/tags/klamath-tribes Klamath Tribes en-US Copyright Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:07:33 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-25/fish-rearing-facilities-offer-life-support-for-endangered-suckers C’waam and Koptu are intertwined in the Klamath Tribes’ culture. But poor water quality has made Upper Klamath Lake lethal for juvenile fish. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:07:33 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-11-25/fish-rearing-facilities-offer-life-support-for-endangered-suckers Juliet Grable /music-arts-and-culture/2023-05-24/oregon-and-california-tribes-celebrate-20th-annual-salmon-run The event is a spiritual run and prayer for the health of the Klamath watershed. Wed, 24 May 2023 12:21:33 GMT /music-arts-and-culture/2023-05-24/oregon-and-california-tribes-celebrate-20th-annual-salmon-run Jane Vaughan /health-and-medicine/2023-05-23/yurok-tribe-declares-emergency-over-fentanyl-overdoses Northern California’s Yurok Tribe declared an emergency this month over a surge in fentanyl overdoses. The problem exists among tribes across the region. Tue, 23 May 2023 13:01:07 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-05-23/yurok-tribe-declares-emergency-over-fentanyl-overdoses Roman Battaglia /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-05-12/klamath-river-salmon-run-celebrates-its-19th-year The annual Salmon Run returns for its 19th year on Thursday. Thu, 12 May 2022 13:27:25 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-05-12/klamath-river-salmon-run-celebrates-its-19th-year Jane Vaughan /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-04-11/klamath-basin-to-see-second-lowest-water-allocation-in-history-this-summer The Bureau of Reclamation announced the second-lowest irrigation supply ever to the Klamath Project along the Oregon-California border on Monday. The agency, tasked with delivering water to farms, indicated that it will likely be unable to fully meet Endangered Species Act requirements for ailing fish populations in the Klamath River Basin this spring and summer. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:26:46 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-04-11/klamath-basin-to-see-second-lowest-water-allocation-in-history-this-summer Alex Schwartz /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-12-07/hatcheries-may-be-the-last-best-hope-for-endangered-sucker-fish-in-the-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. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:44:46 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-12-07/hatcheries-may-be-the-last-best-hope-for-endangered-sucker-fish-in-the-klamath-basin Jes Burns /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-06-29/cwaam-and-koptu-the-fish-at-the-center-of-the-klamath-basins-water-crisis 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. Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:10:43 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-06-29/cwaam-and-koptu-the-fish-at-the-center-of-the-klamath-basins-water-crisis Erik Neumann /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-06-17/feds-gives-preliminary-nod-to-klamath-dam-removal Federal energy regulators have approved a key step in the long road toward removing four hydroelectric dams on the lower Klamath River to help threatened salmon. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:45:06 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-06-17/feds-gives-preliminary-nod-to-klamath-dam-removal Liam Moriarty /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-05-16/klamath-tribes-rally-to-defend-their-water-and-fish The mood was jubilant yet sober on Saturday as members of the Klamath Tribes and their supporters drove the “Caravan for the Klamath” through the city of Klamath Falls, culminating in a rally at a downtown park to advocate for tribal land and water rights. Mon, 17 May 2021 05:10:52 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-05-16/klamath-tribes-rally-to-defend-their-water-and-fish Holly Dillemuth /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-05-12/deepening-drought-triggers-historic-near-shutdown-of-the-klamath-project For the first time since the federal Klamath water management project in Southern Oregon was opened in 1907, the main canal supplying water to irrigators will remain closed this season. Thu, 13 May 2021 01:42:52 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-05-12/deepening-drought-triggers-historic-near-shutdown-of-the-klamath-project Liam Moriarty