The Interior Department will put $46 million toward wetland and habitat restoration in the Klamath River Basin, part of an ongoing bid to balance environmental and agricultural water demands in the region after the removal of four dams. The agency announced Wednesday that it will fund two dozen projects to restore wetlands, shorelines and native habitats in southern Oregon and Northern California. The nonprofit Klamath River Renewal Corp. recently completed the removal of four dams — the Iron Gate, Copco 1, Copco 2 and J.C. Boyle structures — restoring more than 400 miles of free-flowing waterway for salmon and other fish species.

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• Interior Department news release: Interior Department delivers $46 million for Klamath Basin restoration as part of the president’s Investing in America Agenda
• Environment America blog: New wetlands funding in the wake of the Klamath dam removal