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Oregon tribes working to bring beavers back to Beaver State


Oregon tribes working to bring beavers back to Beaver State
Lucy Sherriff
This story originally appeared on Underscore.news.
C’waam and Koptu were once a staple meal for the Klamath Tribes. They’re a rarity now members are allowed to catch only two of the suckerfish a year. The ray-finned C’waam, with its long snout and the smaller white-bellied Koptu, with a large head and lower notched lip, are only found in the Upper Klamath basin.
Once fished in their thousands as one of the tribes’ important First Foods, the fish populations were decimated when the health of their spawning grounds declined from a spate of dam building in the Upper Klamath Lake during the 1900s.  ....

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Bringing beavers back to the Beaver State


Bringing beavers back to the Beaver State
Oregon tribes are reintroducing a species that creates important habitat for First Foods. But the Beaver State s laws don t work in the animal s favor.
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May 3, 2021
A gnawed tree on the shore of the Umatilla River is the work of a beaver. Bushes and trees provide food and shelter for these nocturnal rodents. (Photo by Kathy Aney, Underscore)
Oregon tribes are reintroducing a species that creates important habitat for First Foods. But the Beaver State s laws don t work in the animal s favor.
Lucy Sherriff
C’waam and Koptu were once a staple meal for the Klamath Tribes. They’re a rarity now members are allowed to catch only two of the suckerfish a year. The ray-finned C’waam, with its long snout and the smaller white-bellied Koptu, with a large head and lower notched lip, are only found in the Upper Klamath basin. ....

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Oregon tribes reintroduce beavers to the Beaver State, but hurdles remain


Oregon tribes reintroduce beavers to the Beaver State, but hurdles remain
Updated May 03, 2021;
Posted May 01, 2021
Until the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation bought this land near Pendleton, the river flowed faster and more directly. Beavers helped create side channels that slowed the water and turned it into the biggest wetland in the Umatilla Basin.
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By Lucy Sherriff, Underscore.news
C’waam and Koptu were once a staple meal for the Klamath Tribes. They’re a rarity now members are allowed to catch only two of the suckerfish a year. The ray-finned C’waam, with its long snout and the smaller white-bellied Koptu, with a large head and lower notched lip, are found only in the Upper Klamath basin. ....

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