In this article, the total amount of federal and state funding mentioned for the Yurok Tribe and Klamath River Basin restoration efforts is approximately $175.7 million. It is almost impossible to get a total picture of all the funding provided over the last decade. Here’s a breakdown of the investments:
Federal funding:
1. $61 million – NTIA Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program
2. $6 million – U.S. Economic Development Administration for fuel distribution facility
3. $72 million – Department of the Interior for Klamath River Basin ecosystem restoration
– Including $1.8 million for lower Klamath River habitat improvement and reconnection to the Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
– Over $7 million for Upper Klamath Basin Tribal-led restoration projects
– $2 million for the Klamath Tribes to restore the Upper Williamson River and Klamath Marsh
– $922,459 for the Klamath Tribes to support a stream restoration crew
– $4 million for Barnes Agency wetland restoration
State funding:
1. $18.8 million – California State Water Resources Control Board’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) zero-interest loan for land acquisition
2. $3.99 million – California Department of Fish and Wildlife grant for Trinity River floodplain restoration
3. $5 million – Clean California initiative for community beautification projects on the Yurok Reservation
The total federal funding amounts to approximately $146.8 million, while the state funding totals around $27.79 million. Together, these investments from the U.S. government and the state of California to the Yurok Tribe and the Klamath River Basin restoration efforts sum up to about $175.7 million.
The United States government has made significant investments in recent years to support the wellbeing and self-determination of the Yurok Tribe in northern California. Through grants from various federal agencies, the Yurok Tribe is receiving critical funding for infrastructure upgrades, environmental restoration, economic development, and land acquisition to protect vital water resources in their ancestral territory.
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A long way to go, but I guess it’s a start.
I wish there was an article about how Checkerboarding (land/forest management) is affecting the ecological systems and impacting voting power.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkerboarding_(land)
https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/checkerboarded-land-ownership-redistricting/