Dam removals devastated the Klamath. Will agriculture take the fall?

In a dire warning for planned dam removals across the American West, journalist Theodora Johnson reveals the dark truth about the Klamath Dam removals in Northern California.

Clear Creek, a tributary, entering the Klamath on Jan 30, 2024. Photo by Mel Fechter.

I am a rancher in Siskiyou County, California, home to three of the four hydroelectric dams that were recently destroyed on the Klamath River. I’m also a freelance journalist who has written about prospective Klamath Dam removal for 10 years.¹

Despite what you may have h…