Klamath River, Chinook salmon and Oregon
‘A beautiful thing’: Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal
The removal of dams on the Klamath River has enabled salmon to swim far upstream to spawn. Wildlife officials have found salmon upstream in Oregon.
First salmon spotted in Klamath Basin after historic Calif. dam removal project
Biologists spotted a Chinook salmon in a tributary of Oregon’s Klamath River this week, the first time one had been seen in the Klamath Basin in over a century. The fish’s return marks the success of the historic dam removal project that finished removing four dams along the river in August.
ODFW identifies first salmon to return to Oregon’s Klamath Basin in more than a century
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported that its fish biologists found a full-run Chinook salmon on Wednesday, in a tributary above the former J.C. Boyle Dam that was removed this summer. Experts saw the large fish swim to the surface the day before, but was initially unsure if it was salmon or a large rainbow trout.
Salmon return to the Klamath River in Oregon for the first time in over 100 years
Biologists from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and The Klamath Tribes have discovered several salmon in a tributary of the Klamath River in Oregon, above the site of four dams that were removed earlier this year.
First salmon since 1912 spotted in Oregon’s Klamath Basin, months after dam removal
A fall-run Chinook salmon was identified Wednesday by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's fish biologists in a tributary to the Klamath River above the former J.C. Boyle Dam, becoming the first anadromous fish to return to the Klamath Basin in Oregon since 1912,
First salmon in over 100 years seen in Klamath Basin after California dam removal
The salmon likely traveled over 200 miles from the Pacific, just months after the California dams were removed.
Watch as Salmon return to Klamath Basin after hydroelectric dam removal
The first salmon in more than a century to make it to the upper reaches of the Klamath Basin in more than a century was spotted Oct. 16.
Salmon return to Klamath Basin after dam removal
Salmon have been spotted in the Klamath Basin for the first time in over 100 years.It happened after four Klamath River dams were removed earlier this year.The
Salmon return to Klamath Basin after more than a century
Wildlife officials this week documented salmon above the former J.C. Boyle Dam in the Klamath Basin for the first time in more than a century.
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Cougar tranquilized on Oregon dock dies after falling into water
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