Following the removal of four dams from the Klamath River, which flows through California and Oregon, a group of young indigenous people are paddling from source to sea.

The Trinity River, the Klamath's largest tributary, meets the Klamath at Weitchpec. But the Trinity has had much of its flow diverted to the Central Valley.

Four dams fell. Now, Indigenous youth are paddling the Klamath from source to sea, reclaiming a river — and a part of ...

A once-mighty river grows sick. The Klamath River wends its way 263 miles through Northern California and southern Oregon. Its watershed covers 9.4 million acres, an area larger than nine U.S. states.

The Salmon River, left, flows into the Klamath River in Northern California. “Dam removal is probably the No. 1 most important thing that could happen to help spring Chinook,” she said.

Here to discuss the Klamath River and the Indigenous tribes working to reclaim their way of life is Arizona Republic Indigenous Affairs Reporter Debra Utacia Krol. Thanks for joining me, Deb.

The Head fire in Klamath National Forest has grown to more than 2,700 acres, while the Upper fire in Shasta-Trinity National Forest has burned 500 acres.

Far inland on the Trinity River, a tributary of the Klamath, shows us a scene that looks, at first glance, like brutal environmental destruction. “This will be the flood plain,” said Myers.

The Trinity River, the Klamath's largest tributary, meets the Klamath at Weitchpec. But the Trinity has had much of its flow diverted to the Central Valley.

A once-mighty river grows sick. The Klamath River wends its way 263 miles through Northern California and southern Oregon. Its watershed covers 9.4 million acres, an area larger than nine U.S. states.