FRIENDS OF THE EEL RIVER: How many ways can the Potter Valley Project fail? Guest Contributor Commentary May 29, 2025The Eel River dams will never produce hydropower again. The unreliable water supply they allow to the Russian River will...
EDWARD RING: Saving California’s rural water users Edward Ring AgricultureCommentary May 8, 2025By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Despite its status as an agricultural superpower,...
PRESS RELEASE: Final draft surrender application and decommissioning plan for the Potter Valley Project available for viewing PG&E Ecosystems February 3, 2025Press release from PG&E: On Jan. 31, PG&E made available its Final Draft Surrender Application and Decommissioning Plan for the Potter...
PRESS RELEASE: Yurok crew resumes revegetation work behind former Klamath Dams Yurok Tribe Ecosystems October 11, 2024Tribe Receives $18 Million to Restore Newly Accessible Salmon Spawning Tributaries Press release from the Yurok Tribe Building on the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California completes largest dam removal in US history Courthouse News Service Ecosystems October 3, 2024The Klamath River dam removal unblocked nearly 400 miles of waterways in a big win for local Native American tribes....
NOAA FISHERIES: Final step in Klamath River dam removal opens path for returning salmon NOAA Fisheries Ecosystems October 3, 2024NOAA Fisheries led coordination efforts to protect water quality. By NOAA Fisheries “Heavy equipment removed the final obstacle separating the...
UC DAVIS: The salmon diaries: Life before and after Klamath Dam removal UC Davis EcosystemsNews articles July 16, 2024Salmon ‘Tell’ Scientists Their Life Story as Decades-Old Dams Come Down By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis When salmon return from...
NEWS RELEASE: Work on Copco No. 2 Dam Removal Comes to a Close Klamath River Renewal Corporation Ecosystems November 2, 2023Removal of the diversion dam restores flows to historic Klamath River canyon for the first time in nearly a century....
PRESS RELEASE: Yurok Tribal members prep Klamath River reach for post dam removal flows Yurok Tribe Ecosystems September 19, 2023Tribal Citizens Adversely Impacted by Dams Participate in Historic Decommissioning Project The Yurok Tribe and the Klamath River Renewal Corporation...
USGS: Elwha River: New study examines effects of dam removals on coastal ecosystems USGS News articles September 7, 2023In new research, a team of scientists characterize the response of the coastal environment to a massive input of sediment...
CAL MATTERS: The world’s largest dam demolition has begun. Can the dammed Klamath River finally find salvation? Cal Matters EcosystemsNews articles August 31, 2023by Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
UC DAVIS: Discussing ‘Deadbeat Dams’ as Klamath Plan Moves Forward UC Davis News articles July 14, 2023Center for Watershed Sciences Director Andrew Rypel talks the importance of — and paths ahead for — California’s dams By...
THE CONVERSATION: Removing dams from the Klamath River is a step toward justice for Native Americans in Northern California The Conversation News articles July 12, 2023By Beth Rose Middleton Manning, University of California, Davis and Robert Lusardi, University of California, Davis The Klamath River runs...
UC DAVIS: The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down UC Davis News articles February 24, 2023Scientists Test the Waters Amid the World’s Largest Dam Removal by Malia Reiss, UC Davis The world’s largest dam removal...
NOAA FISHERIES: Hemphill Dam Removal Puts California Salmon in Hot Pursuit of Cold Water NOAA Fisheries EcosystemsScience January 17, 2023Collaborative efforts reopen six additional miles of habitat to migrating and resident fish. By NOAA Fisheries California salmon are now...
