Live Breaking News & Updates on Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation

Stay updated with breaking news from Yurok tribe construction corporation. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Tribes work on decommissioning Klamath River dams

The soon-to-be dismantled Klamath Hydroelectric Project has blocked fish passage and altered river flows for over 100 years. In Kikacéki, a place sacred to the Shasta Indian Nation, there is an area commonly known as Ward’s Canyon where the river has lacked consistent flows for nearly a century. In 1925 the construction of Copco No. 2 dam was completed, diverting the river into a tunnel that traveled nearly 2 miles downstream to a powerhouse, dewatering the historic reach of river canyon. In the absence of sustained river flows, a dense stand of trees colonized the riverbed within the steep canyon. The Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation and Yurok Fisheries Department, in coordination with KRRC, Shasta Indian Nation, and Heli-Dunn, a locally owned helicopter company, are clearing the alder and cottonwood trees from the river corridor, while leaving all floodplain vegetation intact. The trees are being transported to a staging location for later use in the restoration of the 2, ....

United States , Klamath River , Ward Canyon , Candice Difuntorum , Mark Bransom , Shasta Indian , Frankie Myers , Mike Olson , Klamath River Renewal Corporation , Energy Regulatory Commission , Yurok Tribe Construction Corporation , Renewal Corporation , Yurok Fisheries Department , Yurok Tribe , Shasta Indian Nation , Klamath Hydroelectric Project , Yurok Vice Chairman Frankie , Shasta Indian Nation Councilman Mike , Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , Iron Gate , Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement , Shasta Indian Nation Vice Chair Candice ,