Aug 11, 2023
Francis Gill and Danny Fontaine, two local landowners at Copco Lake, share their perspectives on the impacts of the dam removals on local residents, as well as the threats facing rural communities in the American West more broadly.
Aug 9, 2023
Since the construction of JC Boyle, whitewater recreation occurs
via
scheduled releases from the dam. Known colloquially as the
“Upper
Klamath,” this reach of the river has legendary rapids with big
waves and
exciting drops. With the dams gone, flows will be much more
variable and
less predictable, eliminating the...
Aug 8, 2023
Want to know what scientists think could happen with all of that
sediment (13
million cubic yards!) stored behind the dams? Or how the
temperature,
nutrients, and algae in the river could change? Chauncey Anderson,
recently
retired from the US Geological Survey, helps unpack what we think
we know
about the water quality...
Aug 7, 2023
Environmental permitting isn’t at the forefront of everyone’s
mind, but it
certainly was for project partners on the Klamath. Long known for
being tedious
and lacking in transparency, environmental permitting is often
considered a
barrier to getting projects completed, rather than an opportunity
to collaborate
and...
Aug 6, 2023