Over the last month, salmon have gathered in clear pools in the Salmon River as they have returned to their spawning grounds. This undammed river, a tributary of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border, is one of the last remaining strongholds of a type of salmon that is increasingly at risk of extinction: spring-run chinook. The salmon population here has sharply declined in the last decade. But the recent removal of four dams on the Klamath is bringing new hope among biologists, environmental activists and Indigenous leaders that the fish could begin to recover. … Biologists expect that with the dams now removed and the Klamath flowing freely, all types of native fish will benefit … 

Related salmon articles:

• E&E News: With dams gone, Klamath salmon start long road to recovery
• CalTrout blog: Migration matters: Breaking down barriers to migration
• NOAA Fisheries: Final step in Klamath River dam removal opens path for returning salmon
• The Hill: California officials, tribal leaders celebrate the removal of long-disputed Klamath dams