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A First Descent as the Klamath River Runs Free for the First Time in 100 Years

With dams removed from the Klamath River, a group of Indigenous youth is on a journey to descend the full length, through Oregon and California.

© Max Whittaker for The New York Times

A year after four major dams were removed from the Klamath River, a group of Indigenous youth began a 310-mile kayak trip to celebrate the restoration of a river considered the lifeblood of area tribes.

Trump Withdraws From Agreement With Tribes to Protect Salmon

The Biden administration had brokered a 10-year truce in an extended legal battle with Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest over dams that had prevented fish from spawning.

© Nicholas K. Geranios/Associated Press

Local tribes have argued in court that the federal government violated longstanding treaties by building dams on the lower Snake River, preventing salmon and other fish from spawning.

Oregon Wildfire Destroys Homes and Forces Evacuations

As the Rowena fire spread rapidly, firefighters saved a National Park Service site in the Columbia River Gorge.

© Oregon Department of Transportation, via Associated Press

The Rowena Fire has destroyed 20 homes, shut down a section of a highway and prompted the authorities to declare evacuation orders.
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