Institute for Fisheries Resources
For Support Of The Klamath Salmon Restoration Project
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Amount$30,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/12/2012
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The Klamath River forms the border between California and Oregon, and once hosted the third largest runs of salmon on the West Coast. Now, four dams on the river have virtually eliminated salmon. After years of controversy, a unique and complex agreement was struck between salmon interests, Native Americans, farmers, and the company that owns the dams. This grant would continue support to ensure the many steps in the agreement are secured so the dams can be removed on schedule.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.ifrfish.org
Address
C/o Northwest Regional Office P.O. Box 11170, Eugene, OR, 97440-3370, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Established in 1992, the Institute for Fisheries Resources is a public-interest fisheries conservation organization that works throughout the U.S. West Coast and internationally, including in the Snake River and Klamath River basins, to help protect and restore marine and anadromous biological resources and to promote sustainable fisheries. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for general operating support
Established in 1992, the Institute for Fisheries Resources is a public-interest fisheries conservation organization that works throughout the U.S. West Coast such as the Snake River and Klamath River basins, and internationally, to help protect and restore marine and anadromous biological resources and to promote sustainable fisheries. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for support of the Klamath Salmon Restoration project
The Institute for Fisheries Resources works to restore salmon to Pacific Coast rivers. This grant would support its efforts to remove four dams blocking spawning salmon on the Klamath River, on the border between California and Oregon, which once hosted the third-largest runs of salmon on the West Coast. To secure dam removal, the Institute will work to implement a complete agreement signed by farmers, ranchers, Native American tribes, and fishing interests in the region. The agreement seeks to meet water needs related to agriculture and fish restoration along the Klamath so the dams can be removed.
