The first of four dams on the Klamath River was removed in summer 2023, a first step toward restoring a place sacred to local tribes.

2024 marks the end of a 20-year struggle to remove four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River that runs along the California-Oregon state line.

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, inspiring hope among Indigenous activists who pushed for rewilding to help save salmon.

The recently completed removal of dams on the Klamath River is raising hopes of rebuilding the population of threatened spring-run Chinook salmon.

The soon-to-be dismantled Klamath Hydroelectric Project has blocked fish passage and altered river flows for over 100 years. In Kikacéki, a place sacred to the Shasta Indian Nation, there is an ...

Despite the smash, the moment captured what’s made exploring the “new Klamath” so fun, said Volpert, a longtime outfitter and guide on the river. After four dams were recently removed, in ...

The potential for dams to be removed along the Klamath River started after the 2002 die-off of approximately 70,000 adult salmon in the lower portion of the river before they had a chance to spawn.

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has freed the Klamath River, inspiring hope among Indigenous activists who pushed for rewilding to help save salmon.

The removal of four dams and restoration of the river's flow is expected to reinvigorate native fish populations.

Over 16 months, four dams built between 1903 and 1962 came down as part of a monumental effort to clear 35 river miles in Oregon and California.

The recently completed removal of dams on the Klamath River is raising hopes of rebuilding the population of threatened spring-run chinook salmon.