Members of the Yurok Tribe in Oregon had long called for four dams on the Klamath River to be removed so fishing could resume. (Benjamin Brink/Associated Press)
Native Americans in Oregon had long called for dams on Klamath River to be removed
By Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press, April 7, 2016
Endangered salmon blocked for nearly a century from hundreds of miles of the Klamath River in Oregon and California are expected to return en masse under unusual agreements signed Wednesday to tear down four hydroelectric dams.
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, who signed agreements with the governors of both states, said the plan would bring about one of the largest river restoration projects in the history of the U.S.
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