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What's Happened Since 2001, The Water Crisis Continues:

Sierra Times: The Klamath Bucket Brigade Reacts harshly to the Fishermen’s Association's Lawsuit April 26, 2004 Capital Press: Hint: States, feds will unite on Klamath solutions July 28, 2004	North Coast Journal: Upstream, Downstream - Klamath Politics and the National Divide - July 29, 2004
The New American: "Water Is For Fighting" by William F. Jasper August 9, 2004	Capital Press Opinion: "Hearing underscores need for common sense" by Dan Keppen, KWUA Sept 3, 2004
Capital Press Opinion: "The things that weren’t said in Klamath Basin" by Felice Pace, Klamath Forest Alliance Sept 3, 2004	Herald and News: If they restore habitat, irrigators should get their water assured by Mike Connelly Oct 5, 2004
Dept of Interior: Klamath River Watershed Coordination Agreement .pdf KWUA: Media Advisory - Klamath Water Users Applaud Signing of Landmark Watershed Agreement Oct 13, 2004	Salmon Trout Steelhead Magazine: Fish versus Farmers October-November 2004 Response from Steve Cheyne Response from Barb Hall Response from Rob Crawford Response from Bob Gasser
Capital Press Opinion: "No more Klamath Basins: Require sound science" by William A. Steel, president of the National Grange Sept 9, 2004	Doremus and Tarlock: Fish, Farms, and the Clash of Cultures in the Klamath Basin .pdf KWUA: Response to “Fish, Farms and the Clash of Cultures in the Klamath Basin ” Dec 2, 2004

Cascade Policy Institute: Property Rights for Klamath Water July, 2004	Oregonian: Klamath coho listing ruled illegal but protection stays for now Jan. 12, 2005
Eureka Times Standard: Judge won't pull coho protections	Pacific Legal Foundation: Federal Court Says Endangered Species Listing of Klamath Coho Is Bogus Jan. 12, 2005
Devvy Kidd: Klamath Falls Farmers Destroyed By Illegal Species Listing Jan 14, 2005	KWUA: PCFFA Fish Die-Off Case Dismissed by Federal Judge January 13, 2005
Oregonian: Klamath farmers take on new threat Jan. 21, 2005	Times-Standard: Yurok Tribe to forge on with fish kill suit January 21, 2005
Pioneer Press: Grange wins federal coho salmon case January 19, 2005	Times-Standard Editorial: Klamath ruling an eddy in a long struggle January 21, 2005

Klamath Basin Coalition: January 27, 2005 Letter from the Klamath Basin Coalition on the 2004-05 Water Bank	Bend.com: Bush reaffirms commitment to Klamath Basin February 3, 2005
KBC: Regardless of 'Best Available Science', Bureau demands over 100,000 Acre Feet of Klamath Irrigation Water Feb 18, 2005	Herald and News: Project farmers' power bills may go up, PacifiCorp says February 18, 2005
AgWeb: Whose Water Is It? By Barbara Fairchild February 21, 2005	New York Times: In Fish vs. Farmer Cases, the Fish Loses Its Edge February 22, 2005
H&N's: Ranchers, tribes make water deal February 25, 2005	SacBee: Klamath farmers, fish at crossroads February 27, 2005
H&N's: Water deal may aid restoration efforts February 27, 2005	H&N's Editorial: As history is made, there's reason for hope in the Basin by Tim Fought February 27, 2005
Herald and News: Water year looks like 2001 March 4, 2005	Herald and News: Officials preach conservation March 6, 2005
Klamath Courier: Water and Power March 9, 2005	Herald and News: Tough water season begins as headgates open April 3, 2005

SacBee: Editorial: Power at 1917 prices March 1, 2005 SacBee: Two letters from the Klamath Basin about editorial on subsidizing power rates	Herald and News: 15-percent irrigation cutback sought April 8, 2005 Times-Standard: Dry as dust: Klamath plan for 2005 presents meager picture 04/09/05
Statesman-Journal: Drought forces low irrigation to meet salmon, sucker standards April 9, 2005	Oregonian: Farmers told restraint now means water later April 9, 2005
ONRC Press Release: Bureau of Reclamation Issues 2005 Klamath Water Plan April 8, 2005	Herald and News: Irrigators hope to avoid allocation cutbacks April 10, 1005
LA Times: Plan Limits Water Use in Klamath Area April 11, 2005	Herald and News: Irrigation season could start soon April 13, 2005
Capital Press: ‘It’s uncertainty, in one word’ March 11, 2005 H&N's: Little east side water to go around April 14, 2005	Bill Kennedy: Written Testimony before the House Resource Committee Task Force on Improving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in Spokane, WA March 23, 2005
H&N's Editorial: Property rights and protection: We can't have it both ways April 24, 2005	Capital Press: Officials to visit Klamath Basin to get the facts March 11, 2005
Herald and News: Drought? Lake's nearly full and rising May 6, 2005	National Public Radio: Drought Spurs Water Fight in the Klamath Basin May 8, 2005
Herald and News: Salmon get a shot of water, but it's still a 'dry' year May 11, 2005	Herald and News: Too much rain? May 11, 2005

AP: Rate-hike plan changes Klamath fight May 14, 2005	Herald and News: Rainfall swells Basin streamflow forecasts May 16, 2005
Herald and News: Klamath Falls above average for wet weather May 16, 2005	Herald and News: Klamath Basin Farmers Are Feeling the pinch May 18, 2005
Capital Press: Power rate hike threatens Klamath May 20, 2005	Klamath Courier: Klamath Irrigators and Commercial Fishermen –The Adversary May 11, 2005
Oregonian: New farm season finds Klamath is still thirsting May 26, 2005	AP: Rural Oregonians fear bill is threat to their water rights - Senate Bill 731 May 31, 2005
Oregon Gov: Summary of Senate Bill 81 - Amendment concerning Power rates May 27, 2005	ONRC Alert: Oppose the Secret Klamath Tax on Oregon Families! May 31, 2005
Herald and News: Klamath power rate measure passes June 3, 2005	Senator Whitsett Sets the Record Straight with ONRC June 2, 2005
Family Farm Alliance: Irrigation Subsidy Reduction Act of 2005 Information June 6, 2005	Tom DeWeese: The Cruelty In Klamath
Bureau of Reclamation Water Data Update - June 7, 2005	Herald and News Editorial: Whitsett has good reason to be wary June 8, 2005
Portland Business Journal: Water issue to be decided with PacifiCorp rate case June 6, 2005	Herald and News: Oregon regulators set deadline for irrigator rates June 8, 2005
Herald and News Editorial: Irrigators should get some protection June 9, 2005	AP: Klamath power rate bill diverted June 9, 2005

Morrison: Enough is Enough June 9, 2005	Herald and News: Wet weather prompts water year type change June 10, 2005
Capital Press: Alfalfa weevil coming on strong June 10, 2005	Herald and News: Protecting farmland, property rights not mutually exclusive by Doug Puckett June 13, 2005
Capital Press: PUC denies ag rate hike, wraps it into power tariff June 17, 2005	Klamath Courier: Klamath Fisheries Task Force - Your tax dollars at work June 22, 2005
Herald and News: Crops drenched by late rainfall June 23, 2005	Headwaters: Wrangling water June. 2005
Capital Press: Time runs out for federal dollars on Klamath June 24, 2005	Capital Press: Complex interstate pollution limits move forward in Klamath Basin June 24, 2005
Herald and News: Turnabout: Enough water for all June 28, 2005	Times-Standard: Feds buying Trinity water for Klamath again June 28, 2005
Michael E. Cook: Driving Ranchers and Hunters off the land July, 2005	Herald and News: Klamath power measure OK'd July 12, 2005
Klamath Courier: Chadwick comes to Chiloquin July 13, 2005	Herald and News Editorial: Power rate deal made sense then - and now July 15, 2005
Herald and News: Heat blamed for Klamath fish kill July 21, 2005 Oregonian: Hot weather leads to die-off of 100,000 Klamath River fish July 22, 2005 Capital Press: Heat blamed for Klamath River fish kill July 29, 2005	Herald and News: Irrigation district controls dam's fate July 24, 2005

On Point: Interview with Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner John Keys July 18, 2005	Deseret Morning News: West's water facing $$ crisis July 20, 2005
Capital Press: Klamath east side relishes abundant rainfall July 15, 2005	Herald and News: Short cash, water deal breaks down July 26, 2005
Klamath Water Users Association: Response to WaterWatch Petition to the Oregon Water Resource Commission July 26, 2005	Oregon State Senator Doug Whitsett: Letter to the Oregon Water Resources Commission about issues in the Upper Klamath River Basin July 29, 2005
Press Release: Water for Life celebrates success on Klamath power rate bill Aug 1, 2005	Herald and News: Commission rejects Basin water petition July 30, 2005
Herald and News: District considering dam removal Aug 3, 2005	BOR: Water Data Update – August 2 , 2005
Herald and News: Officials seeking water solution Aug 4, 2005	Herald and News: Heat raises concerns about local fish Aug 5, 2005
Capital Press: Feds release reallocated funds for farmland preservation July 22, 2005	Western Farm Press: Farmers will protect endangered species July 28, 2005
Herald and News Editorial: Keep things moving on water issues August 7, 2005	Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Fishermen, farmers take water fight to grange August 9, 2005
Klamath Courier: "It's Not Your Fault" - Part 1 of the Coastal Fishermen’s story to Klamath Basin farmers August 10, 2005	Klamath Courier: “No Respect” by Siskiyou County Supervisor Marcia Armstrong August 10, 2005
Herald and News: All but Basin onion crops in good condition August 11, 2005	Herald and News: Houses lose well water August 11, 2005

Herald and News: Power rate talks to go until April August 17, 2005	Bakersfield: Report slams water agencies' developments August 17, 2005 Link to EJCW website: http://www.ejcw.org/ Link to the report: Thirsty for Justice http://www.ejcw.org/Thirsty%20for%20Justice.pdf
Klamath County Commissioners: Resolution - In the Matter of Protecting the Private Property Rights of Klamath County Residents August 16, 2005	AP: Pesticide-reporting system in Oregon to begin in 2006 August 24, 2005
California Farm Bureau: Groundwater bill could hit farmers with more costs August 24, 2005	Times-Standard: County adopts Williamson Act proposals August 25, 2005
Herald and News: Teff growing strong in Klamath Basin August 25, 2005	Capital Press: Interest grows in raising Ethiopian grain as hay August 26, 2005
Capital Press: Pumping makes Klamath wells go dry again August 26, 2005	Herald and News:
Bend Bulletin: 69 Oregon fish listed 'at risk' August 27, 2005	View the Web-based version of the Oregon Native Fish Status Report View and download the entire Oregon Native Fish Status Report (79.2MB
Herald and News: Judge rejects property claim from irrigators Sept 1, 2005 Go Here for Judge's decision.	AP: Federal judge turns down case by Klamath River water users Sept 1, 2005
Oregonian: Klamath farmers denied rights to withheld water Sept 1, 2005	LA Times: Farmers Lose Klamath Water Fight Sept 1, 2005
Herald and News: Ruling in takings case not the end Sept 2, 2005	Greg Addington, KWUA: Anti-Farm Groups Continue Klamath Assault Sept 7, 2005
Statesman Journal: Wetter, wilder winter predicted Sept 7, 2005	Herald and News Letter to the Editor: Put blame in right place - well pumping problems Sept 8, 2005

Herald and News: Such a sweet success - growing sweet corn in the Klamath Basin Sept 8, 2005

Capital Press: Farmers get mixed decision on Klamath cutoff suit Sept 9, 2005

Capital Press: Researchers say water table critical to alfalfa irrigation Sept 9, 2005

Ganong: Takings Case: What Now? Sept 9, 2005

GAO:

Klamath River Basin Conservation Area Restoration Program: Limited Assurance Regarding the Federal Funding Requirements. GAO-05-804, September 19, 2005
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-804

Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d05804high.pdf

Marcia Armstrong, Siskiyou County Supervisor: State of Agriculture in Siskiyou County 2004 Sept 21, 2005

U.S. Senator Max Baucus Press Release: Baucus Wants Investigation Into USDA Drought Program; Senator Says Agency Has Failed to Distribute Disaster Assistance Payments Sept 30, 2005

CA Farm Bureau: Klamath horseradish has global appeal Sept 7, 2005

James Buchal: The Path to Self-Sufficiency in the Klamath Basin Sept 22, 2005

Capital Press: Klamath (Klamath River Compact Commission) commission holds quick meeting Sept 23, 2005

Capital Press: Calif. wants a look at dam removal (Klamath River) Sept 23, 2005

BOR: Water Data Update – September 27, 2005

Oregonian: Environment clout in Salem all but extinct Sept 29, 2005

Ag Online: USDA announces 3-year extension of CRP contracts set to expire in 2007 Sept 28, 2005

Capital Press: USDA plans to reduce Farm Service Agency offices Sept 30, 2005

Bend.com: Rate increase on tap from Pacific Power customers Sept 29, 2005

AP: Bush administration scales back (farm) conservation program Sept 29, 2005

Herald and News: John Keys to be keynote speaker for water users Oct 2, 2005

Herald and News: Latest edition of Oregon agriculture resource directory available Oct 6, 2005

Herald and News: Rain extending potato harvest Oct 6, 2005

AP: Juniper gobbling up Oregon wilderness Oct 3, 2005

Herald and News Editorial: Good science, peer review vital for ESA Oct 5, 2005	Klamath Courier: Honor the Klamath Water Users October 4, 2005
New West: Sharing the West’s Liquid Gold Oct 6, 2005	Herald and News: Growing season coming to a close Oct 7, 2005
Herald and News: PacifiCorp says sale won't affect issues Oct 11, 2004	Fred Gielow: The cost of environmentalism Oct 1, 2005
Herald and News: (BOR) Commissioner dedicates passage (fish ladder in Klamath) Oct 12, 2005	Register-Guard Editorial: It's all about water Oct 13, 2005
Capital Press: Bush administration says U.S. will cut farm subsidies if E.U., Japan also make cuts Oct 14, 2005 Capital Press: Klamath Project celebrates 100 years with promise Oct 14, 2005	Herald and News Editorial: The terrific tuber comes through in the end Oct 15, 2005
Herald and News: Salmon Return to Klamath Oct 16, 2005 Steve Cheyne: Response to H&N's Article - Salmon Return to Klamath Oct 17, 2005	Phil Detrich, USFWS: Salmon test in Upper Klamath Lake a major step Oct 17, 2005 Herald and News: Chinook land in Klamath waters Oct 19, 2005
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling in PCFFA vs Bureau of Reclamation Oct 18, 2005	Klamath Water Users: Response to Ninth Circuit Court Ruling in PCFFA II Oct 18, 2005
Klamath Water Users:: Final Response to Ninth Circuit Court Ruling in PCFFA v United States Oct 20, 2005	Klamath Courier: KWUA host ESA tour for Senate committee staff Oct 19, 2005
Pioneer Press: California governor vetoes well meters on ground wells Oct 19, 2005	Herald and News Editorial: Salmon study raises many questions Oct 20, 2005
Herald and News: Growers report decent onion season Oct 20, 2005	Herald and News Editorial: Klamath Project back in the crosshairs Oct 21, 2005

Capital Press: Power, water inextricably linked in Klamath Oct 21, 2005	Siskiyou Daily News: Environmentalists claim victory in Klamath River water ruling Oct 20, 2005
San Francisco Chronicle: California Water Wars - Water Flowing to Farms, Not Fish Oct 23, 2005	Klamath Courier: Irrigators and BOR share historic birthday Oct 19, 2005
Bend Bulletin: Fund agriculture study Oct 25, 2005	Herald and News: Fit for a job with water Oct 26, 2005
Herald and News: State water commission meets Thursday in Klamath Oct 26, 2005	Klamath Courier: Klamath Irrigators slammed by court with science bought and paid for Oct 26, 2005
Klamath Courier: Fisheries Task Force stirs up health concerns Oct 26, 2005	Herald and News: Klamath Basin residents get land use awards Oct 27, 2005
Indian Country Today: Court rejects federal plan for Klamath water Oct 28, 2005	Capital Press: Stakeholders aim to fashion their own Klamath plan Oct 28, 2005
Capital Press: Budget cut crimps monitoring of Klamath water releases Oct 28, 2005	Herald and News: Officials say rules will limit groundwater impacts to Klamath aquifers Oct 28, 2005
Capital Press: Geologist keeps ear to ground in the Klamath Basin Oct 28, 2005	KBC: Oregon Water Resources Commission met with Klamath Commissioners and Irrigators Oct 31, 2005
Pioneer Press: Siskiyou water meeting packed Oct 26, 2005	Herald and News: Snow dusts Klamath Basin Nov 4, 2005
FOX News: Appeals Court Tosses Plan to Settle Oregon Water Dispute Nov 4, 2005	AP: PacifiCorp funding study of reservoir algae behind Klamath River Dams Nov 4, 2005

Herald and News: Wetter winter forecast Nov 7, 2005	Herald and News: Snow slushes Basin Nov 8, 2005
High Country News: Water bank’ drags river basin deeper into debt Oct 17, 2005 Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance: Response to HCN Klamath Water Bank Article Nov 10, 2005	Klamath Courier: One Basin Klamath Congress Proposed Nov 9, 2005 Capital Press: Klamath races clock for water solution Nov 11, 2005
Mount Shasta Herald: Court halts Klamath Project water plan Nov 9, 2005	Herald and News: Wetlands may be part of rotation Nov 14, 2005
Herald and News: Potato production pales in 2005 Nov 17, 2005	Capital Press: Farmers try out wetland rotation Nov 18, 2005
Klamath Courier: TID holds election to raise operation rates Nov 23, 2005	Herald and News: Big snow job in Basin Nov 29, 2005
Herald and News: Snow, Snow and Snow Dec 1, 2005	Capital Press: Water takings suits land in federal claims court Dec 2, 2005
Ore Dept of Ag: Water for Oregon agriculture off to a strong start Dec 7, 2005	Capital Press: CA Governor vows to support ag Dec 9, 2005
Western Livestock Journal: USDA funds conservation at $2.3B Dec 12, 2005	Herald and News: Potato Co-op seeks to lower supply Dec 15, 2005
Klamath Courier: WARNING! BOR releases Undepleted Natural Flow Study by Pat Ratliff Dec 14, 2005	Capital Press: Cattle prices heat up Dec 23, 2005
Capital Press: Spud co-op takes credit for national price improvement Dec 23, 2005	Klamath Courier: Warning! BOR! Warning! by Pat Ratliff Dec 28, 2005

Oregonian: Small farmers finally get some backup Dec 29, 2005	Herald and News: New power plant not such a good deal by Bill Kennedy Jan 2, 2006
ODF&W: Project improves wildlife habitat in Klamath County Jan 4, 2006	Grants Pass News: Project Improves Wildlife Habitat In Oregon's Klamath County Jan 5, 2006
Herald and News: Retirements, tight budget make future organization cloudy (OSU Extension) Jan 5, 2006	Capital Press: Power deadline faces PacifiCorp, irrigators Jan 6, 2005
Herald and News Editorial: Recent weather makes case for water storage Jan 8, 2005	Herald and News: Streamflow forecasts look good, for now Jan 9, 2006
Herald and News: Water and power Jan 9, 2006	Herald and News: Canadian and U.S. potato growers OK deal Jan 12, 2006
Herald and News: OSU Extension Service tries to keep pace with shrinking Oregon farms Jan 12, 2006	Capital Press: Lamb hobby goes commercial in Fort Klamath Jan 13, 2006
Capital Press: New short-line railroad serves ag, lumber Jan 13, 2006	Klamath Courier: TID landowners voted to allow O&M rate increase Jan 11, 2006
Washington Post: Tide of Sentiment Shifts in Western Water War Jan 15, 2006	Color County Courier Opinion: Willing to Outsource Food Production? April 6, 2005
Herald and News: New snow a new hazard (Irrigation update from KWUA at bottom) Jan 17, 2006	Times-Standard: Reclamation putting water in Klamath bank again Jan 17, 2006
Herald and News: Bureau accepting water bank applications Jan 18, 2006	Capital Press: Tuber moth found in Klamath Basin Jan 20, 2006

Oregonian: Surplus rain, snow fills Klamath Basin with hope Jan 25, 2006	Herald and News: No (electric) rate extension for irrigators Jan 27, 2006
Times-Standard: Klamath power ruling thumps irrigators Jan 27, 2006	Herald and News: Hike could break farmers Jan 28, 2006
AP: Klamath farmers' utility bills to rise Jan 28, 2006	Herald and News Editorial: There's justification for low irrigation rates Jan 31, 2006
Herald and News: Water bank deadline Feb. 16 Feb 2, 2006	Capital Press: Klamath electric rates are down to the wire Feb 3, 2006
Capital Press: Falling supply means more demand in Klamath Basin Feb 3, 2006	Herald and News: Paying for water Feb 5, 2006
USGS Press Release: Key Challenges for Science Identified by the USGS to Support Western Water Management Feb 8, 2008 Read Report: Water Availability for the Western United States-- Key Scientific Challenges (Circular 1261) .pdf	Klamath Courier: They did not restore the Klamath salmon in 20 years Feb 8, 2006
SD Sec of Ag Larry Gabriel: Golden eggs (farm subsidy program) Feb 10, 2006	Herald and News: Bureau: Project water bank is succeeding Feb 10. 2006
Times-Standard: Klamath tribes, farmers pledge collaboration Feb 15, 2006	Capital Press: Klamath irrigators, tribes engage in productive dialogue Feb 17, 2006
Times-Standard: Feds give Klamath settlement talks time Feb 19, 2006	BOR Press Release: Klamath Project's Sabo Moving to Upper Colorado Region Feb 21, 2006
National Research Council: Further Studies on Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River - Project Scope and Agenda of February 13, 2006 meeting	Oregonian: A winter sky alive with bald eagles Feb 19, 2006 Jim Beers: Responds to the Oregonian's 'A winter sky alive with bald eagles' Feb 20, 2006

Klamath Courier: 'As I See It' Weekly column by Pat Ratliff Feb 22, 2006	Klamath Courier: National Academy begins K2 review Feb 22, 2006
Herald and News: More traps to be set in basin for tuberworm moth Feb 23, 2006	Herald and News: CSP watershed meetings get under way this week Feb 23, 2006
Capital Press: Tribes, farmers say they understand each other Feb 24, 2006	Capital Press: Farm numbers down, sizes up Feb 17, 2006
Capital Press: Release of Roundup Ready alfalfa challenged Feb 24, 2006	Oregonian: Crowd rebounds for Czech festival (Malin, Ore) Feb 26, 2006
Klamath Courier: Rykbost to retire - sorta kinda March 1, 2006	Times-Standard: Klamath water quality focus getting sharper March 2, 2006
Herald and News: District weighs Chiloquin dam removal March 2, 2006	Capital Press: 33 years of water and potatoes - Ken Rykbost March 3, 2006
Willits News - Willits, CA: Klamath fish die off continues to affect lives March 3, 2006	Herald and News Editorial: Talks about Chiloquin Dam encouraging March 4, 2006
Daily Astorian Editorial: Klamath provides example for Snake March 7, 2006	Herald and News: Water bank figures start to roll in March 8, 2006
Dan Keppen (FFA): Water for New Demands Must Come from New Storage or it Will Come from Agriculture Jan, 2006	Seattle Times Editorial: Klamath Basin salmon echoes March 8, 2006
Herald and News: Dam removal could help Tribes March 9, 2006	Capital Press: BuRec tries another Klamath solution March 10, 2006
Dept of Interior Press Release: Secretary Norton Announces Departure from Interior March 10, 2006 Pombo Statement on Resignation of Secretary Gale Norton March 10, 2006	Herald and News Editorial: Time to move past symbol of 2001 conflict? March 12, 2006 Herald and News Letter: My family is Native American March 20, 2006 Herald and News Letter: What does the Bucket stand for? March 20, 2006
Hall and Smithson: The Klamath: The Basin, The Bucket and Backbone March 12, 2006	Herald and News Letter: Some fish can get past Chiloquin dam March 12, 2006
Denver Post: Bush to look West when replacing Interior's Norton March 12, 2006	Seattle Times: Interior's Norton had big impact on West March 12, 2006
Christian Science Monitor: Why Interior is such a difficult agency to lead March 13, 2006	ENN: Center for Biological Diversity Applauds Resignation of Secretary Norton March 13, 2006
Times-Standard: Klamath dams money in bond measure March 14, 2006	Register-Guard Editorial: Norton's sorry legacy: Plight of Klamath salmon just one example March 14, 2006
Alan Caruba: Why I would not be a farmer March 15, 2006	Klamath Courier: Knowledge is Power by Pat Ratliff March 15, 2006
Herald and News: Geese numbers, damage rise March 16, 2006	Reuters: Bush picks Idaho's Kempthorne for Interior March 16, 2006
Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance Executive Director: There’s Something Fishy in the Media…. March, 2006	Houston Chronicle Editorial: Resigning U.S. secretary of the Interior lauded by industry but despised by environmentalists March 15, 2006
DOI Press Release: John Keys has resigned as Commissioner of Bureau of Reclamation March 17, 2006	Herald and News: Reclamation manager moves on March 18, 2006
Herald and News: A job full of challenges March 18, 2006	SD Sec of Ag, Larry Gabriel: Ag Week March 17, 2006

HOUSE: Rep. Pombo to get prominent position on Agriculture Committee March 21, 2006	Herald and News Editorial: Reclamation position a key one for the Basin March 22, 2006
Herald and News: Chiloquin mayor opposes removal of dam March 24, 2006	Capital Press: Mr. Kempthorne goes to Washington March 24, 2006
Capital Press: Committee mapping future of U.S. agriculture March 24, 2006	Capital Press: Bureau of Reclamation chief retires after refocusing agency March 24, 2006
Herald and News: New extension agents headed to Basin March 25, 2006	Herald and News: Work brings many from Mexico to Klamath Basin (Part 1 of 3) March 26, 2006
SD Sec of AG Gabriel: Our Most Threatened Species is the American farmer March 24, 2006	Earthjustice: Klamath Court Victory Means More Water For Salmon And Fishing Communities March 27, 2006
AP: Klamath River Salmon Water Plan to Start March 28, 2006	Times-Standard: Klamath salmon win some water March 28, 2006
SacBee: Coast fishermen win court ruling March 28, 2006	San Francisco Chronicle: U.S. ordered to ensure riverine health of Klamath salmon March 28, 2006
Herald and News: Irrigators wrestle with water ruling March 29, 2006	Herald and News: Working for a future (Part 2 of 3) March 28, 2006
Herald and News Letter: It's been a wonderful ride during time in the Basin by BOR's Dave Sabo March 28, 2006	Herald and News: Immigration in the basin (Part 3 of 3) March 29, 2006
Klamath Courier: County discusses water, dams, birds March 22, 2006	Klamath Courier: Congressional Carrier Pigeon Flu arrives in Oregon by Pat Ratliff March 22, 2006
Klamath Courier: Siskiyou and PacifiCorp testimony blast Project power rates March 29, 2006	Klamath Courier: As I See It - An epiphany in Twin Falls March 29, 2006
Herald and News: Irrigation season delayed March 30, 2006	Herald and News: Habitat restoration gets $10 million March 31, 2006
Capital Press: FERC grants Klamath rehearing; judge orders flows March 31, 2006	Capital Press: (BOR) Manager leaves as Klamath irrigation begins March 31, 2006
KWUA: Response to the Federal District Court ruling - Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, et al. vs. National Marine Fisheries Service March 31, 2006	Herald and News Commentary: It's time to do something with Basin's surplus water April 3, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: Basin should get credit for what it's done April 4, 2006	Statesman Journal: Water supply is on the rocks, and that's OK April 4, 2006
Des Moines Register: Food prices higher so far in 2006 April 3, 2006	Natural Resources Conservation Service: CA Conservation Planning Pilot Project Results Announced April 3, 2006
Marcia Armstrong: Fish Declines - Defining the Real Problems April 5, 2006	Coos County Commissioners: Letter to State and Federal Officials on the Klamath Crisis April 5, 2006
Klamath Courier: As I see it - Ah! The wonders of nature April 5, 2006	Herald and News: Klamath agriculture sales up and down in 2005 April 6, 2006
Herald and News: Agriculture survey released April 6, 2006	Capital Press: Livestock Men of the Year awards announced April 7, 2006

KWUA Press Release: Pacific Fisheries Management Council Decision on Salmon April 7, 2006	Herald and News Commentary by Mike Connelly: Bucket means something important, but it’s not a symbol of war April 9, 2006
Capital Press: Farmers go on defense with pending Klamath salmon closure April 7, 2006	Redding Record-Searchlight: Klamath water still hot topic April 6, 2006
LA Chronicle: Bush Administration to Challenge Klamath Decision (Armstrong's) April 7, 2006	Oregon News: Oregon Salmon - Media Pushes To Save Our Sacred Salmon, Shaft Our Farmers And Ranchers April 10, 2006
Willamette Week: Fishy Politics - Utility regulators face fishing-or-farmers decision April 12, 2006	Oregon PUC News Release: Commission Sets Rates for Klamath Falls Irrigators April 12, 2006 Link to full order on PUC website
Herald and News: Irrigators to pay more for power April 13, 2006	Oregonian: Klamath Basin irrigators' cost for electricity going up April 13, 2006
Capital Press: Oregon PUC hikes power rate for Klamath irrigators April 13, 2006	AP: Oregon PUC denies Klamath farmers' plea for bargain electricity April 12, 2006
KWUA Press Release: Oregon Public Utility Commission Issue April 13, 2006	Herald and News: Potato market looking promising April 13, 2006
Herald and News: Wet conditions hinder planting April 13, 2006	CA PUC Press Release: PUC Adopts Transition Plan For Klamath Irrigation Project Customers April 13, 2006

KWUA Press Release: California Public Utilities Commission Order April 13, 2006	Herald and News: California irrigators to see rate hike April 14, 2006
AP: Farmers lose water subsidies April 14, 2006	Herald and News: Snow possible on Easter weekend April 14, 2006
Capital Press: Show restraint, (potato) growers urged April 14, 2006	Capital Press: Water savings offered in Klamath sprinkler deal April 14, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: Power rates are part of a big picture April 16, 2006	Register-Guard Opinion: No more cut-rate power: Klamath farmers eventually will pay market rate April 17, 2006
National Academy of Science: Agenda for the May 2 Meeting in Yreka, CA - Hydrology, Ecology and Fishes in the Klamath River Basin	W. D. Kennedy: Letter In Response to Register-Guard Editorial April 18, 2006
Dan Keppen: Common Sense on the Klamath Becoming More Common April 20, 2006	Capital Press: Irrigators reel under power rate increases April 21, 2006
Capital Press: Water users describe efficiency of complex Klamath system April 21, 2006	Herald and News: ‘Farms and Fish' kicks off public affairs series April 24, 2006
FERC: Order Denying Rehearing April 20, 2006	SD Sec of Ag Gabriel: Rich farmers? April 21, 2006
KWUA Press Release: Comments on the Thompson, Miller and Pelosi Fishing Disaster Assistance Bill April 25, 2006	Herald and News Letter: How many suckers does it take April 25, 2006
CA Farm Bureau: Huge power rate hike hits Klamath farms April 26, 2006	Deseret Morning News: Ranchers, farmers are gored by high fuel costs April 27, 2006

Capital Press: CA Farmers prepare for fuel shock April 28, 2006	Capital Press: Klamath Basin ruling alarms Idaho irrigators April 28, 2006
Herald and News: Cameras spotlight water issue April 28, 2006	Herald and News: Weather cooperating with planting May 4, 2006
Coos Bay World: Farmers, fishermen discover common ground on Klamath May 4, 2006	AP: $4 billion for farmers and ranchers passes Senate May 4, 2006
Herald and News: Klamath water, fish and ecosystem May 5, 2006	Klamath Courier: As I See It - You want a piece of me? by Pat Ratliff May 3, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: Don't put onus on Project for saving salmon May 7, 2006	Oregonian Editorial: The real disaster is the Klamath River May 7, 2006
Fallon Eagle Opinion: The endangered landowner May 10, 2006	Klamath Courier: Klamath, Coos representatives meet May 10, 2006
Klamath Courier: As I See It - Civic Proud by Pat Ratliff May 10, 2006	USATODAY: Farming: Fuel prices may affect planting decisions May 8, 2006
EPA: New Collaborative Partnership with Farmers May 8, 2006	Klamath Courier: Students study Basin May 17, 2006
Klamath Courier: Ratliff - As I See It - Empowerment of a community May 17, 2006	Herald and News: Water Bank - Current program not a long-term solution May 18, 2006
Herald and News OpEd: Deep water storage remains the true answer May 21, 2006	Times-Standard: Klamath confluence May 22, 2006
AP: CA Farmers feel pinch of high fuel prices now, consumers may later May 24, 2006	Herald and News OpEd: Water in bad shape when it leaves Project by Felice Pace May 24, 2006
SD Sec of AG Gabriel: Fruits of our labor May 26, 2006	Oregon Department of Ag: Oregon Counties Depend On Agriculture - 29 Counties See Increase In Ag Sales May 29, 2006
KTVZ.com: Wet winter brings Oregon farmers healthy water year May 31, 2006	Jefferson State Rancher: Greenhorn Grange hosts new mid-river coalition May 31, 2006
Jefferson State Rancher: Irrigation water aids coho salmon May 31, 2006	Herald and News: Farmers, fishermen pursue alliance June 2, 2006
Herald and News OpEd: Farmers, fishermen find common ground June 5, 2006	Silverton, OR Appeal: Water supply should deliver ‘banner year for irrigation’ June 7, 2006

Herald and News: Upper Klamath Lake Dike fails near Geary Canal Bridge June 8, 2006	Herald and News: (Modoc Point Irrigation District) Directors sued for financial violations June 9, 2006
Herald and News: Highway closed indefinitely June 9, 2006	Herald and News: Three golf holes under water June 9, 2006
Capital Press: Spud growers continue cutting acreage June 9, 2006	Oregon State University: Scientists to examine impact of irrigation on fish, other wildlife June 9, 2006
Oregonian: Highway near Klamath Falls still closed due to flooding June 9, 2006	Herald and News: Road repair under way June 10, 2006
Aerial Photos of Dike Breach and Flooded Reclaimed Farm Land	Herald and News: Repairs to Highway 140 continue June 11, 2006
ONRC's Steve Pedery: Long Lake no answer to Basin water puzzle June 11, 2006	Herald and News: Work to keep highway dry goes on June 13, 2006
Herald and News: Bureau to stabilize lake levels June 13, 2006	Herald and News Letter: OK - compare the costs - Dan Keppen June 15, 2006
Herald and News: Gas line would cross farms June 15, 2006	Herald and News Guest Column: ONRC wrong about Long Lake, relies on outdated study data - Klamath County Commissioner John Elliott June 18, 2006
Herald and News Guest Column: Irrigation water leaves Klamath Project cleaner, colder by Bob Gasser June 18, 2006	Oregonian: Dike's failure floats deluge of issues June 18, 2006
State of Jefferson Rancher: Grange stands as sentry – Land rights conference held May 31, 2006	Klamath Courier: As I see it - The finer things in life - Pat Ratliff June 14, 2006

Klamath Courier: 22,000 acre feet of water storms through Running Y June 14, 2006	Klamath News: Oregon Suckers Seize 2,200-Acres Of Irrigated Klamath Farmland - Wacko Enviros Overjoyed June 21, 2006
Capital Press Opinion: No simple fix for broken levee June 23, 2006	Columbia Basin Bulletin: House Panel Approves Oregon Water Conservation Bill June 23, 2006
Family Farm Alliance: Climate Change and Impacts to Irrigated Agriculture June 23, 2006	Capital Press: Sunny skies boost hay harvest June 30, 2006
Herald and News: Project aims to mend lake shore (Lake Ewauna) July 1, 2006	Klamath Courier Letter: Coho in hiding? June 28, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: ‘Good break' helps deal with a bad one July 4, 2006	AP: Oregon school tests junipers' thirst level July 5, 2006
Herald and News: Irrigators make their case July 6, 2006	Herald and News Letter: Questions unanswered about gas pipeline July 6, 2006
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release: Area Manager Appointed for Klamath Basin Office July 6, 2006	Herald and News: New opportunities exist for barley July 6, 2006
Herald and News: Station looks into teff grass July 6, 2006	Herald and News: A rubber resource with a Russian connection July 6, 2006
Herald and News: From field to fuel July 6, 2006	Herald and News: The Klamath Water Crisis: 5 years later July 4, 2006
Herald and News: Looking back at the 2001 water crisis July 4, 2006	Herald and News: Family farming: Five years later July 7, 2006

Herald and News Editorial: He was a fitting symbol for an act of protest - Jess Prosser July 7, 2006	Spokesman Review: Hearing covers debate on detailing fish costs July 8, 2006
Tri-City Herald: Some blame power rates on salmon July 8, 2006	Montana KRTV: Salmon recovery expenditures draw comment at hearing July 8, 2006
Herald and News: Bill would boost size of Upper Klamath Refuge July 10, 2006	Herald and News: A nail in farming's coffin? July 12, 2006
Herald and News: Modoc, Siskiyou qualify for loans July 13, 2006	Herald and News: Irrigators pursue power rate options July 13, 2006
Oregonian: PUC staff shrinks rate proposal for PacifiCorp July 13, 2006	Capital Press: Coastal fishermen, farmers expand alliance July 14, 2006
Herald and News: Residents voice pipeline concerns July 14, 2006	Columbia Basin Bulletin: Idaho Fisheries Chief Moore Tapped As ODFW's New Director July 14, 2006
Klamath Courier: Touring the Klamath Project July 12, 2006	Klamath Water Users Association Press Release: Pacific Legal Foundation & KWUA File a Notice of Appeal on Judge Armstrong's Flow Decision July 14, 2006
Congressman Greg Walden: Letter calling for a Summit on the Klamath River Basin July 14, 2006	CA Farm Bureau: Birds are back, thanks to farmers' recovery efforts July 12, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle: Warnings aim to protect salmon July 15, 2006	AP: Walden proposes summit to kick-start Klamath water solutions July 17, 2006
AP: Biologists to test for bird flu throughout state July 17, 2006	Herald and News: Dike break fallout goes on July 18, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: Build water answers from the ground up July 19, 2006	Water for Life: Water Law Boot Camp - A Seminar on Water Law In Oregon July 17, 2006
Salem-News: Americans Spend Less Than 10 percent of Disposable Income on Food July 19, 2006	Herald and News: County questions water use July 20, 2006
Herald and News: Mint farmer looks abroad July 20, 2006	Christian Science Monitor: In Northwest water clash, a push to talk July 21, 2006
Capital Press: Walden demands Klamath summit July 21, 2006	Capital Press: Gas pipeline poised to cross ag landscape July 21, 2006
Herald and News: Bureau: Aquifer use necessary July 21, 2006	Herald and News: Dike worries July 23, 2006

Herald and News: Working against forces of nature July 23, 2006	Herald and News: Lakeshore drainage association July 23, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: Basin needs dike inspection program July 25, 2006	Herald and News: Levee breaches to improve river habitat (Williamson River) July 26, 2006
BEEF: Water and the West Aug 1, 2006	Herald and News: Rancher aids watershed July 27, 2006
Herald and News: Early-year rain not helping lake’s low water levels July 27, 2006	Klamath Courier: Lower Klamath mudhole to become 5 star bird diner July 26, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: Irrigation use of groundwater July 28, 2006	SD Sec of AG Gabriel: American Farmers Resistance July 28, 2006
Capital Press: Farmers served smaller sliver of consumers' financial pie July 28, 2006	Capital Press: West still wild over water - Resource needs to be managed and surface water storage added July 28, 2006
Klamath Water Users Association: Water Users Asked to Increase Water Conservation Efforts Aug 4, 2006	Twin Falls, ID: Idaho farmers sign deal to let land go dry for 15 years Aug 7, 2006
AP: More than 60 percent of U.S. in drought July 29, 2006	Capital Press: Flooded farmer fishes for implements Aug 4, 2006
Mike Connelly: Home is Where They'll Lay Me Down Aug 2006	Oregonian: Rate proposal short of PacifiCorp's request Aug 8, 2006
Herald and News: West Nile in Modoc Aug 10, 2006	Herald and News: Onion herbicide methods may change Aug 10, 2006
Family Farm Alliance *Issue Alert!*: Alliance Applauds Fish Declaration Aug 11, 2006	SD Sec of Ag Gabriel: What We Need Aug 11, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: Seize the moment to make progress on the Klamath Aug 13, 2006	Herald and News: Dike plan must wait Aug 14, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: Keep pushing for inspections of local dikes Aug 15, 2006	ODFW: Federal government begins review of Oregon’s wolf plan Aug 11, 2006
Herald and News: First run for mint still Aug 17, 2006	USF&WS Press Release: Interior Secretary Kempthorne, Agriculture Under Secretary Rey to Attend “Listening Session” in Redmond, Ore. Aug 17, 2006
Capital Press: Dog days of August delay Klamath summit Aug 18, 2006	Cattle Today: R-Calf Representative Testifies at Nebraska Farm Bill Hearing Aug 18, 2006
AP/Colorado: Farmers fight for their water on Front Range Aug 21, 2006	ODF&WS: First West Nile Virus case in sage grouse in Oregon Aug 21, 2006
Siskiyou Daily News: Klamath irrigators continue legal fight Aug 22, 2006	Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski: Oregon Governor Renews Demand For Summit On Klamath Management Aug 23, 2006
Herald and News: Chiloquin Dam removal is focus of Modoc meeting Aug 24, 2006	Herald and News: Compromise being sought for dam removal Aug 24, 2006
Herald and News: Experiment station has an onslaught of job vacancies to fill Aug 24, 2006	Delta Farm Press: As a general rule, farmers are not cute Aug 23, 2006
Family Farm Alliance: Bush Administration "Listening Sessions" Aug 25, 2006	Family Farm Alliance: Bush Administration 2006 Cooperative Conservation Listening Sessions TALKING POINTS Aug 25, 2006
William Kennedy, Family Farm Alliance: Written Testimony Presented at the Redmond "Listening Session" Aug 22, 2006	Oregon Sen Doug Whitsett: DOI "Listening Session" at Deschutes County Fairgrounds Aug 27, 2006
Herald and News: Rancher boosts river’s health Aug 28, 2006	Rocky MT News: Colorado Farmers seek water audit Aug 25, 2006
Siskiyou Daily News: Klamath Basin Watershed conference gathers "stakeholders" Aug 28, 2006	Herald and News: State climatologist predicts a ‘dull’ Oregon winter Aug 30, 2006
Pioneer Press: The Cash Cows are coming by Pat Ratliff Aug 30, 2006	Herald and News Editorial: ‘Average' not good enough when it comes to water supply Sept 1, 2006
Family Farm Alliance: Response to Misguided CBO Report Sept 1, 2006	Herald and News: Basin on weather bubble Sept 5, 2006

Pioneer Press: The tip of the Green Spear - The economic ruin of the Klamath Sept 6, 2006	Pioneer Press: Tulelake Growers host Herger Sept 6, 2006
Herald and News: More people seeking help from food banks Sept 7, 2006	Herald and News: Strawberry Fields - Nursery near Macdoel produces plants for growers, gardeners Sept 7, 2006
Herald and News: Region’s farms, ranches see labor shortage Sept 14, 2006	Herald and News: Walking wetlands - More acreage added to land rotation program Sept 14, 2006
Newport News: Fixing the Klamath; Part I: Why the Klamath matters here Sept 14, 2006	SacBee Letter: How the Klamath's polluted by Jim McCarthy Sept 15, 2006
Herald and News: Bird tests positive for West Nile in Chiloquin Sept 19, 2006	New West: Immigration and Education Key Indicators of West’s Ag Economy Sept 19, 2006
Rocky Mountain News: Boulder, CO scientist predicts dire drought for the West Sept 20, 2006	Pioneer Press Guest Editorial: Importance of our Oregon Governor by Senator Doug Whitsett Sept 20, 2006
Capital Press: Tulelake - Researchers wait for a tough winter Sept 22, 2006	Capital Press: Homesteaders look back on their years on Tulelake ranch Sept 22, 2006
Capital Press: Klamath barley breeding program to shut down Sept 22, 2006	Herald and News: Modoc irrigators say water withheld Sept 22, 2006
NW Fishletter: El Nino Likely Heading Our Way Sept 21, 2006	Siskiyou Daily News: Klamath Basin Watershed conference scheduled Sept 25, 2006
Newport News: The Klamath Project and the Klamath Dams: Fixing the Klamath - Part 2 Sept 27, 2006	Herald and News: Oregon hay selling well Sept 28, 2006
Herald and News: Klamath Basin irrigation districts set to close shop Sept 28, 2006	AP: U.S. agriculture figures say Oregon farmers’ profits fell Sept 28, 2006
The White House: Klamath Basin Resident Deb Crisp to be Appointed to the Klamath River Compact Commission (Federal Representative) and upon appointment, designate Chairman Oct 5, 2006	Eugene Register-Guard: Everyone agrees: Fix the Klamath; no one agrees on how to do it Oct 2, 2006
Herald and News: Strawberry harvest - Dig ‘em up and ship ‘em out Oct 5, 2006	Capital Press: MacDoel, CA - Managing smaller pastures under pivot irrigation Oct 6, 2006
Capital Press: Lawyers advise farmers and ranchers Oct 6, 2006	Capital Press: Signs point to winter hay shortage Oct 6, 2006
Capital Press: Science panel looks at Klamath minimum flows Oct 6, 2006	Merrill Potato Festival News: Farmers and Coastal Fishermen Unite Oct 5, 2006
Congressman Herger & Walden Joint Statement: Appointment of Debra Crisp to the Klamath River Compact Commission Oct 5, 2006	SD Sec of Ag Gabriel: What is a farm? Oct 6, 2006
OSU Extension: Klamath Stakeholders: Klamath Basin Watershed Conference Nov 7 - 9 in Redding, CA	Herald and News Editorial: Klamath summit Oct 8, 2006
Dan Keppen, FFA: "Fishermen and Farmers Can Coexist, and We Will Coexist" Aug 15, 2006	Dan Keppen, FFA: A Chance to be Listened To Sept 7, 2006
Herald and News: Tough working trip - migrant workers under H-2A Oct 10, 2006	AP: El Niño could cause Northwest drought, mild winter elsewhere Oct 10, 2006
Governor Kulongoski Press Release: Kulongoski and Schwarzenegger will hold Klamath Summit this year Oct 12, 2006	AP: Governors call for summit to solve Klamath salmon problems Oct 12, 2006

Herald and News: Governors to meet for water summit Oct 13, 2006	Capital Press: Biologist challenges Klamath models Oct 13, 2006
Pioneer Press: Pat Ratliff - Good dog, now get me a beer Oct 11, 2006	Oregon Farm Bureau Press Release: Kulongoski debate comment on farmers badly misses the mark Oct 13, 2006
Herald and News: Cooperation vital for Klamath summit success Oct 14, 2006	Herald and News Editorial: River summit hopeful sign for Klamath Oct 17, 2006
Family Farm Alliance White Paper: Assessing the Real State of Western Irrigated Agriculture Oct 17, 2006	Siskiyou Daily News: Bush appoints Crisp to Klamath commission Oct 17, 2006
Siskiyou Daily News: EQIP conservation funding available to Siskiyou farmers and ranchers Oct 17, 2006	Utah State University: Hardy II Study Results - Evaluation of Instream Flow Needs in the Lower Klamath River – Phase II Final Report July, 2006
Dan Keppen, FFA: Anyone Looking at the Bigger Picture? Oct, 2006	Pioneer Press: Trust me on this one, come to the Potato Festival by Pat Ratliff Oct 18, 2006
Pioneer Press: Bush picks Deb Crisp for top Compact spot Oct 18, 2006	Pioneer Press: Upcoming Events shaping Klamath Basin natural resources by Marcia Armstrong Oct 18, 2006
Herald and News: From the ground to the mound - a strong year for potatoes Oct 19, 2006	Herald and News Letter: Voisin wrong about Basin Oct 20, 2006
Herald and News: Coalition pushes for storage Oct 22, 2006	Coos Bay World Link: Fishermen, farmers agree on ideas for Klamath River fixes Oct 23, 2006
Oregon Senator Doug Whitsett: Notes about the Governor's Klamath Summit Oct 20, 2003	Herald and News: Canal treasure hunt Oct 24, 2006
Pioneer Press: John Martinez - Would she live to tell the story? Oct 25, 2005	Marcia Armstrong: Klamath Congress, CIP, Governors' Summit Oct 25, 2006
Pioneer Press: Farmers, fishermen meet - "Klamath on the coast" Oct 25, 2006	Pioneer Press: Pat Ratliff - Neener, Neener, Neener Oct 25, 2006
Capital Press: Final work on Reclamation Klamath Plan in December Oct 27, 2006	Capital Press: Spud festival brings water talk Oct 27, 2006
Herald and News: New book tells of past times in rural Klamath County Oct 28, 2006	Herald and News: Recalling life in the Basin as it used to be Oct 28, 2006
KBC: Farmers and fishermen have Klamath solutions Oct 29, 2006	KBC: Blue-Collar Solutions Oct 29, 2006
AP: Klamath Basin economy slowly rebounding Oct 29, 2006	Herald and News: Horseradish harvest Nov 2, 2006
Herald and News: Stewardship awards given Nov 2, 2006	Capital Press Editorial: Congress must act to prevent water crisis Oct 6, 2006
Capital Press: Continue legacy, irrigators urged Nov 3, 2006	Herald and News Editorial: Basin water situation continues to show positive developments Nov 5, 2006
Herald and News: Five years after crisis, needs remain Nov 5, 2006	Herald and News: Reclamation boss balances issues Nov 7, 2996
Capital Press: Irrigation energy-intensive, but still best way to produce food Nov 3, 2006	Felice Pace: Klamath River restoration effort will require learning from the past Nov 9, 2006

Herald and News: Election might bring change for local issues Nov 9, 2006	Capital Press: Kulongoski pledges his support for ag Nov 10, 2006
Capital Press: Election brings change, challenges to CA farmers Nov 10. 2006	Redding Search Light: Klamath water opponents look for common ground Nov 10, 2006
Marcia Armstrong: Klamath Watershed Conference Report Nov 10, 2006	Capital Press: Klamath solutions in view Nov 10, 2006
Herald and News: Irrigation screens to help fish Nov 11, 2006	KBC: Tribes and Klamath Water Users - Solving the Klamath Crisis; Keeping Farms and Fish Alive Nov 11, 2006
Herald and News: Levee answers sought by group Nov 13, 2006	AP: Klamath Farmers appeal court-ordered increase in water for salmon Nov 14, 2006
Times-Standard: Irrigators appeal key Klamath decision Nov 14, 2006	Herald and News Editorial: Task force can help clears up uncertainty over local dikes Nov 14, 2006
Herald and News: Salmon vs. power costs Nov 15, 2006	KBC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission held public meeting in Klamath Nov 17, 2006
AP: Tribes, irrigators differ on removing Klamath River dams Nov 15, 2006	Capital Press: Parties say Klamath settlement close on dams Nov 17, 2006
Capital Press: Irrigators talk power; Indians talk fish Nov 15, 2006	Marcia Armstrong, Siskiyou County Supervisor: Klamath Watershed Conference Comments Nov 9, 2006
AP: Judge opposes lower power rates for Basin California farmers Nov 14, 2006	Herald and News: Committees formed to inventory area dikes Nov 16, 2006
Herald and News: Locals honored for outreach work Nov 16, 2006	Family Farm Alliance Update: BOR's "Managing for Excellence" Nov 16, 2006
Capital Press: Date narrowed for Klamath summit Nov 17, 2006	Capital Press: President appoints chairwoman for river compact Nov 17, 2006
Klamath Soil & Water Conservation District: Klamath Basin Renewable Energy Conference Nov 17, 2006	Capital Press Editorial: Farm bill must include specialty crop growers Nov 17, 2006
Herald and News Editorial: Inspections vital element in dike fitness Nov 21, 2006	Herald and News: Agriculture on refuge a good thing Nov 22, 2006
AP: Klamath Summit delayed to allow parties to negotiate Nov 22, 2006	Oregon State Senator Doug Whitsett: Oregon's water management plan Nov 27, 2006
Herald and News: Salmon return to Klamath foreseen Nov 28, 2006	Tamra Mabbott, Umatilla County Planning Director: Recommendation for Big Look Task Force - Water, Paper or Planning? Oct 2006
FFA: 2007 Family Farm Alliance Annual Meeting and Conference - Farming is national security Nov 29, 2006	Capital Press: Off Project Klamath Irrigators charge breech of contract Nov 29, 2006
Herald and News: Basin residents meet to discuss energy innovations Nov 30, 2006	Herald and News: Irrigators seek $86 million in lawsuit Nov 30, 2006
Capital Press: Stakeholders ask for Klamath talk delay Dec 1, 2006	Alan Caruba: Our Disappearing Farmers, Dollars, and Future Dec 4, 2006
Capital Press: Poll: Americans hold high regard for farmers Dec 8, 2006	Marcia Armstrong: U.C.E. Farm and Ranch Advisors Dec 10, 2006

CA Farm Bureau: Governor pushes for more water storage Dec 13, 2006	Herald and News: New potatoes, new markets Dec 14, 2006
Government Accounting Office: Report on USDA Conservation Programs Dec 14, 2006	Capital Press: Oregon Farm Bureau Election results posted Dec 15, 2006
Capital Press: Spud supply management no longer 'taboo' Dec 15, 2006	Capital Press: Oregon Farm Bureau supports FairTax, with provisions Dec 15, 2006
Capital Press: Spuds low risk for food-borne illnesses Dec 15, 2006	American Farm Bureau: Farm Bureau Seeks Revisions in Air Quality Standards Dec 15, 2006
Herald and News: Ebbs and flows of the Klamath River discussed in book Dec 16, 2006	Cattle Network: It’s The Pitts: Tule Man Dec 18, 2006
Bureau of Reclamation Press Release: Call for Applications for 2007 Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Study Dec 20, 2006	Washington Post: Federal Subsidies Turn Farms Into Big Business Dec 21, 2006
Herald and News: California representative LaMalfa on ag committee Dec 21, 2006	SW Farm Press: Clean Water Act faces legal challenge Dec 21, 2006
Daily Astorian: Oregon's climate guru shrugs off criticism, focuses on science Dec 27, 2006	Herald and News: Area leaders list critical issues for 2007 Dec 27-30, 2006
Twin Falls, ID Times-News: Idaho farmers reluctantly join water program Dec 31, 2006	AP: EPA facing new lawsuits over pesticide use Jan 1, 2007
Mount Shasta Herald: Pacific Power raises energy rates in Northern California Jan 3, 2007	OPB: Farmers Question Lawmakers On Ag Issues Jan 3, 2007
AP: Farmers worry about Chinese potato exports Jan 4, 2007	Capital Press: Northwest precipitation picture good - for now Jan 5, 2007
Capital Press: Dam may grow to meet increased water needs Jan 5, 2007	Congressional Research Service Report for Congress: Klamath River Basin Issues and Activities: An Overview Sept 22, 2005 NEW

Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance: Written Testimony before the House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power April 13, 2005	Pat O'Toole, Family Farm Alliance: Written Testimony before the House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power April 13, 2005
Family Farm Alliance: Andrus Center on Public Policy Water Forum - Resolving Western water conflicts will take collaboration April 21, 2005

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