Klamath-River News

Agency, tribal, fishing, farming and environmental representatives will outline a draft agreement to remove the Klamath River's dams at the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.

A massive water bond developed by state legislators for the November 2010 election presents a conundrum for supporters of removing the Klamath River's dams.

"River of Renewal"- Salmon, Dams, Orcas, and You The other night I just happened to catch on the PBS station KCTS the second half of an excellent documentary about the Klamath River, called "River of Renewal" . I found the part that I watched to be coherent and insightful, and regret that I missed the first half.

By Amy Sienicki A November 4, 2009 A MT. SHASTA, Calif. - One of the most overlooked and under-reported aspects of the illegal drug trade has been marijuana's impact on the environment.

By Tove Tupper A November 2, 2009 A YREKA, Calif. - Closing arguments concluded Monday in a trial for a man suspected of kidnapping and murdering a young Happy Camp boy 33-years-ago. A On August 28, 1976, six-year old William Cook Jr., also known as Willie, disappeared from a Happy Camp service station.

As a young woman, Mavis McCovey was trained to enter a spirit world by her Karuk Indian elders -- older medicine women.

By Tove Tupper & Associated Press A October 22, 2009 A YREKA, Calif. - The trial for a man suspected of kidnapping and murdering a young Happy Camp boy 33-years-ago continues in Yreka.

She knew it was there. And by cracky, in just one morning of panning the creekbed, Janet Gilray had a handful of gold flecks in her hand.

CALL it a tale of two rivers. On the one hand, there is the Klamath, flowing through Oregon and California, where after decades of battling over water, salmon, jobs and livelihoods, stakeholders have come to an agreement to resolve differences and put the river and its fishing, tribal and farming communities on a path to recovery.

Progress welcome on Klamath River dam removal The tentative agreement to remove four Klamath River dams, announced Sept.

The "Save the fish" plan is longer than the health care bill, and has about as many problems.

The Journal article on pending Klamath River Basin dam and water deals by Hank Sims is among the best that has yet been written on the complex web of political and biological considerations currently in play on the Klamath.

As chairman of the Hoopa Valley Tribe, I was sadly struck by the reality of Rex Rabin's Oct.

What is one to say on hearing that the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to .

By Tove Tupper A October 8, 2009 A YREKA, Calif. - The trial for a man suspected of kidnapping and murdering a young Happy Camp boy 33-years-ago is underway in Yreka.

As farmers discuss a dam-removal agreement announced last week, their location in the Klamath River watershed appears to be the key factor determining whether they favor the plan.

For the better part of a week, the mouth of the Klamath River has been the hot topic among river guides and anglers.

The troubles on the Klamath River are much older than the 2002 fish kill, and they continue to this day.

The utility that owns four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River has agreed to terms for their removal, a key milestone in efforts to restore what was once the third-biggest salmon run on the West Coast and end decades of battles over scarce water.

An agreement to demolish four dams on the upper Klamath River is nothing short of amazing.