Grizzly Peak Fly Fishers - September 2020 Irideus

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THE IRIDEUS - SEPTEMBER 2020

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for millennia. Those runs have dwindled significantly due to a variety of factors including climate change and the river’s four downstream dams.

With Julie Ruth Haselden

Coastal cleanup September 19, 2020

PacifiCorp’s Iron Gate Dam on the Klamath River in Northern California

Klamath River Dam Removal News GPFF joined over 90 organizations, including tribal nations, in suppport of the removal of the disastrous Klamath dams. We sent a message to PacifCorp and Berkshire Hathaway to help struggling Klamath communities and protect future generations. The four dams blocking the Klamath River are obsolete “dead beat dams” and are scheduled for removal. We are eager for demolition to begin and for the return of migrating salmon and steelhead. The Klamath River snakes from southern Oregon through a rugged and remote part of Northern California to the Pacific Ocean. It is the second largest in California, and it is home to multiple tribes that have relied on its salmon runs

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This year the Coastal Cleanup will not be hosted by East Bay Regional Park District due to COVID-19 restrictions. This year GPFF will self-direct our work party on September 19. What does that mean? I will supply trash bags, litter grabbers and disposable gloves. We will have access to a dumpster! Volunteers will supply their own masks, closed-toed shoes, long pants and long-sleeve shirt, water and enthusiasm! We will meet at 10:30 near Tidewater (off Doolittle) and work for about two hours. Our project will be cleaning trash from East Creek Slough which typically collects trash from upstream before it is deposited into our bay. We will make a big difference! Please contact me if you are able to join our Conservation work party: jhaselden17@ comcast.net. I will provide more specific directions for parking and meeting next week. Hope to see you there! There will also be a “Clean the Shore From Your Own Front Door” program the park district is implementing along with the


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