Webinars

In 2002, at least 33,000 salmon died in the Lower Klamath River as they attempted to reach their spawning habit, access to which had been blocked for decades by four hydropower dams in the Lower Basin. The fish kill bolstered the efforts of the Native American Tribes of the Lower Basin to remove the dams, which were a major contributor to the derogation of the Klamath’s water quality and the historical erosion of the Tribes’ culture, health and overall well-being. After years of court and administrative proceedings, settlement negotiations, political maneuvering and more negotiations, on June 17 of this year one of the last remaining hurdles to removal of the dams was eliminated. On that date the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the transfer of the hydroelectric license from the long-time operator of the dams to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation and the States of Oregon and California.

Dividing the Waters is conducting two webinars on the Klamath. The first webinar will focus on the impact of federal Indian policy on the Klamath Tribes and the tribes’ efforts to perfect and enforce their water rights in order to protect the culturally important suckers.

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