The largest landback deal in California history has returned more than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River to the Yurok Tribe, who lost 90% of their territory during the gold rush. This land transfer, valued at $56 million, is part of a broader initiative to restore the Klamath River Basin and includes plans for a salmon sanctuary and community forest. Its completion follows the historic removal of four Klamath River dams, facilitating the salmon's return to spawning grounds after a century of blockage.
The Klamath River is our highway. It is also our food source. And it takes care of us. And so it's our job, our inherent right, to take care of the Klamath Basin and its river.
The land transfer comes just months after the utility PacifiCorp removed four dams on the Klamath River, enabling salmon to swim upstream to spawn for the first time in more than a century.
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