Un-Dam the Klamath Videos and Discussion on May 29 in Orleans , CA 

by Dan Bacher
May 20th, 2008  

Come share stories with the folks who went all the way to Omaha this month to Un-Dam the Klamath at Warren Buffett's Berkshire shareholders meeting. The community is invited to see video footage and join the discussion about what's next in the campaign to remove the Klamath dams and restore the Klamath fishery!

6 pm - Potluck, short films, information, and discussion. For more information, call (530) 627-3076.

Below is the complete Klamath River eNews, compiled by Malena Marvin, Outreach and Science Director for the Klamath Riverkeeper.

Photo: Twenty women from the Yurok, Karuk and Hoopa Valley Tribes protested in front of a Warren Buffett-owned diamond store on May 2 in Omaha , Nebraska , demanding that Buffett agree to the removal of four fish-killing dams on the Klamath River . Photo by Dan Bacher.

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Klamath River eNews - May 19th, 2008

News:
* KLAMATH BASIN CITY COUNCILS ENDORSE KLAMATH RESTORATION AGREEMENT
* FEDS PULL PLUG ON TRINITY WATER SHIFT
* NEC WEIGHS STANCE ON KLAMATH AGREEMENT
* LES CLAYPOOL TO LEAD DAZZLING LINE-UP OF MUSICIANS AT SALMON AID FESTIVAL
* SALMON AID INJECTED INTO FARM BILL
* DEMOCRATS BASH FEDS OVER SALMON COLLAPSE

Action Alerts:

* SALMON AID FESTIVAL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS! May 31-June 1st
* KEEP CALLING PACIFICORP! UN-DAM THE KLAMATH!

Announcements:

* UN-DAM THE KLAMATH OMAHA VIDEOS AND DISCUSSION - MAY 29th in ORLEANS, CA
* KLAMATH RIVERKEEPER SUMMER FILM EVENTS IN SOUTHERN OREGON - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
* 2009 RESTORE THE KLAMATH CALENDAR - SUBMISSIONS NEEDED BY JUNE 15th

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News:

KLAMATH BASIN CITY COUNCILS ENDORSE KLAMATH SETTLEMENT AND DAM REMOVAL
Klamath Falls Herald and News - 5/9/08
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2008/05/09/featured_story/doc4823eae735248070865241.txt
Four Klamath Basin city councils have endorsed the proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement, and now supporters are trying to convince Klamath County commissioners to do the same. The cities of Merrill, Malin, Chiloquin and Tulelake agreed to officially support the settlement following presentations by proponents. Stakeholders also plan to meet with the Klamath Falls City Council, Klamath County Chamber of Commerce and other businesses.

NEC WEIGHS STANCE ON KLAMATH AGREEMENT
Eureka Times-Standard - 5/14/08
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_9253604
Scientific and legal reviews commissioned by the Northcoast Environmental Center may have the environmental group reconsidering its position not to support the Klamath River settlement agreement hatched earlier this year. Utah State University Klamath researcher Thomas Hardy wrote to the NEC in an April review that his initial concerns about the deal have been met. Known for his work on how much water salmon need in the river, Hardy said that the agreement represents an extension of that work, and that conditions in the river would vastly improve under a final agreement that removes Pacificorp's four dams.

TOP SCIENTISTS ENDORSE KLAMATH RESTORATION AGREEMENT
Press Release - 5/14/08 - http://www.calsport.org/5-14-08a.htm
Official science reviews - http://karuk.us/press/press.php

FEDS PULL PLUG ON TRINITY WATER SHIFT
Eureka Times-Standard - 5/10/08
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_9216302
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has backed away from a proposal to take more water from the Trinity River this year, citing a 2000 Interior Secretary decision on fisheries restoration. Reclamation was considering a shift from a normal year to a dry year, which would have stifled releases from Lewiston Dam to the river. Water managers were looking to possibly adjust the seasonal forecast used to craft the flows to reflect conditions in May, instead of the April 1 date called for in the 2000 record of decision... The Hoopa Valley Tribe wrote in a May 6 letter to Reclamation that such a move would be patently illegal.

TRINITY RIVER WATER FLOW RUNNING AT NORMAL LEVEL
Redding Record-Times - 5/11/06
http://www.redding.com/news/2008/may/11/trinity-river-water-flow-running-at-normal-level/

LES CLAYPOOL TO LEAD DAZZLING LINE-UP OF MUSICIANS AT SALMON AID FESTIVAL
Press Release - 5/18/08
http://www.klamathriver.org/Press-Release-Salmon%20Aid.html
Bay Area alternative rock royalty and Primus front-man Les Claypool, whose thumping bass lines and unique worldview have become the calling cards for a number of wildly successful and influential albums in the last two decades, will lead a diverse roster of twenty bands on two live outdoor stages at Oakland’s 2008 SalmonAid Festival. Claypool, The Zydeco Flames, Stacy Kray, Sizemo, Saul Kaye, Captain Zohar, Tia Carroll, Manaleo, Captain Mike & The Sea Kings, Asheba, John Craigie, The Bobby Young Project, Eliyahu & Qadim, and other performing artists promise to provide loads of fun when they join West Coast fishermen, tribes, restaurateurs and conservationists on May 31 and June 1 in Oakland’s Jack London Square to celebrate wild Pacific salmon.

SALMON AID INJECTED INTO FARM BILL
Eureka Times-Standard - 5/13/08
http://www.times-standard.com/ci_9244546
A $170 million aid package has been included in a federal farm bill for salmon fishermen and related businesses facing an unprecedented shutdown of fishing along the West Coast this year. Rep. Mike Thompson issued a statement this morning, saying that Congress is expected to pass the final version of the bill later this week. Ocean salmon fishing has been closed this year after a collapse of vital salmon stocks in the Sacramento River basin . Regulators weighed the possibility of a limited salmon season, but could not justify it based on the expected number of spawning fish returning to the river. Those numbers may be even lower next year. The fishery was also closed in Washington because of poor returns expected to the Columbia River .

DEMOCRATS BASH FEDS OVER SALMON COLLAPSE
Sacramento Bee - 5/15/08
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/942060.html
West Coast Democrats amassed Thursday at a House hearing on the collapse of salmon stocks. Brimming with anger, they pointed fingers at federal fishery officials for writing scientific reports that let it happen. "We're devastated, and our communities are devastated," said Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara. "They haven't been using good science. It's sophomoric. People are losing their livelihoods." Capps' comments came as a dozen or so West Coast Democrats at the House Natural Resources fisheries subcommittee grilled Rodney McInnis, administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service's regional office in Long Beach .

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Action Alerts:

SALMON AID FESTIVAL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS! May 31- June 1st, 2008
Come be a part of making the first ever Salmon Aid Festival a huge success. The two-day salmon and music extravaganza will be taking place at Jack London Square in Oakland , CA Saturday and Sunday May 31st and June 1st. To volunteer, go to http://www.klamathriver.org/Action-Alerts.html

KEEP CALLING PACIFICORP! UN-DAM THE KLAMATH!
Together, we can Un-Dam the Klamath River . Endless pressure, endlessly applied can and will get results. Join the movement and call, write or email PacifiCorp from http://www.klamathriver.org/Call-PacifiCorp.html. Talking points at http://www.klamathriver.org.

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Announcements:

UN-DAM THE KLAMATH OMAHA VIDEOS AND DISCUSSION - MAY 29th in ORLEANS, CA
Come share stories with the folks who went all the way to Omaha this month to Un-Dam the Klamath at Warren Buffett's Berkshire shareholders meeting. The community is invited to see video footage and join the discussion about what's next in the campaign to remove the Klamath dams and restore the Klamath fishery!
6 pm - Potluck, short films, information, and discussion. More info at (530) 627-3076.

2009 RESTORE THE KLAMATH CALENDAR - SUBMISSIONS NEEDED BY JUNE 15th
You're invited to be a part of the Restore the Klamath Wall Calendar, a professionally designed calendar using high quality art and imagery from the Basin's top photographers, artists, recreationalists, and businesses to inform and inspire consumers about restoring the Klamath River. Learn more about how your business or interest group can help sponsor this great project at http://www.klamathriver.org/Calendar.html.

KLAMATH RIVERKEEPER SUMMER FILM EVENTS IN SOUTHERN OREGON - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Help us put on fun dinner-and-a-movie events in Medford and other southern Oregon towns. Let us know if you can assist with cooking, event set-up, outreach or putting up posters, or any other ways you'd like to be involved. Email malena [at] klamathriver.org for more info.

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Malena Marvin
Outreach and Science Director
Klamath Riverkeeper
PO Box 897 , Ashland , OR 97520
cell: 541-821-7260 ph/fax: 541-488-3553
malena [at] klamathriver.org
http://www.klamathriver.org

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