could remove federal protection from 80% of the Southwest’s streams.
Yurok Tribe Signs Agreement with California State Parks for Collaborative Approach in North Coast Redwoods
California State Parks and the Yurok Tribe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to establish a collaborative approach to the management, preservation, and interpretation of cultural and natural resources within Yurok Tribe’s ancestral lands in the North Coast Redwoods District.
Klamath Closed to the Take of Adult Kings | Fishing the North Coast | North Coast Journal
If you're looking to harvest an adult Chinook salmon in the Klamath basin, the Trinity River will be your only option as of Thursday. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife determined last Friday that the recreational fall-run Chinook salmon catch will have met the Upper Klamath River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota (of 360) below Iron Gate Dam for the 2022 season as of 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.