There's no better place to get a firsthand look at how complicated salmon management can be than Oregon and California's Klamath River. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Klamath Basin Restoration Agreements, Klamath River, Oregon Wild, Salmon

Today's petition for endangered species protection for Klamath River chinook came from groups that have opted out of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreements - the negotiated settlements that balance agricultural, hydropower, fishing, environmental, socioeconomic and tribal interests in the basin. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Water, Klamath River, Oregon Wild, Pacific Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Salmon

Four environmental groups have teamed up to ask the federal government to protect Klamath River spring and fall chinook salmon in northern California and southern Oregon under the Endangered Species Act. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Water, Center for Biological Diversity, Klamath River, Salmon

Thirteen years after settling a lawsuit with environmental groups over pollution in California rivers, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a clean-up plan for the troubled Klamath River. Continue reading →

Filed under: Water, Environmental Protection Agency, Klamath River

The Bureau of Reclamation is putting an extra $10 million toward immediate drought relief and water conservation in Oregon's Klamath Basin, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today. Continue reading →

Filed under: Water, Klamath River

It's a dry year in the Klamath River Basin. So dry, the feds declared a natural disaster last week to help farmers who have been pumping down wells and losing crops to drought. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Water, Klamath River

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared Siskiyou County in California a natural disaster area and agreed to extend emergency loans and other assistance to farmers in the region who have lost crops to drought since March. Continue reading →

Filed under: Land, Water, Agriculture, Klamath River