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By Iridian Casarez
on Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 11:21 AM
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The Klamath River at Hopkins Creek, close to Weitchpec.
The Yurok and Karuk Tribes, along with the Klamath Tribes of Oregon, have united with Klamath Basin conservationists and commercial fishermen to jointly sign a letter asking the Biden administration for significant financial relief to all Klamath Basin communities in response to extreme drought predictions.
The Karuk Tribe, the Yurok Tribe, the Klamath Tribes of Oregon, American Rivers, California Waterfowl, California Trout, Fly Fishers International Northern California Council, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA), Sustainable Northwest, and Trout Unlimited sent the letter calling for $250 million in federal funding to invest in both short-term and long-term measures to assist native species like birds and fish and for infrastructure improvements designed to prevent similar disasters in future low-water years. The funding would also address immediate economic losses, help to restore water balance and improve ecological conditions in the drought-prone Klamath Basin.