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from PacifiCorp. That said, they did not let PacifiCorp off the hook yet, and there is work to do to make this transfer complete. Additionally, we are working on full license surrender to KRRC, which will mean the project will move to completion. We are still on schedule to see removal begin Jan, 2022. ~ NCCFFI News – August 2020
With Julie Ruth Haselden
Trout Unlimited is Working for Us “Trout Unlimited engages in an array of mining-related issues. We work directly with mining companies to clean up abandoned mines and create more clean water. We also engage with state and federal permitting agencies to apply policy and practices to mitigate the impacts of new mines on coldwater fisheries. In the case of a wrong mine in the wrong place – such as Bristol Bay in Alaska – Trout Unlimited strongly advocates in opposition when the threat of groundwater depletion, acid-mine drainage and potential for spills cannot be responsibly mitigated.” ~ Trout Unlimited – Journal of Coldwater Fisheries Conservation - Summer 2020 Klamath River Dam Removal This project took a big step forward recently when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a partial transfer of the license to operate the dams to the Klamath River Renewal Corp. (KRRC)
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Roger Wachtler’s 1st place prize winning #KEW photo of 2019
Reminder: KEEP EM WET! From the second they’re hooked to the moment of release, fish experience some level of injury and stress (in scientific terms: physiological disturbance) during fishing. Even if a fish vigorously swims away when you release it, impacts associated with catchand-release can cause negative consequences such as diminished ability to avoid predators, reduced reproductive success, and mortality due to increased susceptibility to disease. Keep Fish Wet Principles: Principle 1: MINIMIZE AIR EXPOSURE.
