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• The Klamath Dam Removals: A Story of People and Possibility

  As I stood on a bridge and looked upstream along the Klamath River, I felt confused. For over 15 years, I had stood in the same stop and gazed on the earthen face of Iron Gate Dam. But on this day, I saw…space. Framing the edges of that space, I saw canyon walls, river bed, […]

• Klamath River Runs Free for First Time in a Century as Largest Dam Removal in US History Nears Completion

  Tribal and conservation advocates celebrate as river is returned to historic channel; restoration activities to continue for several more years CONTACT Ren Brownell,  ren@klamathrenewal.org, KRRC PIO, 530-598-8255Craig Tucker, craig@suitsandsigns.com, Consultant for the Karuk Tribe 916-207-8294Matt Mais, mmais@yuroktribe.nsn.us, PR Director for the Yurok Tribe 707-954-0976 Klamath River Renewal Corporation • Karuk Tribe • Yurok Tribe • American Rivers • American Whitewater […]

• Four Things To Know About the Impacts of Dam Removal on the Klamath River

  The world’s largest dam removal on the Klamath River continues to push forward, with one dam completely removed, and the remaining three in progress. During the removal process, sediment impounded in the dam’s reservoirs will keep moving downstream. What do these processes mean for fish and wildlife in the river and the communities who depend […]

• On the Klamath, Dam Removal Alone is Not Enough

  Though a century of damming has had one of the largest impacts on the health of the Klamath River, its ecosystems, and the fish and wildlife that depend on them, they are not the only obstacles the river faces on the road to recovery. It is difficult to understate the ecological significance of the four […]

• Klamath River Named 2024 “River of the Year” by American Rivers, River Champion Awards Honor Leaders Who Made Historic Dam Removal and River Restoration Possible

  Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145  Marcus Kahn, 510-679-1899  Washington – American Rivers today announced that Oregon and California’s Klamath River is the 2024 River of the Year, celebrating the biggest dam removal and river restoration in history. American Rivers also announced the recipients of the 2024 River Champion Awards – leaders who have been instrumental […]

• Transformational: Klamath River Dam REmovals and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  Giddy smiles and stomping feet. We stood next to the Klamath River and watched muddy water rush out from the tunnel under the Iron Gate Dam. The twenty-degree weather couldn’t freeze out the excitement of our group; even as we tried to kick feeling back into our toes, an energy pulsed through us as we […]

• Dam Removal on the Klamath: Reflections on How We Got here

  When I first set foot in the Klamath watershed as a scientist back in 2008, dam removal seemed little more than a dream. An official decision had not yet been made by the Department of the Interior about whether dam removal was in the best interest of the Klamath basin, including its people, while salmon […]

• Major Milestone for Klamath River Restoration: Decommissioning of 3 Dams Begins

  Statement by Tom Kiernan, President and CEO of American Rivers  Contact: Amy Souers Kober, 503-708-1145  The effort to restore a free-flowing Klamath River is taking a major step forward this week. The three remaining dams are being decommissioned and the drawdown of the reservoirs is beginning. Removal of the first dam, Copco 2, was completed […]

• Dam Removal on the Klamath River

  “Dam removal is the best way to bring a river back to life. The Klamath is significant not only because it is the biggest dam removal and river restoration effort in history, but because it shows that we can right historic wrongs and make big, bold dreams a reality for our rivers and communities.”    -Dr. Ann […]

• 6 Things You Need To Know About The Klamath River Dam Removals

  Update January, 2024: Copco No. 2 was fully removed in October 2023, marking the first of four dam removals along the Klamath River. The other three dams on the Klamath River that are part of this project are slated to begin removal in January of 2024! For nearly 100 years, dams on the Klamath River […]

• Klamath River

  Klamath River Klamath River Named as 2024 River of the Year American Rivers announced that Oregon and California’s Klamath River is the 2024 River of the Year, celebrating the biggest dam removal and river restoration in history. The River of the Year honor recognizes significant progress and achievement in improving a river’s health. “On the […]

• Five key lessons as world’s biggest dam removal project will soon begin on the Klamath River

  After more than 100 years of being dammed, the lower Klamath River will flow free once again.

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