Klamath Basin

Oregon Trout assembled the Technical Team, comprised of agency (federal and state), tribal, non-profit, and other scientific experts, which is now in the process of conducting the scientific assessment of restoration potential for the Upper Klamath Lake Basin.  The Team has met several times and completed a Vision and Objectives document, specified the geographic and resource scope of the assessment, compiled key existing data, and has begun the process of filling data gaps to complete the technical assessment.  On-the-ground data collection on private ranches in the Upper Lake Basin is occurring this summer.  Landowner outreach related to restoration project implementation is ongoing, which remains a sensitive issue given the politics of the Klamath.  As the Technical Team completes the assessment in winter 2008, we will move into the Collaborative Group planning stage, which will involve using the assessment to delineate common ground over restoration scenarios among agency land managers, private landowners, and key interests groups.