Just a few weeks after the largest dam removal project in the country removed four impassable barriers, spawning Salmon have already been seen in the Upper Klamath River. 420 miles of Chinook spawning habitat has been out of reach since the southernmost dam was built in 1961. The dam furthest upriver had been there for 112 years. The last of the four dams was breached September 26th. In addition to the river, spawning Salmon have also shown up at the new $35 Million Fall Creek Hatchery, where they hope to produce more than 3 Million Fall-Run Chinook and 75,000 Coho annually.
-Steve Gibson