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Governor Newsom visits the nation’s largest river restoration project
06/16/2024
[ Article originally appeared in www.gov.ca.gov ]
With parts of the Klamath River beginning to flow freely for the first time in 100 years thanks to the largest river restoration effort in American history, Governor Gavin Newsom this week visited the dam removal project that will revitalize nearly 400 miles of historical habitat for salmon and steelhead, when completed. Last September, the first of the four dams was brought down, and the rest are slated for removal later this year as a result of ongoing collaboration between California and Oregon, the Yurok and Karuk Tribes, PacifiCorp, and fishing and environmental groups.
B-roll: Klamath River dam removal project in action
In December 2022, Governor Newsom joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Haaland, leaders of the Yurok and Karuk Tribes, and Oregon Governor Brown to celebrate the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s final approval of the project.
Governor Newsom at Klamath River dam removal project in Siskiyou County this week
Governor Newsom earlier this year released California’s first strategy to restore salmon populations amid hotter and drier weather exacerbated by climate change, and the Administration and Legislature have invested more than $800 million over the last three years to protect the iconic fish species for generations to come. The Administration has requested a Federal Fishery Disaster Declaration to support impacted communities in response to the full closure of the ocean salmon season for the second consecutive year. Back To News |
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