Once a tragic example of degraded wildlife habitat, the Klamath River’s dam removal demonstrates how people can halt the decline of, and even restore, wildlife

After being absent for more than a century, salmon have been spotted in Oregon's Klamath River Basin, following a mammoth dam removal project in California.

Coho salmon in the Klamath Basin are listed as a threatened species under both state and federal endangered species acts. Coho salmon typically return to freshwater to spawn in the late fall and winter, later than the more numerous fall-run Chinook salmon.

Chinook salmon are once again gracing the Klamath River after a monumental dam removal project. Less than a month following the dismantling of four hydroelectric dams along the Oregon-California border,

Salmon fish have made a highly anticipated comeback to Oregon's Klamath River Basin after more than a century.According to BBC, salmon have returned to the river after over 100 years due to the historic dam removal project in California.

In a historic turn, the removal of four dams has allowed Chinook salmon to return to the Klamath River after generations. This marks a critical victory for local tribes who advocated for the project to restore the river's ecosystem.

Will Volpert was rafting through a Class IV rapid on the Klamath River, in a canyon few have floated in a century, when something leaped out of the water near his oar blade. A chinook salmon was thrashing upstream, traveling into habitat that until ...