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  • Oregon tribe may go to court to stop water release for farmers

    Gillian Flaccus, The Associated Press|Apr 27, 2022

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Native American tribe in Oregon said April 19 it is assessing its legal options after learning the U.S. government plans to release water from a federally operated reservoir to downstream farmers along the Oregon-California border amid a historic drought. Even limited irrigation for the farmers who use Klamath River water on about 300 square miles of crops puts two critically endangered fish species in peril of extinction because the water withdrawals come at the height of spawning season, The Klamath Tribes said. T...

  • Keeping Wrangell clean

    Apr 27, 2022

    Craig and Rachel Dietzman pick up trash along the freight yard at the city barge landing as part of the annual community cleanup effort last Saturday. And the Van Slyke and Carney families pick up garbage at Volunteer Park. Despite the rain getting everything wet, including the cleanup crews, the 170 volunteers filled 136 bags of trash collected from all over town. Photos by Marc Lutz / Wrangell Sentinel...