Blog: Yurok and Karuk Tribes respond to Klamath Operations plan during severe drought
The Klamath River Basin is in a dire situation this year. The plan curtails irrigation diversions to less than 10% of demand while failing to meet the biological needs of salmon and other fisheries downstream. … Reclamation also announced $15 million in immediate aid to the Klamath Project through the Klamath Project Drought Relief Agency, an additional $3 million in technical assistance to Tribes for ecosystem activities in the basin, as well as funding for groundwater monitoring in the basin.
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- Herald and News: Fishermen, Tribes brace for another abysmal salmon season
- Hakai Magazine: What To Do with Fish When the River Runs Dry