Archive for March 2022
Klamath Basin Women In Ag: Not A Footnote In History
This piece was written by Tricia Hill, a 5th generation Klamath Basin woman farmer, former KWUA president, and owner operator of her family’s farm, Gold Dust & Walker Farms. This post was written in response to the voices in the Federal Government that have made decisions and commented that, perhaps, to help the endangered species…
Read MoreKWUA Water Works, March 2022, Issue 32
2022 Klamath Project Operations Plan to Be Released During the week of April 4, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) will issue its 2022 Operations Plan for the Klamath Project. The Operations Plan prescribes volumes of water that Reclamation determines will be available for irrigation and wildlife refuges and Klamath River flows during the “spring-summer”…
Read MoreWritten Testimony from Modoc Count Supervisor Geri Byrne on Klamath River Basin Conditions and Opportunities
On March 8th, 2022, sheep rancher and Modoc County Supervisor, Geri Byrne, spoke on behalf of Klamath, Modoc and Siskiyou counties in a virtual hearing for the Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife. In her testimony, Supervisor Byrne covered the economic and social impact the ongoing Klamath Basin water crisis has been…
Read MoreWritten Testimony of Tricia Hill on Klamath River Basin Conditions and Opportunities
On March 8th, 2022, 5th generation family farmer and former KWUA president, Tricia Hill, spoke on behalf of Klamath Basin agriculture in a virtual hearing for the Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife. Tricia’s powerful, verbal testimony and follow-up questions spoke to the ongoing drought and water crisis that is having an…
Read More5th Generation Farmer Tricia Hill & Supervisor Geri Byrne Represent Klamath Basin Ag In Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee Hearing
On March 8th, 2022, the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife held a hearing entitled “Klamath River Basin Conditions and Opportunities” (follow the link to see the hearing in its entirety). The Subcommittee gathered virtually to discuss the impact of of dam removal on the Klamath River as well as the challenges facing Tribal interests…
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