The Department of the Interior will spend $46 million to restore wetlands and habitat in the Klamath River Basin as part of continued efforts to balance the region’s environmental and agricultural water needs following the removal of four dams. .
The agency announced Wednesday it will fund 20 projects to restore wetlands, shorelines and native habitat in southern Oregon and northern California.
The nonprofit Klamath River Renewal Corporation recently completed the removal of four dams: Iron Gate, Copco 1, Copco 2, and JC Boyle, creating more than 400 miles of free waterway habitat for salmon and other fish species. has been restored.
“President Biden’s investments in the United States are aimed at delivering durable ecological solutions, restoring critical habitat for endangered and endangered species, and supporting agriculture in the Klamath Basin,” Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said in a statement. and funding restoration projects that provide resilience.” “Our common commitment to protecting this ecosystem, in collaboration with watershed partners, will benefit the watershed, agriculture, forests, and the rich species populations that call this landscape home. .”
