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Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

Hundreds of salmon have returned to spawn in waters they were cut off from for decades after the largest dam removal project in U.S. History.
Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe, expressed joy, stating, "Our salmon are coming home" after decades of fighting for this outcome.
Experts have counted 42 salmon egg nests and 115 Chinook salmon in one day in Spencer Creek, above the former J.C. Boyle dam.

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Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

Less than a month after four towering dams on the Klamath River were demolished, hundreds of salmon made it into waters they have been cut off from for decades to spawn in cool creeks.

4 months ago·United States

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U.S. News

Salmon Return to Lay Eggs in Historic Habitat After Largest Dam Removal Project in US History

A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment, males butt into each other as they jockey for a good position to fertilize eggs.

4 months ago·New York, United States

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Danville San Ramon

EBMUD says current salmon run on Mokelumne River is largest ever recorded

The 2024-25 fall run of Chinook salmon currently underway on the Mokelumne River has already set a new record for the most salmon returning to spawn, EBMUD said. The post EBMUD says current salmon run on Mokelumne River is largest ever recorded appeared first on Danville San Ramon.

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Coho Salmon Return to Upper Klamath River Basin After 60-Year Absence

For many years, opponents of dam removal spread false claims that coho salmon were not present in the Upper Klamath River Basin before the construction of the dams, despite numerous records and tribal histories documenting their long time presence in the watershed.Well, the naysayers have been proven wrong. Coho salmon are now back in the habitat that they spawned and reared in for time immemorial before the four PacifiCorp dams on the Klamath R…

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