Indigenous teen Keeya Wiki kayaked the entire Klamath River. It’s just the beginning

Ashland High School student Keeya Wiki kayaked 310 miles on the Klamath River last summer, from its start east of the Cascade ...
Yahoo

Yurok Tribe will mark first year of dam-free Klamath River at annual festival

Teenagers and young adults from Klamath Basin tribes in south-central Oregon and Northern California earned international applause this summer paddling neon-colored kayaks 310 miles on the newly ...
OPB

Global solidarity at the mouth of the Klamath

For members of the Klamath basin tribes who had fought for the river dams’ removal and organized the historic first descent of the newly free-flowing waters, the signing of an international accord ...
Yahoo

A profound 310-mile river journey ends with sobering news about toxic water

KLAMATH, Calif. — The canoes arrived first. Hand-hewn from redwood logs by members of the Yurok Tribe, the two dugout canoes sliced against the incoming tide to reach the sandbar, marking the place ...
The New York Times

The Salmon Are Thriving. So Are Many of the People. Why Would Anyone Shut This Down?

Mr. Leslie is the author of “Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment.” Mr. Gale is a photographer based in Portland, Ore. Completion of the world’s largest dam ...
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Salmon return to the Klamath’s Oregon waters, but the river’s headwaters are still blocked

After decades of conflict, farmers and tribes say they’re working in concert to restore salmon habitat in the Klamath Basin. But two dams remain Klamath tribal member and fish tech Charlie Wright ...