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Title |
Description |
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2005 Buffett Award |
The 2005 Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership honors Vice Chair Leaf Hillman as a finalist
for his grassroots efforts to restore the Klamath River salmon habitat, protect sacred sites and
build the capacity of the Karuk Tribal government |
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Copco/Irongate Reservoir |
..it is clear from the phytoplankton density data that cyanobacterial blooms have continued to increase in intensity and extent since late June, now extending to Irongate Reservoir and to open-water locations |
| The 5th Annual Buffet Award for Indiginous Leadership will honor several Native American leaders
for their significant contributions to improving the social, environmental, and cultural conditions of
Native People. |
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| The 9th Annual Nathaniel S. Bingham Memorial Awards were presented to Earl Crosby of the Karuk
Tribe of California and the Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District at the Klamath River Basin
Fisheries Task Force meeting on October 19, 2005, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. |
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Klamath Reservoirs |
Happy Camp, CA – A recent analysis of water samples from Copco and Iron Gate Reservoirs reveal high levels of the toxic blue-green algae Microcystis aeruginosa which produces a compound known to cause liver failure. Samples taken from areas frequented by recreational users of the reservoir contained cell counts 100 times greater than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers a moderate health risk. |
| A fifteen-strong delegation, representing four Native American Indian Tribes from California and Oregon return to Scotland this week (beginning Monday 18 July 2005) as part of their campaign to remove Klamath Dams. |
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| Happy Camp, CA – Tribes from Northern California and Southern Oregon will return to Scotland later this month to attend Scottish Power’s (NYSE – SPI) shareholder meeting. Tribal leaders will demand dam removal on the Klamath River as part of the company’s dam relicensing agreement. | |
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Billionaire Businessman |
Happy Camp, CA – Klamath Basin Indian Tribes reacted with surprise and disappointment yesterday at Scottish Power’s sale of PacifiCorp to billionaire investor Warren Buffet. |
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AFS Report |
American
Fisheries’ Society Report confirms Tribal Oral
Histories: Salmon once thrived in Upper Klamath Basin Click here to view report |
Most
Threatened Wild Places |
A new report, released today by the California Wilderness
Coalition, describes California’s 10 most threatened
wild places ...The report highlights what the Karuk Tribe
has known for years, some of their most important cultural
and natural areas are slowly but surely being destroyed. |
Day
of Action Release |
On Monday March 14, 2005, over 200 members of the Karuk, Yurok, Hoopa and Klamath Tribes will rally at the state capital to urge Governor Schwarzenegger to serve as “Conan the Riparian” and increase his efforts to restore Klamath River salmon |
Karuk
Health Study |
Washington Post report on a study by University of California
sociologist Dr. Kari Norgaard documenting how the denied
access to traditional food sources has affected the physical
health of members of the Karuk Tribe. Click
here to download report |
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Title |
Description |
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AFS
Report (4-1-2005) |
American
Fisheries’ Society Report confirms Tribal Oral
Histories: Salmon once thrived in Upper Klamath Basin |
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series of studies: Dam removal, sediment, economics,
etc. for Klamath river basin |
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| General background on the Klamath Dams, their impacts on the river and basin communities, and what you can do to help Bring the Salmon Home. Click here to download | |
| Statements and citations from various agencies, decision makers, and commissions regarding the removal of Klamath Dams | |
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For more information contact the Klamath
River Campaign Coordinator,
Craig Tucker, Ph.D. 
Click here to email Craig |
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