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A government plan to open land on the upper Klamath River to farmers left Native inhabitants with few resources and damaged wildlife habitat.
Research shows that between a quarter and 60% of those directly affected by a wildfire will experience post-traumatic stress disorder.
By Claire Carlson, John Upton and Kaitlyn Trudeau for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Oregon News Service for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collaboration Will and Julie Volpert have led white water rafting trips on Southern Oregon’s Rogue and Klamath rivers for over a decade for their company Indigo Creek Outfitters, out of the small town of Talent, Oregon. The rafting season, which extends from May to September, is a perfect time to be out on the river where snowpack-fed cold water provides respite from the region’s hot summer. Or it would ...
The first of four dams on the Klamath River was removed in summer 2023, a first step toward restoring a place sacred to local tribes.
Besides physical effects, wildfire smoke can create economic anxiety, isolation, and despair. In rural areas, scientists see a link between smoke and higher suicide rates.