Spring is my favorite season and I like the feeling of lengthening that the longer days bring, feeling the sense of more time rather than less time. Spring is the busy time for MKWC’s plants program, and a Spring that moves quickly to Summer makes for a hectic few months.
Read MoreThe Mid Klamath Watershed Council (MKWC) is excited to announce the launch of a new Mid Klamath Early Career Restoration Internship, a paid, 3-month opportunity designed to support local early-career individuals interested in natural resource restoration and monitoring…
Read MoreIt’s January on the Mid Klamath. The days are short, the nights are cold. It is not yet the halfway point in a wet season that averages nearly 60 inches of precipitation a year; yet it is time to burn…
Read MoreLocal students visited the recently completed fisheries restoration project on Thompson Creek. Working with MKWC staff, the students were equipped with the tools and knowledge to appreciate the transformation that had occurred there…
Read MoreThis wonderful video was produced by Delbert Henson, a MKWC Fisheries Technician and VetsWork intern, and showcases his appreciation and understanding of the work he has been doing over the last year…
Read MoreIn the summer of 2025, nine high school students and recent high school graduates signed on to do work that restores the river systems and upslope habitats of the Mid Klamath region. The job took them to a variety of new places in the watershed from the watery depths of our streams to the remote slopes and ridges of our mountains…
Read MoreThe early summer All Hands All Lands (AHAL) prescribed burns helped reduce flashy fuels near homes and along access routes, providing immediate protection during fire season. Check out the AHAL summary here.
Read MoreThe Spring weeding season is in full swing and Mid Klamath Watershed Council’s (MKWC) plants crews are hard at work removing invasive plants.
Read MoreLocal Youth Earn Wildland Firefighter Basic 32 Certificates
Read MoreLocal Students Level UP with Awesome Salmon Survey Training Video!
Read MoreMKWC Plants Crew- A Whole New Meaning to the Word "Growth"
Read More2024 Klamath TREX Photos
Read MoreReflections from KSOS Director Maya Williams.
Read MoreThis past July, the Mid Klamath Watershed Council, in partnership with the Karuk Tribe and the Klamath National Forest, completed the East Fork Elk Creek Fish Passage Project with the goal of improving existing habitat and facilitating permanent volitional access for Coho salmon to an additional 4 miles of prime spawning and rearing habitat on East Fork Elk Creek...
Read MoreThe week of June 15, the Karuk Tribe, the Mid Klamath Watershed Council and partners conducted a Prescribed Fire at Morgan Point outside of Happy Camp.
Read MoreWith a burgeoning amount of restoration projects around Happy Camp and further upriver, a growing set of employees based in Happy Camp, and a small rental office we’ve outgrown, MKWC purchased a new office space in Happy Camp.
Read MoreIn 2019, MKWC received funding from the US Fish & Wildlife Service to build monarch butterfly waystations, patches of habitat that provide resources necessary for monarchs (and other pollinators) to reproduce and sustain their migration. Over the last 4 years, MKWC has planted, monitored, and maintained waystations at six locations along riparian areas from Seiad Valley to Orleans, CA.
Read MoreWe are excited to share that Kathy McCovey is now working with the Mid Klamath Watershed Council as Co-Executive Director! Kathy brings a lifetime of professional and personal experience relevant to the Klamath River region and beyond, and we are honored to have this opportunity to work with and learn from her as we strive to collaboratively plan and implement ecosystem restoration, promote community vitality, and involve people in land stewardship.
Read MoreThis past December, the Mid Klamath Watershed Council staff convened for two days of trainings, skill-sharing, and team-building, followed by our annual holiday party. Here are some of our favorite photos.
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