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KlamathNewsletterFall 2021_smallEversionFinal.pdf1.56 MB

Dive into the first-ever Klamath Basin Newsletter - Fall 2021, featuring articles and photos from our three fish and wildlife offices along the Klamath River, from Klamath Falls OR to Yreka and Arcata CA. Stories show our projects, programs and people along the river way, highlighting our conservation success and partnerships.

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Report
Facility
white birds on a body of water with a snow capped mountain in the background
Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office
Within the Upper Klamath Basin, conservation efforts are coordinated by the Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office through the voluntary cooperation and participation of a variety of agencies, organizations, private landowners, and individuals.
Conservation Office
Klamath Falls,OR
Photo of a foggy morning in the Trinity River Valley.
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office
The Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office is a field office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Our work in northern California includes scientific assessments, habitat restoration, and conservation of listed species.
Conservation Office
Arcata,CA
Program
A rocky shoreline of a river. The water is calm. Mist and green branches line the river.
The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...
Program
Falls Church,VA
Species
A huge school of silver fishes swimming in a stream

ESA (NMFS) status: threatened (June 1997 - southern OR/northern CA population)

Coho salmon are a species of Pacific salmon which inhabit the Pacific coast in California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.  These fish are also known as silver salmon...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
A green turtle walking across the rocky ground

ESA status: under review (April 2015) 

The range of the western pond turtle extends from the Puget Sound lowlands in Washington through western Oregon and California, south to Baja California. This aquatic turtle lives in streams, ponds, lakes, and permanent...

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Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
a close up photo of a fisher's face

ESA status: endangered (Southern Sierra Nevada, June 2020); not listed (Northern California/Southern Oregon, June 2020 and Aug 2025)

Fishers are medium-sized mammals in the same family as weasels, mink, martens and otters. They have a light brown to black fur coat, with...

FWS Focus
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank
Species
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Pacific Southwest