Scientists cautiously optimistic about recovery Sep 13, 2009
That shutoff spurred what is now known as the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement, a proposal that aims to settle water disputes throughout the Klamath River watershed ... Biologists found sucker populations in Lost River, Clear Lake, Gerber Reservoir, Tule Lake and reservoirs through the Klamath River. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Small Business Strategies Sep 4, 2009
I went white-water river rafting on the Upper Klamath River in Oregon. Woo-hoo. (USA Today -- Money)
Recession spurs a modern-day gold rush Aug 25, 2009
gleaned from the Klamath River near Happy Camp, Calif. with a suction dredge, on Aug. 5. (MSNBC -- Business)
Can salmon undo Yosemite dam? Aug 23, 2009
There are plans to demolish four aging dams on the upper Klamath River, and the fate of four old, salmon-killing dams on the lower Snake River now is being decided. The problem with all dams is that they age and become expensive to maintain. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Tribe aims to bring back wild condors (1) Aug 18, 2009
The tribes of the lower Klamath River have since ancient times decorated themselves with condor feathers when they performed the dances designed to heal a world gone wrong. It can soar the highest, so we figured that was the one to get our prayers to heaven when we were asking for the world to be in balance, said Richard Myers, a member of the Yurok Tribal Council and a leader in the revival of the tribe s world renewal ceremonies. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Editorial: Doing away with dams Aug 16, 2009
It's a plausible stance that is already guiding demolition plans for four similar dams on the upper Klamath River on the California and Oregon border. A decision to breach a dam on the Snake could widen a trend already under way to re-evaluate water, power and environmental problems brought on by the aging structures. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
ND company testing bird repellent at airports Aug 16, 2009
The tribes of the lower Klamath River have since ancient times decorated themselves with condor feathers when they performed the dances designed to heal a world gone wrong ... The tribes of the lower Klamath River have since ancient times decorated themselves with condor feathers when they performed the dances designed to heal a world gone wrong. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
A pause for suction mining Aug 16, 2009
The bill signed Thursday in Sacramento is part of a long-standing campaign by the Karuk Tribe on the Klamath River and environmental groups to restore salmon runs in Northern California. The new law bans miners from using small gasoline-powered dredges to glean flecks of gold from river bottoms until an environmental review determines how much it harms salmon. (Fresno Bee)
Jardine: Salmon bill thwarts gold miners Aug 11, 2009
The bill, proponents say, will protect fish populations, particularly the salmon runs on the Klamath River ... Assemblyman Tom Berryhill, R-Modesto, a member of the Assembly's Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, said he voted for the bill in committee because so much of the discussion involved the Klamath River. (Modesto Bee, CA)
California bans suction dredge mining Aug 9, 2009
Jeff Barnard / APKaruk Tribe member Bob Goodwin demonstrates the use of a traditional pole still used to net salmon on the Klamath River at Ishi Pishi Falls outside Orleans, Calif ... "Our original intent was not to shut down dredging statewide," said Craig Tucker, hired by the Karuk to lead their campaign to restore salmon to the Klamath River ... Many are held by the 2,000 members of a gold mining club based in Happy Camp, an economically struggling, former timber town on the Klamath River in... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Sunday, July 19 Jul 20, 2009
Governor Kulongoski has signed a bill related to tearing down four hydropower dams operated by Pacific Power on the Klamath River. It s been hailed as a milestone, but it could also turn out to be another step in a big mistake. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Wild salmon of the Mokelumne: Saving a species (1) Jul 19, 2009
Much like the Klamath River today, the drought caused poor river flows, making it difficult for salmon to navigate the river and warming the river to levels unfit for spawning ... The reason: Klamath River's poor salmon run. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Milestone or a big mistake? Jul 19, 2009
Governor Kulongoski has signed a bill related to tearing down four hydropower dams operated by Pacific Power on the Klamath River ... The bill is an outgrowth of tentative agreements between Oregon, California, PacifiCorp and several interest groups in the Klamath River Basin, including Indian tribes and the fishing industry. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Warning on trout hatcheries could force changes Jul 5, 2009
The rest are dumped into the Klamath River. Of the four big hatcheries run by the state and two by the federal government, only the federally run Livingston Stone National Fish Hatchery at the base of Shasta Dam and the state's Warm Springs Hatchery for coho in the Russian River Basin have the same quality standards as the Hood River hatchery. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Green political agenda withers in recession Jul 5, 2009
In those cases, environmental interests thrived winning creation of Oregon's first marine reserves after years of bitter conflict, a new low-carbon fuel standard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, and a trust fund to remove Klamath River dams that have blocked salmon for a century ... The trust fund to pay $180 million toward removal of aging hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River to help struggling salmon runs comes from a surcharge on electricity customers of PacifiCorp,... (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
State's winners and losers Jul 2, 2009
Lawmakers approved bills to phase out most field burning by grass seed farmers, set up two "fishing free" marine reserves off the Oregon coast, ban large-scale destination resorts in the Metolius River Basin in Central Oregon and create a surcharge on PacifiCorp customers to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River. SCHOOLS. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Winners and losers emerge in legislature (14) Jul 1, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTES Lawmakers approved bills to phase out most field burning by grass seed farmers, set up two fishing free marine reserves off the Oregon coast, ban large-scale destination resorts in the Metolius River Basin in Central Oregon and create a surcharge on PacifiCorp customers to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River. SCHOOLS A temporary moratorium on growth of statewide online schools that have drawn about 4,000 students statewide was passed. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Here is the latest Oregon sports from The AP Jun 22, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - Swimmers, boaters and other recreational users are being urged to avoid contact with blue-green algae blooming in Iron Gate and Copco Reservoirs on the Klamath River in Northern California. The algae can pose health risks and people and their pets should avoid contact with it. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Governor: Final dam removal deal by deadline unlikelyA delay is needed for more time to work out details, he says Jun 6, 2009
State and federal officials have been meeting with the Portland-based utility about removing four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River. Dam removal is a key element of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement, which seeks to resolve differences between fishermen, farmers, tribes and environmentalists. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
PacifiCorp: Final water agreement to be delayedSpokesman says company is confident settlement will move forward Jun 6, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009 12:35 AM PDT A PacifiCorp spokesman said Friday that a final agreement on removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River will be delayed, but stressed there hasn t been a decision about what the new deadline will be. Art Sasse confirmed Gov. Ted Kulongoski s statements that more time is needed to finalize the dam removal agreement between the Portland-based utility and government officials. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Species protections debated amid water shortage Apr 16, 2009
In 2002, tens of thousands of protected salmon and steelhead trout died in the Lower Klamath River after water levels were drawn down to provide more irrigation deliveries to Klamath Basin farmers. The shift of water was later revealed to have been a political priority of the Bush administration, prompting multiple investigations and at least one lawsuit. (Fresno Bee)
CALIFORNIAN: 'Ramona' barely returns for 86th season Apr 16, 2009
Minard is a full-blooded California native American of the Paiute Tribe in Bishop and Yurok Tribe from the Klamath River region. Minard's wife, Cesaria Hernandez, will play Ramona, the second time in the play's 86-year history that a husband and wife have the two principal roles. (North County Times)
Miners lose bid to stop tribal salmon fishing Apr 11, 2009
-- The battle continues between hobby gold miners and the Karuk tribe over Klamath River salmon. The California State Fish and Game Commission on Thursday turned down the New 49'ers's mining club petition to ban tribal dip netting at Ishi Pishi Falls, where they have fished for thousands of years. (Fresno Bee -- State)
U.S. to ban commercial salmon season Apr 10, 2009
The council, established three decades ago to manage the Pacific Coast fishery, advised that some sport fishing be allowed in California and Oregon, mostly where the much-improved Klamath River salmon runs are located ... Recreational fishermen would be allowed to take chinook from Aug. 29 to Sept. 7 from the mouth of the Klamath River to southern Oregon. (San Francisco Chronicle)
California commercial chinook season halted again; Oregon season limited Apr 9, 2009
Returns in the Klamath River, the next big salmon spawning river north of the Sacramento, were higher overall but still fewer than expected. A number of factors are cited to explain the salmon decline in California. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Editorial: Governor needs salmon agenda Apr 2, 2009
During Schwarzenegger's tenure, he has supported Klamath River restoration and aid to salmon fishermen who have been put out of work. But his administration hasn't done enough to improve conditions for salmon in the Central Valley, where these magnificent fish confront a range of perils. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Nature Conservancy land buy to help revive coho Mar 18, 2009
"My goal is to be kept awake at night, not by the knowledge that the salmon are dying, but because they are spawning again," said Amy Hoss, the project manager for the Nature Conservancy's Klamath River Project. The sale, which closed March 6, is being hailed by biologists as a crucial step in the ongoing effort to restore salmon in the Shasta River and ultimately the entire Klamath River system ... Just below the headwaters at Big Springs Lake, the creek once produced as much as half the salmon... (San Francisco Chronicle)
State says 'Ax Men' crew salvaged logs illegally Mar 15, 2009
Dredger wrote on Mar 14, 2009 5:23 AM:" This was done on the klamath river 40 years ago. It's nothing new. To GT SHT EM. Logs under water in FRESH water will not rot. They must be stored in such a way that air can never reach them. Logs underwater in salt water will be attacked by worms and other marine life. The Japanese stored logs that we sold them in fresh water for years. ". gimpy wrote on Mar 14, 2009 6:40 AM:" Some of these comments are almost as dumb as the guys hauling the logs out of... (Longview Daily News, WA)
It’s a lesson for us voters Mar 10, 2009
And then those clever little ways of framing a very complicated Klamath River issue as "People versus Fish." He doesn't see a thing wrong with suggesting that dam removal will cause our power rates to skyrocket, our land to be flooded, and our children placed in harms way by resulting floods. And, some say he is a respected community leader. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Editor's Mailbag (March 2) Mar 4, 2009
Here are some facts about the Klamath River hydro. There are four significant hydro plants on the Klamath River ... The removal of the dams on the Klamath River will have very little if any effect on the salmon in the lower Klamath River. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
California ban on salmon fishing likely for '09 Feb 27, 2009
One positive sign in the council report is that the number of salmon returning to the Klamath River is expected to exceed the council's goal. Chinook and coho salmon runs in the Columbia River, which empties into the ocean on the Oregon-Washington border, are expected to be strong this year, meaning fishing restrictions there are likely to be less severe. (San Francisco Chronicle)
West Coast salmon numbers up, but not enough Feb 26, 2009
The Klamath River forecast was also up, but marked the fourth straight year below what is needed for a new generation. Low returns to the Klamath have been a perennial headache for fisheries managers due to dams, logging and poor water quality. (Anchorage Daily News)
Editor's Mailbag (Feb. 23) Feb 24, 2009
The legislation effectively directs the Oregon Public Utilities Commission to recover up to 200 million to finance the removal of four fish-killing hydropower dams on the Klamath River ... Klamath Riverkeeper is pushing negotiators for several key changes in the agreement in principle to make dam removal more viablenamely stronger safeguards for water quality, limited immunity for PacifiCorp and securing money for removal independent of a California water bond ... But dam removal is the only... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Record low for central Calif. chinook salmon Feb 19, 2009
Tracy said returns in the Klamath River, the next big salmon spawning river north of the Sacramento River, were higher overall but still fewer than regulators had expected. Regulators and fishermen had expected this year would be tough. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Record-low chinook salmon returns reported Feb 19, 2009
Tracy said returns in the Klamath River, the next big salmon spawning river north of the Sacramento, while seeing an overall rise in salmon returns, saw fewer than regulators had estimated. Still, the low numbers do not come as a shock to regulators or fishermen, who were expecting this year to be tough for commercial fisherman. (Helena Independent Record)
Oregon Senate approves rate boost to remove dams Feb 18, 2009
A bill to impose a surcharge on PacifiCorp customers to pay for removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River was endorsed Tuesday by the Oregon Senate ... The brave thing to do is to move this forward, said Atkinson, who s a a fourth-generation Klamath River landowner ... The bill stems from a decades-long dispute over the dams, which block fish passage and are blamed for water quality problems in the Klamath River. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Senate OKs surcharge for dam removal Feb 18, 2009
Oregon - Pacific Power ratepayers would see an increase as part of the cost to demolish four Klamath River dams Wednesday, February 18, 2009 MATT PREUSCH and TED SICKINGER The Oregonian Staff. The Oregon Senate passed a bill Tuesday to pay for removing four Klamath River dams with a 2 percent surcharge on the Oregon ratepayers of Pacific Power. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Paying for folly Feb 13, 2009
50 from each customer toward the 180 million cost of eventually tearing down four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River. Not that it will do any good, but here s a better idea: Amend the bill to charge the dam-removal fee only to those customers that want the dams removed. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Oregon Recreation Report Feb 8, 2009
KLAMATH RIVER: native rainbow-redband trout ... The Klamath River from J.C. Boyle Dam bridge crossing to the J. C Boyle Powerhouse provides fair angling this time of year for small redband-rainbow trout (6-12 inches) due to low, stable flows with higher water temperatures due to 220 cfs of spring water. (Lebanon Express, OR)
