by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Broken Promises: Salmon Disappear From the Pacific Northwest More in this series The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it […]
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Water Rights Showdown: State Board to Weigh Scott-Shasta River Emergency Rules
State Water Board to Consider Readopting Scott-Shasta River Emergency Regulation The State Water Resources Control Board will hold a crucial meeting on January 7, 2025, to consider readopting emergency regulations affecting water rights in the Scott and Shasta River watersheds. The meeting will be accessible to the public via webcast. […]
Klamath River Project’s December 12th fish count update
The Klamath River Project’s December 12th fish count update shows varied returns across the monitored waterways. At the Shasta River station, which has been operational since August 29, 2024, observers have recorded 4,941 adult Chinook Salmon and 25 adult Coho Salmon through December 10, representing a modest increase from the […]
Copco 2 Demolished Freeing the Klamath
The deconstruction of Copco No. 2, the smallest of the four hydroelectric dams being removed, is well underway. This week crews removed the gates, walkway, and two of the five bays down to the spillway. The remaining bays will direct waters around the dam, rather than over it, to allow […]
Reclamation announces 2023 spring restoration releases on the Trinity River
Photo Credit: Ron Lim, Trinity Lake Boater FBPress Release Bureau of Reclamation News Release WEAVERVILLE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that this year’s restoration flow schedule for the Trinity River will begin on April 16. Each year, the Trinity Management Council advances a flow schedule based on the […]
*Update* RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 20th ~ DAM REMOVAL LAWSUIT FILED BY ANTHONY INTISO SET FOR 3/30/2023 @ 8:30 AM
Case is rescheduled for 1:30 PM Court 2 Case is rescheduled for 1:30 PM Court 2 THE FOLLOWING IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE BY RICHARD MARSHALL OF THE SISKIYOU COUNTY WATER USERS ASSOCIATION (SCWUA) AS THE FUTURE OF OUR DAMS ARE BEING JEOPARDIZED AND WILL FOREVER AFFECT SISKIYOU COUNTY IRREPARABLY IN […]
Mid Klamath Watershed Projects That Many Organizations are Working On
By Jay Martin Will Harling is the Director of Mid Klamath Watershed Council &Orleans~Somes Bar Fire Safe Council This work we are doing can’t be done alone. Takes all of us. Will Harling This is a power-packed interview with lots of information about past and present restoration projects that have […]