Removing Dams from the Klamath River is a Step Toward Justice for Native Americans

Katherine E Kerlin — July 13, 2023 - 1:20pm

The Klamath River runs over 250 miles (400 kilometers) from southern Oregon to the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. It flows through the steep, rugged Klamath Mountains, past slopes of redwood, fir, tanoak and madrone, and along pebbled beaches where willows shade the river’s edge. Closer to its mouth at Requa, the trees rising above the river are often blanketed in fog.

Can Salmon Eat Their Way Out of Climate Change?

Katherine E Kerlin — December 10, 2019 - 10:09am

Warm waters are a threat to cold water fish like salmon and trout. But a study led by researchers at University of California, Davis suggests that habitats with abundant food sources may help buffer the effects of increasing water temperature.

The study, published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences today, Dec. 10, shows that the availability of food in a natural system — not just stream temperature and flows — is an essential component of fish habitat.

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Removing Dams from the Klamath River is a Step Toward Justice for Native Americans

Can Salmon Eat Their Way Out of Climate Change?