US Attorneys Office joins in recognizing missing and murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, May 5

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US Attorneys Office joins in recognizing missing and murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, May 5

PORTLAND, Ore. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023, as National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to unacceptable levels of violence that have caused a crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) is a priority for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice.

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Historic funding from President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law headed to Klamath Basin

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Historic funding from President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law headed to Klamath Basin

WASHINGTON — Building on months of close collaboration and engagement with Klamath Basin stakeholders, Tribes, and federal, state and local leaders, the Department of the Interior today announced that nearly $26 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been allocated for Klamath Basin restoration projects, including nearly $16 million for ecosystem restoration projects in the Basin and $10 million to expand the Klamath Falls National Fish Hatchery.

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Dept. of Interior visits Klamath Basin

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Dept. of Interior visits Klamath Basin

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Senior leaders from the Department of the Interior finished a two-day visit to the Klamath Basin this week to meet with Tribes, state and county officials, interagency partners, and water users to discuss near- and long-term solutions related to drought impacts and highlight how investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help protect and conserve sp

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Reclamation announces Klamath Project 2021 temporary operations plan; assistance to Basin stakeholders

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Reclamation announces Klamath Project 2021 temporary operations plan; assistance to Basin stakeholders

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Today, the Bureau of Reclamation released the Klamath Project 2021 Temporary Operations Plan, which was developed in response to consecutive years of drought conditions in the Klamath Basin, including the lowest historical inflows on record into Upper Klamath Lake this year.

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Greg Walden Applauds Delisting of the Gray Wolf

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Greg Walden Applauds Delisting of the Gray Wolf

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a statement after the U.S. Department of Interior announced the official delisting of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List based on clear evidence that the wolves’ numbers are healthy and stable following decades of successful protection.

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