Following the removal of four dams from the Klamath River, which flows through California and Oregon, a group of young indigenous people are paddling from source to sea.

California has released 500,000 salmon into the Klamath River. As dams are removed, the fish will be some of the first to return to a free-flowing river.

The Scott River is also an important salmon nursery, and the Klamath, Karuk and Shasta peoples who make up the membership of the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation have depended on fish for ...

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, inspiring hope among Indigenous activists who pushed for rewilding to help save salmon. Aug. 28, 2024 ...

PHOENIX – The last of the four dams that nearly destroyed salmon populations on the Klamath River at the California-Oregon border was demolished last week, marking a significant victory for ...

The Klamath was once known as the third-largest salmon-producing river on the West Coast. But after power company PacifiCorp built the dams to generate electricity between 1918 and 1962, the ...

The Yurok Tribe’s annual salmon festival in Klamath, California, is a little different this year. Yes, there’s a noisy parade, yes there are dozens of stalls selling T-shirts and jewelry, yes ...

The potential for dams to be removed along the Klamath River started after the 2002 die-off of approximately 70,000 adult salmon in the lower portion of the river before they had a chance to spawn.

The Klamath River is prime habitat for coho salmon, like these juveniles. Coho in the Klamath River region are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. (Jimmy Peterson & Will Harling/Mid ...

A once-mighty river grows sick. The Klamath River wends its way 263 miles through Northern California and southern Oregon. Its watershed covers 9.4 million acres, an area larger than nine U.S. states.

Salmon won't return to the Klamath River overnight, but tribes are ready for restoration work. Debra Utacia Krol. Arizona Republic. REQUA, Calif.