Klamath River Dam Removal Sees Salmon Return After Century-Long Absence

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The world's largest dam removal project, completed in October 2024 on California's Klamath River, has allowed salmon to return upstream for the first time in over a century, marking a historic ecological and cultural restoration led by the Yurok Tribe.

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Klamath River

مواضيعdam removal salmon Yurok Tribe river restoration Amy Bowers Cordalis Indigenous rights

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المزيد حول هذا الموضوعKlamath River

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المزيد حول هذا الموضوعKlamath River