Archive 79 - December 2008 also  see main archive page Around 1900, Link River, between Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna, occasionally went dry before the Klamath Project was built. There was no hydropower, no hatcheries, occasionally no fish (fish need water), no artificially-raised river flows or lake levels.  HERE for more

"When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads."- Congressman Ron Paul M.D.

*****2005 Strategy of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement*****
Rerun- Cal/EPA Environmental Justice Action Plan, May 18, 2005.
Lead Agency: State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
What they did not do on their list of strategies plans was, "In each step of the solution process, public input will be sought." Why are they still holding secret meetings in Sacramento with no disclosure, no public input or awareness, and far from the Klamath Basin where nearly 3000 petitions have been collected opposing the agreement or parts of the agreement in the past few years?)

From the archives - Saving the Klamath Salmon: Development of an Intervention Strategy or What to Do Between Disaster Relief and the Dams Coming Down, minutes from the July 20, 06 meeting of PCFFA, NMFS, Karuks, Yuroks Hupas, FWS, F&G, Water Quality, Congressman Thompson's office, ...(discussed was strategies to obtain money, dam removal, money, Dr Hardy studies, money, need of higher flows, and "Top Down approach"..)KBC notes that they are accomplishing their agenda.

ESA 2005-2006 Expenditures - Federal and state endangered and threatened species expenditures for fiscal Years 2005-2006,  Fish and Wildlife Service, posted to KBC 1/1/08. (Pg 149) "Lost River Sucker: $682,303,476, Shortnose Sucker: $689,978,803..." Total expense on Lost River and Shortnose Suckers as of 2006: $1,372,282,279
Bureau of Reclamation spent

 http://www.fws.gov/endangered/pdfs/expenditures/expenditures_report_fy05-06.pdf  Includes expenditures, including land acquisitions, for birds, fish, butterflies, mice, toads, plants, etc.
LINKS REPAIRED > Here for expenditure reports from 1998 through 2006.

Deadline for 2008 Salmon Disaster Relief Program is Dec. 31.

OREGON - Kulongoski to pursue mileage tax, Albany Democrat Herald, posted to KBC 12/30/08. More Oregon News.

College students seek to use concealed carry gun permits, Mountain States Legal Foundation 12/30/08.

Amish farmer charged for not registering animals, Capital Press 12/30/08. (KBC NOTE: initially the National Animal Identification System promised to be voluntary. More articles on Agriculture Page.)

(Oregon) Governor unveils environmental agenda for Legislature, Capital Press, posted to KBC 12/26/08. "...he will introduce ...bills to implement a cap-and-trade program, end field burning and develop a statewide water resources management strategy...The package also includes a bill facilitating the removal of four Klamath River Basin dams. The bill authorizes the Public Utility Commission to raise rates to pay for the dam removal."

Calif.- 2008 was a wild ride for agriculture, Capital Press, posted 12/26/08

Science and its proper role, Democrat Herald posted 12/26/08

Christmas Poem, The Story of Lonesome Cowboy, by Marcia H. Armstrong

See a video of some of the Klamath Basin's major crops: onions, potatoes, grain, mint and mint plants, alfalfa, horseradish, strawberry plants, and pasture. The video is narrated by Harry L. Carlson, director and farm advisor at the Intermountain Research and Extension Center in Tulelake.

Klamath Basin harvest brings good prices, many challenges Fertilizer and fuel expenses up 30 to 50 percent in some areas, Capital Press 12/14/08

Klamath Water Report 11/24/08, Bureau of Reclamation.

Advocate: Watch your water rights, Capital Press 11/24/08. "Right now the Supreme Court has made the determination that we are going to protect species at any cost. ... It won't make a difference if 25 million people in Southern California are without water."

States move to curb off-highway vehicles as federal efforts lag, E&E Reporter 12/24/08

Wilderness hearing brings out the boos for new proposal, Inyo Register, posted to KBC 12/24/08

Deadline for 2008 Salmon Disaster Relief Program is Dec. 31. Go to Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission for information.

Klamath Falls' Invisible Foe, Henry Lamb, WND 7/23/01. (lest we forget) "Klamath farmers are victims of public policy that originated in the international community."