In an email ACTION ALERT from TU, there is movement to try and advance the hearings on the Klamath Basin water discussions. Complete with contacts and forms ready to go you can be involved in urging progress on this important topic - there are many voices involved but equitable solutions should be attainable for all:
Dear TU Member,
WHY WE CARE
This
summer's dry forecast will put a strain on farmers, tribes, and
fishermen in the Klamath Basin. With each passing day the need for
cooperative solutions becomes even clearer. And the cost of doing
nothing increases even more. The Klamath River settlement agreements are
the best way forward. The agreements are supported by the Klamath
irrigation districts, ranchers, tribes, commercial fishermen, the dam
operator, and conservation groups-more than 40 parties in all. Support
for the agreements can end decades of disputes over water allocation and
dam operations by the hydropower project and reopen more than 400 miles
of steelhead and salmon habitat.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
The
United States Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
chaired by Senator Ron Wyden is showing leadership by setting June 20th
as a hearing date for the Klamath Settlement Agreements. But in order
for this hearing to lead to action, we need to make it clear to Congress
just how much is at stake.
Visit our action center today to send a message to the Energy Committee in support of the Klamath.
Sincerely,
Brian J. Johnson
California Director
Trout Unlimited
Drew Irby
Chair, California Council
Trout Unlimited
Tom Wolf
Chair, Oregon Council
Trout Unlimited
California Director
Trout Unlimited
Drew Irby
Chair, California Council
Trout Unlimited
Tom Wolf
Chair, Oregon Council
Trout Unlimited
