Nika Bartoo-Smith, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:50:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Nika Bartoo-Smith, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 What’s next for Willamette Falls? https://www.hcn.org/articles/whats-next-for-willamette-falls/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=326033

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde move the second largest waterfall toward public access.

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]]> 326033 Undamming the Klamath https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-5/undamming-the-klamath/ Thu, 02 May 2024 07:48:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/?p=324616 A view over Iron Gate Dam outside of Hornbrook, California, in February. The reservoir’s water level has continued to fall since drawdown began in January.

Tribal nations are restoring the river while reclaiming and revitalizing their cultural heritage.

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]]> 324616 The long road to access at Willamette Falls https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-the-long-road-to-access-at-willamette-falls/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/indigenous-affairs-the-long-road-to-access-at-willamette-falls/ After nearly two centuries, the Willamette Falls Trust announced an agreement with Portland General Electric to conduct a yearlong formal site study with the end goal of creating a permanent easement for tribal nations and the public to have access to the falls.

The second largest falls in the U.S. have been inaccessible since industrialists dammed them and lined the river with paper mills 150 years ago. Four tribes are working with PGE to plan public access.

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