Chinook salmon are spawning in streams above four former dam sites on the Klamath River in numbers that are astounding biologists. Now, a network of tribes, agencies, university researchers, and conservation groups is working together to track the fish as they explore the newly opened habitat. Reservoirs behind three of the Klamath River dams were drawn down starting last January; by October 2, the barriers were fully removed. Just days later, the first Chinook was discovered in Jenny Creek in California’s Siskiyou County. On October 16, biologists from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Klamath Tribes spotted the first Chinook in a key tributary in Oregon, above all four of the former dams.

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• Del Norte Triplicate: Klamath River Chinook reoccupying historic habitat
• BBC Wildlife Magazine: The largest dam-removal project in US history has finally been completed. Now something truly amazing is happening
• California Water Blog: Sό semente – only a seed
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• Yale Climate Connections: ‘It’s tough.’ California fly fisher says trout are struggling as the climate warms