'Kill Zone' Established At Klamath River Dams Shoreline Ecosystem?
A 1911 drawing by famous engineer-dam builder J.C. Boyle clearly depicts that a natural 31-foot-tall dam holding back 'Clammittee Lake' was present at the time construction was begun on Copco 1 dam. This dam had barred fish migration for thousands of year
Trucks with 'RES' logo parked at Iron Gate Lake during a May 2021 defoliation project
Native plants, gasses and assumably, some animals were decimated with weed-eaters by workers from the trucks bearing the 'RES' logo
The ground was laid-bare by the workers from trucks bearing the 'RES' logo
Western Pond Turtles are just one of many rare, threatened and endangered species living-in and around, Copco and Iron Gate Lakes. Baby turtles require the shoreline for cover and some food; they found neither after this reckless defoliation operation