Today I spent 30-minutes flying up and down Jenny Creek (Oct. 18th, 2024) with a very capable drone searching for signs of salmon.
The verified news is that there are salmon in Jenny Creek for the first time in over 65-years. And they show signs of wear and tear.
The question of importance is how, exactly did they get there? How many more salmon would be in Jenny Creek now and in other tributaries if the main-stem of…
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Once again William, You are on the forefront of developments regarding the Klamath River and the results of Dam removal. It is truly shameful how both you and Jay Martin at Siskiyou News are attacked and ridiculed for posting information vital to the people actually affected by the Dam removals. It is valuable to shed light on the deceptions and propaganda distributed by those who have a moneyed interest in the prolonged mismanagement of what once was a beautiful Natural Resource. The fact information is censored regarding any negative stories or outcomes is proof that accountability is yet to take place.
Perhaps they came down from the cohort being planted upstream by the Yurok. That was not widely reported but I remember that a project was being conducted on the Sprague River with fish plantings in anticipation of dam removal and hope that a cohort would be developed up stream.
Thank you for another great article, Mr. Simpson!
Thank you William for your Honesty, as I too hope one day that the Kalmath will return to the river it was. Reality is this Dam removal was not handled properly in my opinion. Salmon and Steelhead cannot servive/ spawn in these conditions. My guess is these were planted.