2022 Klamath Fish Passage Summit

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Week and World Fish Migration Day, Salmonid Restoration Federation and the California Fish Passage Forum convened a gathering to highlight the progress made on the Klamath dam removal and efforts to improve fish passage in the Basin. This event featured tribal speakers from the Klamath Basin, Klamath River Renewal Corporation status reports, and an overview of the monitoring, science, and planning efforts underway in the world’s largest dam removal effort.

 

The first day of the event featured a morning Plenary session followed by half-day tours of French Creek in the Scott River, Iron Gate Dam, and the Cardoza fish passage project on the Shasta River. The next day, there were full-day tours of Mid-Klamath Restoration projects in Horse and Seiad Creek, a Reservoir Reach tour that includes exploring habitat from Iron Gate Dam to Shovel Creek, and a tour of the Scott River to explore Sugar Creek Beaver Dam Analogues, a floodplain reconnection project and more.

 

To learn more about the Klamath Dam Removal planning process, please visit this incredible StoryMap Spotlighting Collaborative Efforts to Enhance Fish Passage in the Klamath River Basin.