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Friday, April 26, 2024
A blast conducted as part of the removal of the Copco No. 1 Dam on the Klamath River resulted in large concrete rubble partially blocking the dam’s low-level outlet pipe, causing the reservoir level to rise approximately 10 feet. The incident occurred on April 2nd and was reported to the […]
By Dan WaltersCalMatters, CalMatters NetworkApril 26, 2024 Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. California once was a national leader in making government more transparent, requiring state and local agencies to conduct their business in […]
A Primer for Living in SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 2005 Edition source: www.co.siskiyou.ca.usmade accessible 5/2019 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The idea for “The Code of the West…the realities of rural living” originated from counties in Colorado. Some of the information in the Siskiyou County “code” is taken directly from those publications and some has […]
Weed / COS – The College of the Siskiyous Music Department will feature many opportunities for the community and music lovers of all ages to attend upcoming concerts. The concerts will feature the COS Chamber Music, Concert Choir, and the COS Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Come and let your heart be […]
Yreka, Ca- The CAL FIRE Siskiyou Unit will require residential burn permits effective 6:00 a.m. onWednesday, May 1, 2024, for any type of open burning within State Responsibility Areas (SRA) of Siskiyou County. Greg Roath, Chief of the CAL FIRE Siskiyou Unit wants to remind residents as we approach the […]
By: Nonprofit Admin. Wild Horse Fire Brigade Nevada has a problem. They have too many herbivores grazing the landscape. Between the cattle, wild horses, deer and elk, the competition for grazing and water resources is tough. Livestock producers in Nevada have been effective at eliminating the predators that would normally […]
⚖️ Environmental Concerns The use of rotenone in the Klamath River Basin has raised concerns about its impact on other aquatic life, including endangered salmon populations. It can also harm invertebrates and amphibians. “It is estimated that a 160-pound person would have to drink about 23,000 gallons of rotenone-treated water […]
Report on Estimate of MortalityReport Number AFWO-01-03 In September 2002, a devastating fish die-off occurred in the lower Klamath River, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and other agencies. This article aims to provide an overview of the die-off and highlight the significant presence of older fish […]
A population of anadromous sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) may have occurred historically above Iron Gate Dam. Parties coming in from Keno state that the run of salmon in the Klamath River this year is the heaviest it has [sic] ever known. There are millions of the fish below the falls […]
by Sharon Lerner REPUBLISH: ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. When you bite into a piece of celery, there’s a fair chance that it will be coated with a thin film of a […]