Indigenous Youth Kayak the Free-Flowing Klamath
Date: 06/11/2025
State: OR
Issues: Student Education, Watersheds
Partner: Ríos to Rivers
Airport Origin : Klamath Falls, OR
Mission
Give Indigenous youth a bird’s-eye view of the newly free-flowing Klamath River—just before they launched their 310-mile kayak journey down its full length.
Representing the Klamath Karuk, Quartz Valley, Hoopa Valley, Warm Springs, and Tohono O’Odham Nation, they are the first people to kayak the restored Klamath since the removal of four major dams—a powerful return to ancestral waters, guided by tradition and purpose.
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Congratulations to these young adults on their historic descent of the River. We are thrilled to have shared the aerial perspective with you.
EcoFlight’s Klamath photo collection.