On Sept. 26, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law to protect salmon and salmon habitat in the Klamath River watershed.
Assembly Bill (AB) 263 was introduced in January by Assemblymember Chris Rogers (D-Santa Rosa) in partnership with the Karuk and Yurok Tribes. Newsom signed the bill as part of a suite of bills intended to “examine and address historical wrongs and promote access and inclusion for California Native peoples.”
The bill will maintain river flows for at-risk salmon runs on the Scott and Shasta rivers. “With mainstream dams removed, we must now focus on the critical spawning and rearing habitat in the Scott and Shasta Rivers,” said Karuk Tribe Chairman Russell “Buster” Attebery.
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