The Klamath Opportunity – Health Rivers Healthy Communities (10:18)

Klamath Opportunity

by: Thomas B. Dunklin

Multiple perspectives on why the Klamath Dams need to be removed. They are obsolete. They are poisoning the river, the fish, and the humans downstream. This piece was commissioned by American Rivers to share with decision makers that this is a “no brainer.” Its time to remove the Klamath [...]

Restoring the Balance – Klamath Dam Removal Agreements (20:40)

Restoring the Balance Klamath

by: Thomas B. Dunklin

An overview of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (KBRA) and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA), from the perspective of the Yurok Tribe.

These historic and controversial agreements set the stage for the largest dam removal effort in world history. This video attempts to clarify some of the issues. The Yurok [...]

Solving the Klamath Crisis: Part 2 (2:39)

Klamath Crisis pt. 1

Solving the Klamath Crisis: Keeping Farms and Fish Alive takes an in-depth look at the role dams play in the decline of Klamath River salmon and rural communities. The fishing and farming communities of the Klamath Basin are stuck in a rotating crisis whereby one year fishing is restricted and the next irrigation [...]

Solving the Klamath Crisis: Part 1 (4:02)

Klamath Crisis pt. 1

Solving the Klamath Crisis: Keeping Farms and Fish Alive takes an in-depth look at the role dams play in the decline of Klamath River salmon and rural communities. The fishing and farming communities of the Klamath Basin are stuck in a rotating crisis whereby one year fishing is restricted and the next irrigation [...]

Native Perspectives on Salmon Recovery (2:51)

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Carol Craig (Yakama) speaks about the importance of Salmon to her people and about efforts to restore Salmon to the Yakima River. This clip is part of a series exploring the meaning of sustainability from the perspectives of indigenous leaders from the bioregion of Salmon Nation. For a complete transcript of this interview [...]

Hope For Wild Salmon – Strongholds (8:00)

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Salmon conservationists from four Pacific Rim nations contributed their voice to this project, including: Tom Brokaw, Congressman Mike Thompson, and Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia. Together with breathtaking photography they describe why we must protect our last, best wild salmon ecosystems.

Salmon strongholds are centers of abundance and diversity, serving as the foundation [...]

Wild Salmon of the Pacific (4:00)

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Salmon are resilient, but man-made obstacles combined with the threat of climate change may be more than they can handle. In this short film produced in conjunction with the International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP), Wild Salmon Center explores what we can do to affect the future of not only salmon, but the [...]