Undamming of the Klamath River brings hopes of renewal

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Undamming of the Klamath River brings hopes of renewal
Native people campaigned for decades to dismantle dams on the Klamath River. They hope the largest dam removal project in history will help save salmon and restore the river's ailing ecosystem, enabling them to keep their fishing traditions alive.
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[@mikebellmore4132]

I was at the Iron gate dam yesterday. They were stocking 400,000 fall chinook fry. Amazing work by the people, tribes and families. So proud!

[@kitaki2012]

The collapse of modernity is a beautiful thing. Blessings to those who fight to be in right relation with the land. There's strong medicine in this story if you listen. May we all break the metaphorical dams that hold Rivers back! Gratitude to the Yurok people for being a shining example of Custodianship - what it means to be a human being in relation with the Land. ❤

[@debrapaulino918]

Amen. YOUR time to shine 🌠

[@debrapaulino918]

Congratulations ❤, with you 💯. They all have to go. The land must be allowed to heal and she will.

[@brucegelman5582]

Thank The Creator for this return to wildness.Let the salmon people return!

[@rodeye2]

Are you kidding.

[@joeschmidt4991]

They literally wiped out the salmon and steelhead by doing this, but go off.

[@debrapaulino918]

​@@joeschmidt4991They will return. They were trucking them in and around the dams. That isn't sustainable. Same with sturgeon in WI on the Wolf. It is the dams that destroyed the river bottoms depositing sediment; the entire ecological system of it. Salmon can be spawned in stations then reintroduced. Their habitat has to be restored for their survival w/o us.

[@BLACKIEVERDUGO]

These people are sincerely some of the nicest people that anybody can ever run into I love this tribe !

[@Easysheezy]

I'm like half of this yurok and yurok is the tribe your talking abt

[@roybean1906]

I'm a racist

[@rodeye2]

​@@roybean1906I could say bad things but why? Do you think you are better than anyone else?

[@rodeye2]

The dams removal was a huge mistake.

[@BigDan7114]

I completely agree some elders took my wife and her sister in during winter with car trouble until Bigfoot towing could return their car to Yreka ford dealer. I lived in Horse Creek And Hornbrook helped with fish surveys with Karoke below iron gate when I worked at Blue Heron.

[@nestorlinwood3386]

✊🏽✊🏽 thanks for making this happen 🙏🏽

[@bravetiger73channel]

We visited the Yurok tribe to hear their story an the Klamath River.

[@Everly.Everly]

Many thanks

[@barrysnow6993]

Good for the river... Dont complain about your water bill increasing by 150% or more, you asked for it.

[@debrapaulino918]

We will figure it out. Getting rid of all dams is necessary for the future of life. Anyone being opposed because of a rate increase is why progress has been slow. A bill is more important to you people than the survival of a river that supports life. Awful. Wrong priorities. 100-150 yrs ago people didn't know the devastation it would cause. Now you do and don't care.

[@barrysnow6993]

@@debrapaulino918 you better start arresting the Beavers then... They've been against "progress" since God created them.

[@philliphill4763]

Kroger charges too much for Canned Salmon; I'm glad the native people are there for us, driving Canned Salmon prices down! ;-)

[@DigitalM_M]

Lol

[@williamgrundler5381]

Stop the gill netting.

[@gwhiten2158]

How you going to charge your Tesla ???

[@PDXDrumr]

Go pound sand boy. We'll get to ot when we need it 😊

[@brentvandal809]

I don’t know any native that owns a tesla lol.

[@Joe-pc3hs]

​@@brentvandal809 Neither do I, but well be forced to buy fords electric trucks to haul our firewood now.

[@kayla_white01]

So you destroyed free clean hydroelectric energy and water reserves? Damns are good for humans. So now what happens during a dry season? No water for anyone? Talk about selfish.

[@debrapaulino918]

People lived w/o dams for thousands of years and knew how. River plains are not meant to be built on. The rivers around the world are a mess. You cannot keep going on a destructive path because you say it's clean hydroelectric and provides water while it simultaneously destroys habitat. If there was no problem with it they wouldn't be taken down. You think it's fuzzy animal loving snowflakes who worship nature? What is wrong with people like you? Instead of weighing in on your immediate disadvantage it will cause, why are you unable to think long term? What is in your head?

[@MunchyHam]

What was the purpose of removing the dam?

[@X320riginal]

The dam was rude, he disrespected people

[@nelsonyurok]

It was a many sided issue. With people still split by the decision. But the dams were very old badly designed and contributed to recent large salmon die offs. Those die offs were because of a neurological toxin released by a blue-green algae that blooms in the stagnant warm waters behind the dams. The dams themselves produced no significant amounts of electricity. The original stated intention was flood control. And later they became water diverting structures for agriculture. But the original design flaws were never addressed. The simple fact is that in calorie value the Klamath salmon runs can out produce the Klamath agricultural irrigation farms. In addition to that clean water you can drink is more valuable than toxin laced water you can’t let your day swim in.

[@PDXDrumr]

The Dams, collectively known as ", "Dave", had been obstructing and annoying for far too long. Dave is gone now 😊

[@Joe-pc3hs]

​@@nelsonyurok Exactly what toxin are you referring to? Algae doesnt produce "toxins", what it does do absorb massive amounts of oxygen in low flow environments.

[@rodeye2]

It was a stupid idea to remove them, it killed a few fish before now it's killed them all, Fish can't breathe silt.

[@RickN-v5u]

You have something on your chin..🙄

[@rodeye2]

It just goes to show you aliens really do visit the natives.

[@stevenmansfield9461]

You got testicles on your chin

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Those tattoos need a cover, don't give up on speaking.

[@zachbelcher3486]

Have fun with the next drought