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CHILOQUIN, Ore. - This afternoon at approximately 2:30 PM, a 30-acre brush fire was reported in the neighborhood south of South Chiloquin Road, including Blue Pool Way & Witam Bluff Drive. The intensity of the fire prompted the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office to issue Level 3 “Go” Evacuations for the area. An evacuation shelter was established at Kla-Mo-Ya Casino. One family was displaced by the fire.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - On February 24, 2021, the Klamath County Circuit Court issued an opinion letter that addresses legal issues pending in the Klamath adjudication regarding the quantification of the Klamath Tribes’ determined claims for hunting, fishing, and gathering as provided in the Amended and Corrected Findings of Fact and Order of Determination (ACFFOD).
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore.- The Klamath Tribes of Oregon have recently completed a monumental and historical land acquisition transaction, doubling its current land holdings of roughly 1,100 acres.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – The Williamson River Boat Ramp in Chiloquin will be closed for construction starting Aug. 24, 2020, until a new boat ramp and site improvements are finished.
Read MoreAlong the shore line of Upper Klamath Lake at the Eagle Ridge County Park a small number of reared Lost River and Shortnose Sucker fish have been released. These fish are the first of thousands to be raised in captivity and released into Upper Klamath Lake.
Alan Mikkelsen, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke was in attendance to help release the fish into the wild and answer questions about the program.
“This is the first cohort of what we expect to be many more releases in the coming years,” says Mikkelsen. “What is going on here is an attempt to stabilize and ultimately increase the population of suckers in the lake.”
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