Refuge Articles, Editorials,
 Responses, and Facts
_________________________________

Bird hunters flock to Basin; Farms offer critical food source for migrating waterfowl, Capital Press 11/9/07. "Every duck has to eat a fifth to a quarter of a pound, and every goose and swan eats pound or better per day. There are 200 million waterfowl use days that have to be fed in the Klamath Basin; that's about 70 million pounds of food. We couldn't even cover half that out of the natural systems; the other half has to come out of the farms."

Media Advisory:  Activists’ Refuge Report Resurrects Familiar Anti-Farming Solutions, by Dan Keppen, KWUA Executive Director, 4/16/04. The Oregon Natural Resources Council, WaterWatch of Oregon, and other critics of Klamath Project agriculture earlier today released its latest version of its "solution" to the challenges facing the Klamath Basin. Keppen provides an initial response to this report, including a 'myth vs. fact' sheet. For the ONRC report, go HERE. For Refuges in Peril, go HERE.

PRESS RELEASE: Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Public Access to National Wildlife Refuges, House Committee on Resources 5/25/05

Mild winter brings early birds to Klamath refuges Herald and News 3/3/05

Managers, farmers attempt to balance wildlife and harvests at Tule Lake refuge November 24, 2004 The Oregonian

Refuge managers, farmers, find common interest, H&N 11/1/04

Media Advisory: Defenders of Wildlife Refuge Report Misses Mark KWUA 10/8/04
The 10 Most Endangered Wildlife Refuges - Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, Refuges at Risk, Defenders of Wildlife 10/8/04

Sharing the Land Range Magazine Fall 2004

Haying for the Birds Fair ain't what nature's about by Mike Connelly Range Magazine, fall issue 2004

Two editorials of interest follow:
1. Klamath Falls Herald and News opinion on recent visit by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland)
2. Rep. Blumenauer's response, Failure to deal with Basin problems the real threat, H&N 9/3/04
Letter from KWUA to Congressman Blumenauer re: August 26 meeting in Klamath Falls 9/1/04 followed by attachments

The Basin and the Bay, followed by KWUA response washingtonpost.com July 28, 2004
Letter of response to Washington Post article by Norman MacLeod July 28, 2004
Washington Post goes off its rocker, viewpoint of H&N followed by Washington Post article August 1, 2004 Herald and News

Klamath Water Users Association
2455 Patterson Street, Suite 3
Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603
Phone (541) 883-6100
FAX   (541) 883-8893  
kwua@cvcwireless.net