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TBT: Opening Day at Iron Gate 1962

cover image: Opening Day at Iron Gate, February 3, 1962(Source: PacifiCorp Archive, Iron Gate Development Neg IG-264). The final component of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project, both in terms of construction and, geographically, within the flow of water, is the Iron Gate project. Begun in 1960, it was completed and put […]

Opinion Siskiyou

One nation under guns

In 2023 there were 340 school shootings, 656 mass shootings and 42,987-gun deaths in our country. The basic truth about guns is that more guns equal more gun deaths  The American gun culture is the story of how the 2nd Amendment has been manipulated by a culture of acceptable gun […]

Featured News Siskiyou

Klamath River Dams – KRRC’s Sediment Plan – A Ticking Time Bomb?

cover image courtesy Bieke Lieckens – KRRC contractors dumping hundreds of tons of polluting sediments into Jenny Creek, which empties into the Klamath River. The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’) has been misinforming everyone! And when anything goes terribly wrong, they claim it’s ‘as planned’. The 15-million cubic yards of […]

Featured News Scott Valley Siskiyou

Water Board steps in 3rd time to manage minimum flows in Scott River, tributaries

Sarah Schaefer’s voice carried over the feed from Sacramento like a distress signal.  The state Water Resources Control Board was holding an all-day workshop before passing a third emergency drought regulation – “eregs” –  for Scott and Shasta Rivers.  “It affected the Karuk – suicide, diabetes, poverty. Eel and salmon […]