Headline by: Ryan Burns. âGround Has Been Broken on Klamath River Restoration, the Worldâs Largest-Ever Dam-Removal Project.â Lost Coast Outpost. 23 March 2023.
The worldâs largest dam removal in history is slated for 2023. Led by Indigenous tribes in partnership with organizations, lawyers, scientists and activists, the project will remove four dams, clearing the way for the lower Klamath River to flow freely for the first time in more than a century.
Headline and italicized text excerpt by: Malia Russ. âThe Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down.â UC Davis - Blogs - Climate. 24 February 2023.
Headline by: Jackson Guilfoil. âKlamath dam removals, habitat restoration, begins.â The Mercury News. 25 March 2023.
Headline by: Kale Williams. ââThe salmon are coming homeâ: Work begins on Klamath River dam removal.â KGW8. 27 March 2023.
Iron Gate is a sinuous, skinny reservoir tucked into the folds of the Siskiyou Mountains. Draining it will expose about 900 acres of wet mud. âItâs our job to make sure itâs revegetated. We want that to be revegetated with a healthy native plant ecosystem,â says Joshua Chenoweth, Senior Riparian Ecologist for the Yurok Tribe who is leading the replanting effort. [âŚ] Last fall, they seeded the strip with a mix of native grasses and flowering plants; now, theyâre installing young shrubs and trees: buckbrush, serviceberry, and Oregon ash, along with the Klamath plum. Collectively, these plants will create a âwall of green,â taking up space that would have otherwise been overrun by non-native plants [âŚ]. The revegetation of the Klamath River has been called the largest river restoration project in American history. Collecting, propagating, and growing enough seeds and plants to populate the reservoir footprints â approximately 2,200 acres in all â is a staggering task. [âŚ] Their planting design includes 96 different species: culturally significant plants like yampah and lomatium, important pollinator species like milkweed, and tens of thousands of oak trees. [âŚ] What will a restored, wild Klamath River look like? Imagine it. Stand at the Wanaka Springs boat launch and picture Iron Gate reservoir drained. The river has found its channel at the base of its original canyon. Willows flank the banks. Much of the reservoir footprint is flush with upland vegetation â oak copses; thickets of buckbrush and Klamath plum; blooming rose and lupine.
Headline, images, captions, screenshot, and italicized text excerpt from: Juliet Grable. âAfter the dams: Restoring the Klamath River will take billions of native seeds.â Jefferson Public Radio. 13 March 2023.
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