Klamath Basin

Two of the Klamath Basin's native suckers are in big trouble. The endangered populations are declining fast. But scientists and the Klamath Tribes are looking for solutions that can bring the fish back.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced $2.7 million in funding for projects aimed at helping coho salmon in the Klamath River basin.

The national wildlife refuges in the Klamath Basin along the Oregon-California border underwent a historic drought this year. Those refuges are a critical stopping point for up to a million birds during peak migration. What does it mean for birds to have broken links along this avian highway?

After an unprecedented shut-off of irrigation water in the Klamath Project, agriculture producers had to scramble to find water for their crops. While many used groundwater wells to make up at least some of the loss, the limits of that resource became clear.

More farmers and ranchers are pumping water from underground than any other year, because they didn’t get any irrigation water from a nearby lake.

Every year, over a million birds migrate to several National Wildlife Refuges along the Oregon-California border. Low water levels this year pose a serious threat to migratory bird species’ survival.

In the drought-stricken Klamath Basin along the California-Oregon border, water is a precious resource. Who gets that water hinges, in large part, on two types of fish that live only there.

Bentz, a Republican who represents the drought-impacted area, says the federal government helped cause the crisis with its regulatory choices and must find solutions. But he urged his constituents to obey the law.

Oregon tribes are reintroducing a species that creates important habitat for First Foods. But the Beaver State's laws don't work in the animal's favor.

A complex path lies ahead for Klamath Basin restoration despite historic agreements made this week and the presidential race heats up in Oregon. OPB's experts round up the week in politics.