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NEWS ARCHIVE #8
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PRESS RELEASES
2007
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Happy 2008: Let’s make it a year of progress; A long list of issues faces Klamath area, H&N 12/31/07
Not everyone poised to OK ‘settlement’ of water issues; Conflicts likely to remain once proposal is public, H&N 12/25/07
Basin snowfall should increase after New Year, Herald and News 12/11/07
More Comprehensive Analysis Of Klamath River Basin Needed To Aid Decision Makers, Science Daily 12/4/07
Bird
hunters flock to Basin;
Farms offer critical food source for
migrating waterfowl,
Capital Press
by Jacqui Krizo
11/9/07
A blow for fish; Group breaches Klamath levees, turns farmland back into wetlands, Capital Press 11/2/07
State officials touring North Coast, The Times Standard 10/23/2007
When Man Is Endangered, Investor's Business Daily Editorial 10/23/07
Video of Tulelake potato harvest, Herald and News 10/4/07, YouTube
Rebate can help harness sun’s power;
Tax credits offered for solar energy systems
by
Lee Juillerat, Herald and News 10/4/07
*
Solar Tour Planned
* How the renewable energy rebates work
Harvest under way; Frost helps effort to get Basin potatoes picked, by Ryan Pfeil, Herald & News 10/4/07
PRESS RELEASE: Smith Fights to Protect Klamath Farmers’ Water, Senator Gordon Smith Oct 2, 2007
Water
tour brings stakeholders together; Klamath River Basin issues
span cultures, states, livelihoods,
by Jacqui Krizo
for the Capital Press 9/28/07
Board discusses Klamath Watershed by Jamie Gentner, Siskiyou Daily News 8/22/07
Hearing Fails To Link Klamath Fish Kill To VP Cheney, August 16, 2007 House, NW Fishletter #235
PLF Vows Appeal of Salmon Ruling So That All Fish Get Counted, Sonya D. Jones, Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation 8/16/07
Officials push Long Lake plans, Water storage sought for valley, by Ty Beaver, Herald and News August 9, 2007
Potatoes, Staunton Style Farming in the Klamath Basin, August 8, 2007 - by Kris Millgate, Potato Grower
Fur should fly Lamborn, Allard on the mouse’s case, our View - Sunday August 5, 2007 Colorado Springs Gazette
Science clears Cheney in Klamath salmon die-off, by Jerry Reynolds, Indian Country Today, August 3, 2007
Breeder loves border collies, politics, Capital Press by Jacqui Krizo, August 3, 2007
Are salmon really endangered? Sonya D. Jones, Pacific Legal Foundation, and John R. Lott Jr., author of Freedomnomics and senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, Statesman Journal 8/2/07
Growing power bills drain irrigators; Malin farmer sees his monthly bill go from $100 to $500 by Ty Beaver, Herald and News 8/2/07
Testimony of Dr. William Lewis before the U.S. House of Representatives, House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, July 31, 2007. Dr. Lewis was Chair of the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin (“Klamath Committee”) between 2002 and 2004.
Testimony of Congressman Greg Walden before the House Natural Resources Committee Oversight “Crisis of Confidence: The Political Influence of the Bush Administration on Agency Science and Decision-Making," July 31, 2007
"Crisis of Confidence" Hearing Highlights, by Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance Executive Director 8/3/07
July 31 House Natural Resources Hearing Information
House Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing entitled "Crisis of Confidence July 31, summary and witness list by Congressman Walden
Farmer Klamath support to the Natural Resource committee, 7/26/07
Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) Statement on Klamath Sucker Status Review
Suckers show sign of recovery; Feds recommend reclassification for Lost River sucker, by Ty Beaver and Lee Juillerat, Herald and News 7/27/07
FWS completes status review for Klamath sucker populations, Fish and Wildlife 7/27/07
Washington Farm Bureau Support for Klamath Project, 7/25/07
July 31 House Natural Resources Hearing Info Packet
Klamath River hearing won’t help settlement group’s efforts, by Oregon Congressman Greg Walden, Guest writer, Herald and News 7/29/07
House Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing entitled "Crisis of Confidence July 31, summary and witness list by Congressman Walden
Farmer Klamath support to the Natural Resource committee, 6/26/07
Washington Farm Bureau Support for Klamath Project, 7/25/07
Long Lake part of the answer to water problems, July 23, 2007 Herald and News editorial
Klamath Water Users Association’s comments to EPA Region 9 regarding the Lower Lost River Draft TMDL 7/6/07
Solving
the Klamath River fisheries issues requires true and wise leadership, by
Steve Kandra, Klamath Water User
Fish and Farmers Both Need Water, by Clifford Lyle Marshall, Hoopa Tribe
Chairman
Washington Post 7/7/07
EPA's Lost River TMDLs comment period until July 6
Officials debate Lost River TMDLs; EPA seeks comments on water quality regs, Capital Press 6/29/07
Letter to Chairman Rahall of the House Natural Resources committee from Congressmen Herger, Walden and Doolittle requesting field hearing to explore and highlight the positive, proactive steps that have been taken in the Klamath Basin to address the 2001 water shutoff and 2002 fish die-off in the Klamath River, June 29, 2007
Klamath water fight returns, Herald and News 6/29/07
Hydropower -- It's a 'green'
resource, 2007 Tri-City Herald June 19th, 2007
Valley farmers fire back
at environmental group's study, by Bob Krauter, Capital Press 6/1/07
Scott Boley celebration of life on 7/3/07
Local fishing leader, 58, dies, The World Link, 5/29/07
(Horseradish) A really hot commodity, Herald and News May 3, 2007, by Lee Juillerat
We have 2 weeks to get testimony regarding Oregon ag burning ban, HB3000, to Farm Bureau for the committee. Go HERE for details. 4/9/07
Reclamation PRESS RELEASE, Klamath Project 2007 Operations Plan Released; Supplies Expected to Meet all Responsibilities, April 9, 2007, Mid-Pacific Region Sacramento, CA MP-07-055
Federal fisheries managers prescribe final 2007 salmon quotas, 4/6/2007 The Eureka Reporter
What happened with the Klamath Basin Irrigation Project? AgriNews March 2007
This year's windy forecast calls for a lot of salmon, April 1, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
Appeals court upholds water for fish before farms, 3/28/2007, The Oregonian
Summaries of the two House Bills (2564 and 2566) regarding water measurement of ALL wells and surface waters in Oregon, followed by House Bills 2564 + 2566, sent by Oregon Senator Doug Whitsett, District 28, 3/24/07
Water issues on local lawmakers agenda, Herald and News 3/20/07
Is ethanol the answer? Herald and News By Matt Crenson 3/18/07
Klamath Irrigators lost breach of contract lawsuit for 2001 water shutoff, Posted 3/17/07
Persistence & innovation; Liskey family found ways to profit from geothermal water, Capital Press 3/16/07
Owner of Klamath River dams attacks study, by Eric Bailey, LA Times Staff Writer March 13, 2007
Petroleum limited; biofuels can help fill gap, by Richard Roseberg Guest Writer, Herald and News 3/13/07
PRESS RELEASE PacifiCorp: PacifiCorp disputes California Energy Commission’s Klamath model and report, Mar 12, 2007
Panel: Ease limits on Klamath River salmon, Herald and News 3/10/07
Data discrepancies in tribal monitoring of Klamath algae, County of Siskiyou, Department of Public Health 3/9/07
Big Klamath River chinook
salmon run may ease restrictions,
March 6, 2007 Sacramento Bee,
Followed by
Thousands of chinook returned to Klamath River,
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Klamath Basin Revisited; Five years after a devastating drought split the community; Klamath Basin residents are working out a solution, Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station, The Eastern Basins, by Teresa Welch March 2007
Senator Whitsett Asks for Testimony on Water (meter) Issues, February 19, 2007
California's stake in farm bill debate, Richard E. Rominger, Tom Nassif, January 24, 2007 SF Chronicle (NOTE from Reina W. Rogers, American Indian Liaison, NRCS - California: this article discusses the conservation provisions of the "Farm Bill" which is where NRCS conservation programs come from)
Chinook salmon season looks brighter, council says, 2/16/2007 The Oregonian
Organic grower figures extra work is worth it; Klamath-area farm turns out wheat, barley, alfalfa and variety of row crops, John Schmitz, Capital Press 2/16/07
What have Klamath Water Users done all year? KWUA annual meeting, 2/16/07
by Jacqui Krizo, KBC News
* Outline of Addington's
Year in Review
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Honor from Congressman Walden to KWUA President Steve
Kandra
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Notes of Pablo R. Arroyave, Bureau
of Reclamation Klamath Office,
for KWUA annual meeting.
Klamath water summit on hold, Lee Juillerat, February 9, 2007, Capital Press
ESA reform likely 'road kill'; Walden says issue probably won't come up for hearing in Democratic Congress, by Patricia R. McCoy, Capital Press, February 9, 2007
Salmon numbers better than expected, By Susan Chambers
PacifiCorp PRESS RELEASE: PacifiCorp continues with Klamath licensing process, settlement discussions 2/7/07
Deadline Nears for Participating in Bureau of Reclamation’s 2007 Water Acquisition Program, Reclamation PRESS RELEASE, Mid-Pacific Region Sacramento, CA MP-07-014, February 6, 2007
Klamath Basin (Chiloquin) Dam Removal Will Restore Habitat for Endangered Fish, Press Release: Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region Sacramento, CA MP-07-015 February 6, 2007
*Feb 15, 6:30-9:00 - KWUA Annual Public Meeting, You are invited to this informational meeting, Klamath County Fairgrounds
NAS in Klamath Falls by Jacqui Krizo, KBC News, 1/30/07
Marc Van Camp from MBK Engineers power point presentation to the National Research Council regarding the Bureau of Reclamation Klamath River Basin Natural Flow Study, 1/29/07
Greg Addington, KWUA Executive Director, NRC testimony, Klamath Falls 1/29/07
To the National Research Council from Merrill businessman Bob Gasser, presented 1/29/07 Klamath Falls
Jan 29 - NAS Klamath Committee Public Meeting, Klamath Falls, Committee on Hydrology, Ecology, and Fishes of the Klamath River Basin. Contact Jordan Crago, jcrago@nas.edu, if you would like to attend.
Senate Democrats balk at governor's plan for dams, by Judy Lin - Bee Capitol Bureau January 25, 2007, followed by commentary of Mike Wade, Executive Director California Farm Water Coalition, posted 1/28/07
Bush signs country's leading fishery management law, January 19, 2007, The Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Bulletin
Ethanol plant is a move toward secure, reliable, affordable power, Herald and News letter by W D Kennedy, Klamath Falls 1/18/07
Power Point Presentation: Nutrient loading in the Klamath Basin: Agriculture and Natural Sources, Special Report 1023, , by K.A. Rykbost and B.A. Charlton, Oregon State University/Klamath Experiment Station
A Bold and Necessary Move by “The Governator,” By Dan Keppen, Executive Director Family Farm Alliance, Klamath Falls, Oregon, Yreka Siskiyou Daily News January 16, 2007
CALIFORNIA Seals, sea lions may endanger state's fisheries, Glen Martin, San Francisco Chronicle January 15, 2007
Water summit a high priority by Ty Beaver, Herald and News 1/15/07
Assemblyman glad governor discusses water, Herald and News 1/14/07
USGS PRESS RELEASE:
First Annual Streamflow Summary Available,
January 12, 2007
Two views of new farm bill, by Bob Krauter, Capital Press California Editor 1/12/07
Governor to push for new dams despite long-standing resistance, by Michael Gardner COPLEY NEWS SERVICE, SignonSanDiego.com January 7, 2007