http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/A documentary about the fight over salmon and water in the modern west.ennoreply@blogger.com (www.veriscope.com)Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:56:24 PSTBlogger http://www.blogger.com91125copyright 2006 veriscope productions LLCKlamath,salmon,veriscope,rove,whistleblower,yurok,esa,kellyMovies & Televisionveriscope@yahoo.comSGJSGJnoKlamath,salmon,veriscope,rove,whistleblower,yurok,esa,kellyA documentary about the battle over water and salmon in the western U.S.A documentary about the battle over water and salmon in the western U.S.BattleForTheKlamathhttp://feedburner.google.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2011/09/study-klamath-dam-removal-less-costly.htmlbattle for the klamathklamath damssalmondam removalklamath documentaryveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:40:11 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-4549615736184574762A new Interior Department study projects the cost of removing the four main dams on the Klamath River to be much less than anticipated and the evironmental impact, particularly for spawning salmon, to be substantial. There are still many hurdles before the dams actually come down, but this is another important step in the process. Here's the AP article.2011-09-26T14:40:11.681-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2011/02/our-new-documentary-on-water-issues.htmlwater documentarydelta bluessan francisco green film festivalveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:10:55 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-1003541628157978483Delta Blues is about the fight over water, fish and farming in California's Delta and Central Valley regions. It screens March 5th at the San Francisco Green Film Festival.2011-02-03T11:10:55.006-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2010/12/buy-battle-for-klamath-for-reduced.htmlveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:47:53 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-66353988933161413642010-12-08T11:47:53.195-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2010/06/battle-goes-on.htmlbattle for the klamathsalmondam removalklamathveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:05:55 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-3955908375705988739Here's a piece in High Country News about the continued battle in the Klamath River region. As mentioned before, removing those dams and satisfying all the stakeholders from the source of the river in Oregon to the mouth of the river in California is sure to be a long process of legal and regulatory fights. And, as in much of the West, there is just not enough water to satisfy everyone (and2010-06-28T09:05:55.389-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2010/02/agreement-reached-on-klamath-river.htmlsigning agreementklamath riverklamath damsklamath documentaryveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:28:53 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-8374156856346458629Now the tough part begins: lawsuits, environmental studies, finding the money to take down the dams and then the actual demolition of those dams. For those who haven't seen them, the dams involved are large, functional structures that have been on the Klamath River for many, many years. Bringing them down will be a monumental achievement, and if it happens, may restore one of the greatest salmon2010-02-19T08:28:53.232-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2010/02/lines-are-drawn-over-klamath-dam-deals.htmlbattle for the klamathklamath damsveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:14:11 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-7881738652520580092Interesting piece on the split between the Hoopa Valley tribe and other tribes regarding the Klamath dam deal. Same split is going on between some prominent enviro groups.2010-02-17T11:14:11.863-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2009/09/deal-to-raze-4-klamath-dams.htmlbattle for the klamathklamath damssalmonklamath documentaryveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:01:08 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-1735796864026490353Can't wait to film this in 2020. Hope it stands up through the inevitable lawsuits.2009-09-30T11:01:08.858-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2009/07/klamath-restoration-negotiations.htmlpacificorpklamath damsklamath settlementbattleveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:21:39 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-66792705213058717Just delayed, or is it kicking the can down the road? The longer negotiations drag on, the tougher it becomes to actually remove those dams, even with the backing of the Obama Administration. Watch PacifiCorp's comments as the September deadline approaches. Read the full article here.2009-07-01T12:21:39.006-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2009/02/salmon-anglers-look-for-hope.htmlklamath river salmonsacramentoveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:43:14 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-6868939623427355413Klamath River salmon appear to on the rebound from a few years ago, as Sacramento River salmon - usually more abundant - continue to decline.2009-02-12T07:43:14.737-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2008/11/another-step-in-removal-of-dams-on.htmlklamath damssalmonremovalveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:22:34 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-4849923552584139417Still a long way to go, but more progress than many expected from this Administration.In twenty years, salmon may once again swim the length of the Klamath River.2008-11-14T08:22:34.964-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2008/06/judge-water-board-must-review-decision.htmlveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:07:40 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-8762752295772873055In a recent ruling that may have broad implications for dams throughout California, Superior Court Judge Elaine Rushing has invited the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board to exercise its congressionally mandated authority to regulate water quality, a news release stated.The ruling stems from a suit filed by Klamath Riverkeeper, the Karuk Tribe and the Pacific Coast Federation of2008-06-18T12:07:40.265-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2008/05/buffett-again-rebuffs-advocates-who.htmlpacificorpsalmonyurokbuffettklamathveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Sat, 03 May 2008 17:33:00 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-6793469670738173740From the AP: "American Indian tribes and salmon fisherman were rebuffed a second time Saturday in their bid to win support from billionaire Warren Buffett for a proposal to remove four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River."The road gets tougher for the dams coming down. It's unlikely that regulators from California, Oregon and the federal government will force PacifiCorp to pull down those2008-05-03T17:33:00.942-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2008/03/yet-another-complication-in-klamath.htmlpacificorpclean water actklamath algaedamsveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:20:29 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-120514265795379161From Jeff Barnard of the AP: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has listed toxins from blue-green algae as another pollutant of the Klamath River behind the hydroelectric dams that Indian tribes, fishermen and conservation groups want removed to make way for salmon.The algae toxins in the Iron Gate and Copco reservoirs now must be considered along with other pollutants by the California2008-03-26T11:20:29.544-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2008/03/npr-story-on-klamath-dams.htmlpacificorpklamath damsnprveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:38:10 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-7835968198684976716NPR looks at the Klamath controversy and the possible removal of the four Klamath River dams.2008-03-26T11:38:10.748-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2008/02/irrigators-clash-over-proposed-klamath.htmlklamath damsklamath settlementveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:59:49 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-4069699324348429950Interesting article from the California Farm Bureau about divisions within the Klamath Basin agricultural community concerning the proposed settlement agreement. More evidence that finalizing the landmark agreement faces a steep path.2008-02-26T16:59:49.157-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2008/01/hope-in-klamath-basin.htmlpacificorpklamath damssettlementveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:25:15 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-8580473003341722394Here's an opinion piece in the Oregonian by two longtime players in the struggle over Klamath water rights and the dams (Troy Fletcher is one of the main characters in the documentary). Interesting paragraph about PacifiCorp's role:"... the proposed agreement included only commitments between the 26 parties not related to PacifiCorp and its facilities. A separate companion agreement with2008-01-29T11:25:15.361-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2008/01/deal-on-dams-on-klamath-advances.htmlnew york timespacificorpsalmonklamathdamsveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:39:44 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-7429649307374718631The New York Times reports on the landmark $1 billion agreement between the upstream and downstream interests in the Klamath Basin. It's potentially a milestone; just the fact that these groups with such conflicting interests were able to sit down and negotiate such a deal is remarkable. When I was doing the reporting for the documentary, I heard that the opposing groups were meeting (in secret2008-01-16T11:39:44.256-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2008/01/on-klamath-river-salmon-is-worth-200.htmlcaltroutstienstrasalmonklamathveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:13:05 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-7210495877267825635An article in the SF Chronicle on the economic impact of sport fishing in California. Total for the California economy spent by fishermen per year: $2 billion. The full report is on www.caltrout.org.2008-01-14T20:13:05.265-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2007/12/fish-benefit-of-klamath-pact-questioned.htmlveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:10:58 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-8794246077404734770Interesting report in the Bee on the ongoing "stakeholder" talks in the Klamath Basin. If you're reading between the lines, it still seems like a long way to go for a possible solution to the problems facing the river.2007-12-12T15:10:58.192-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2007/12/1-billion-lawsuit-claims-klamath-dams.htmlpacificorpklamath lawsuitveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:00:48 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-2766954482366377098Here's the latest legal maneuver by Klamath Riverkeeper and the tribes in the Klamath Basin to put pressure on PacifiCorp to remove the dams on the river. The claim is that the series of dams along the river promote the growth of toxic algae. One billion dollars is quite a number.2007-12-07T10:00:48.540-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2007/12/report-backs-more-water-for-klamath.htmlNRC reportklamathnational research councilveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:01:56 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-3553722090871714193The long awaited report from the National Research Council supports more water flowing down the river for salmon, and acknowledges that politics and not science have been one of the primary motivations behind recent flow policies. It also supports the Hardy flow study, suppressed for years by the government agency that commissioned it. But will it make any difference? With decisions like the2007-12-07T10:01:56.434-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2007/11/feds-recommend-keeping-klamath-dams.htmlveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:07:15 PSTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-6874003670191265951The ruling is the lone regulatory voice that completely ignores the plight of the salmon on the Klamath River and recommends not only keeping the dams, but trapping and hauling spawning fish around them, the worst of all possible solutions. Even PacifiCorp, the electric utility that owns the dams, has said it will spend $300 million to build fish ladders to help the salmon.The FERC has made a2007-11-19T09:07:15.139-08:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2007/11/biologists-for-agency-endorse-dams-plan.htmlbiological opinionmike kellyNMFSklamathveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:47:07 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-3494660558397162904From the New York Times, an article about the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)biological opinion on the conflict between dams and salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Biological opinions from federal scientists about fisheries issues, and particularly salmon issues in the west, are at the heart of many water use conflicts, including the ongoing Klamath River conflict. The biological opinion2007-11-01T09:47:07.276-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2007/11/levees-breached-to-restore-klamath.htmlsuckersleveesklamathveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:51:56 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-4156281012803269714Here's an article in the Oregonian about breaching levees to create more wetlands to help endangered sucker fish in the Klamath Basin - a rare example of levees or dams coming down for conservation reasons. Nice use of still photos and video within the story (including the explosives going off).2007-11-01T09:51:56.869-07:000http://battlefortheklamath.blogspot.com/2007/10/central-valley-salmon-largely-absent.htmlsalmonklamathnoaaveriscope@yahoo.com (SGJ)Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:34:28 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12291704.post-7881952059046768506I first heard about the small number of returning salmon to the Sacramento and other rivers in early September, yet there was still hope for increasing returns as we went deeper into fall. Now it seems, from this excellent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, the dearth of salmon is throughout northern California's rivers and extends into Oregon. Why? Insufficient krill, low water flows,2007-10-30T10:34:28.708-07:000copyright 2006 veriscope productions LLCSGJnonadult