SISKIYOU COUNTY, Cal. – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be joined by Tribal leaders and fisheries experts to release over 500,000 salmon into the Klamath River Tuesday. According to CDFW, this will be the first major release ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif.– Thousands of Chinook salmon fry in Siskiyou County died recently because of gas bubble disease in the Klamath River. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said they released over 800,000 salmon fry near the Iron Gate ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – A new study from Oregon State University says the dam removals on the Klamath River are expected to drastically improve living conditions for fish. The recently published research looked at fish trends over the past two ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Josephine County is one of six to receive millions from the U.S. Department of Transportation for culverts to encourage fish passage. According to the press release, $9.25 ...
Author: Kale Williams (KGW) CORVALLIS, Ore. (KGW) — Over the last four decades, federal, state and local governments have doled out roughly $9 billion to help imperiled salmon species in the Columbia River Basin. Hundreds of projects — from habitat restoration to ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Last week, KGW reported on video captured on the Columbia River near Hayden Island that showed a boater deliberately veering toward groups of sea lions, seemingly trying to hit or harass the creatures. ...
Author: Kale Williams (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — Dangerously low levels of fall run Chinook salmon in two California rivers have forced wildlife officials to shut down fishing off much of the West Coast. The closure currently runs through May 15 and affects a ...
TOUVELLE PARK, Ore. – A group of local students learned about salmon in the Rogue River Basin. Oregon Fish Eggs To Fry is a statewide program giving students the opportunity to monitor the life stages of salmon. These students witnessed ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– ODFW and OSP are responding to reports of illegal dams built in Bear Creek to catch salmon. ODFW said the dams were set up between Medford and Central Point. It says around 10 to 12 fish were killed because ...
KLAMATH, CA.– A spokesperson from the Karuk Tribe said tens of thousands of fish in the Klamath River died because of flash floods in Siskiyou County. The tribe has a water quality gauge that showed the water had no oxygen ...