Our mission is to restore and protect the uniquely diverse ecosystem and promote the sustainable management of natural resources in the entire Klamath River watershed.

We believe this will be accomplished with actions and legislation that integrate sound and proven techniques based on tribal knowledge, local experience and the best of Western Science.

Klamath Restoration Council: Born Out of Disaster, Staying Together Through Solidarity

The Klamath Restoration Council is a project of the Karuk Tribe’s Department of Natural Resources. We were created out of the Salmon Coalition, which formed after the Klamath River fish kill of 2002. This fish kill killed over 68,000 adult salmon in the Klamath River. This fish kill dramatically changed the river-based communities of the Klamath River and the Klamath River debate, and inspired the many different interests that work on Klamath Salmon issues to come together. Check out our formation meeting photos.

KRC is a Place Where Groups and Projects Meet.
Since it’s formation the Klamath Restoration Council has been a place where tribes, restoration groups, fishermen, and environmental groups can work together for the goal of the restoration and protection of the entire Klamath basin. We work in solidarity to support the many people in the Klamath Basin struggling for justice. Klamath Dam Removal, Klamath Spring Chinook, Toxic Algae, the weekly Klamath River E-News, Healthy Forest Management, and planning educational events and meetings, along with supporting the work of the many groups and tribes involved in KRC are some of our projects.

KRC is constantly evolving and we need people like you to help us to protect and restore the Klamath River.