"Through intertribal cooperation and collaboration with state partners, we are working on policy and legislative solutions designed to prevent future MMIP cases and bring justice to countless families affected by this crisis." - Yurok Chairman Joseph L. James www.kcra.com/article/miss...

More than 1,000 people attended the 4th Annual MMIP Summit in Sacramento this week. “We have grown since our first annual summit and provided solutions,” said Joseph L. James, the Chairman of the Yurok Tribe. “We're all in this together.” tinyurl.com/34ympbh6

This video produced by the Food Sovereignty Lab at Cal Poly Humboldt highlights the importance of the Klamath River—and salmon in particular—as a food source for the Yurok and other native people, and how the Tribe has always had a duty to protect the river’s health in return.

Learn all about Stevens Prairie restoration from Yurok Wildlife Ungulate Specialist Preston Taylor at Science on Tap, Friday, Jan. 30 at Paskenta Mad River Brewery in Blue Lake. Lehlkenoh (We Clear Away the Land) will begin at 6pm. Learn more about the project: tinyurl.com/yz4y9hv3

Reminder: The Yurok Tribe's 4th Annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Tribal Policy Summit is happening on February 3rd and 4th at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino at Fire Mountain in Sacramento. To attend the free summit, please register @ tinyurl.com/3krazhxc

“To see this property come full circle and make this incredible transformation has been amazing.” - Yurok Fisheries Department Director Barry McCovey, Save the Redwoods League www.savetheredwoods.org/blog/5-years...

“We talk about what people now are doing as they try to restore the landscape, and what they’re actually trying to restore it back to is a managed landscape." - Rosie Clayburn, Yurok Tribal Heritage Preservation Officer www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

Yurok Tribal Council Member Phillip Williams shares insights into the profound, yet often overlooked long-term benefits that Klamath dam removal & ongoing river restoration efforts promise for the Yurok people. This work will also create positive change for all who love salmon & healthy rivers.

"We are honored to contribute the extensive knowledge and experience we have gained through Klamath River dam removal with our relatives from the Round Valley Indian Tribes." - Yurok Tribe Chairman Joseph L. James lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/nov/12/...

Yurok Fisheries Department Director Barry McCovey talks about the Klamath River’s amazing progress 1 year after the world’s largest dam removal project. This fall, for the first time more than a century, chinook salmon made it to all the major tributaries that were previously blocked

The tsunami advisories for Del Norte County and the rest of the West Coast have been lifted. Be prepared for future earthquakes and tsunamis rctwg.humboldt.edu

Tsunami advisory remains in effect for Del Norte County. Stay away from beaches and tidal influence waters. Wave fluctuations ongoing. Updates: tsunami.gov. Tsunami hazard maps: rctwg.humboldt.edu/tsunami-hazard-maps

Tsunami warning for Del Norte County. Please get to high ground immediately and stay away from beaches, and tidal influence waters. The first waves are expected to reach land about 11:50 p.m. Updates: tsunami.gov. Tsunami hazard maps: rctwg.humboldt.edu/tsunami-hazard-maps

A tsunami watch has been issued for the West Coast to the U.S.-Mexico border. The tsunami is expected to reach the North Coast of California around midnight. Updates: tsunami.gov. Tsunami hazard maps: rctwg.humboldt.edu/tsunami-hazard-maps

This week, there were hundreds if not thousands of brown pelicans, cormorants and osprey feeding on bait fish in the Klamath River estuary and plume. This is another sign the river is healing in response to dam removal.

Only one week until the Yurok Arts and Crafts Fair! Come out and support tribal artisans selling jewelry, blankets, beadwork, woodwork, jams, jellies and much more! The Fair will take place Tuesday, July 1, 10am-3pm at the Del Norte County Fair. Some vendor spaces available—application attached.

“Blue Creek is a very culturally significant place to the Yurok Tribe. So getting this land back under ownership and control of the tribe is extremely important in that respect.” - Yurok Fisheries Department Director Barry McCovey/@sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Happy Friday! Here are some recent pictures of the undammed segment of the Klamath River. To help the river rebound, the Yurok Tribe, under contract with RES, planted several tons of native plant seeds and tens of thousands of native trees along the newly reborn river reach.

“There were times over the past 20 years when we weren’t sure this would happen. But we never gave up hope. We love our river. We love our fish. We love our culture. That’s what Blue Creek means to us.” - Yurok Chair Joseph L. James news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-a...

Today, the Yurok Tribe is celebrating the return of 47,000 acres of land in the ecologically and culturally invaluable Blue Creek watershed. The Tribe worked with Western Rivers Conservancy for 20 years to make this monumental moment a reality. apnews.com/article/yuro...

Last Friday, the Northern California Condor Restoration Program replaced a few roosts on top of the condor release & management facility. For safety reasons, the work was done during daylight hours. This uncommon disturbance allowed a chance for a photographer to take new pics of the flock.

Last Friday, the Northern California Condor Restoration Program replaced a few roosts on top of the condor release & management facility. For safety reasons, the work was done during daylight hours. This uncommon disturbance allowed a chance for a photographer to take new pics of the flock.

The Yurok Fire Department is featured in PBS’s new series Climate California. In the episode, titled Run Towards the Fire, Yurok Fire Department Division Chief Blaine McKinnon explains how cultural burning is used to reduce fire risk, improve ecosystems & more. pbs.org/video/run-to...

Mark your calendar for the 2025 Yurok Arts and Crafts Fair, July 1 at the Del Norte County Fairgrounds! If you are interested in being a vendor, please visit yuroktribe.org to find guidelines and an application.

The NorCal Veterans Collaborative 2025 will take place on May 29 from 10am-3pm at the Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall. This regional gathering will bring together Veteran service providers, Native American health providers, tribal councils, and Veteran advocates. Register: qrco.de/NorCalCollab...

Last Saturday, the Yurok Tribe's condor restoration work was featured on Mutual of Omaha's Protecting the Wild. Including an in-depth inside look into the tribally led reintroduction effort, the episode can be viewed for free here - www.nbc.com/mutual-of-om...

The Klamath leg of the annual Klamath Salmon Run began this morning with runners dipping carved salmon into the Pacific Ocean. Over the next few days, runners will make their way to the Klamath’s headwaters and up the Trinity River. The run will finish up on Sunday.

“The hand-seeding exceeded my wildest expectations." - Yurok Fisheries Department Senior Riparian Ecologist Joshua Chenoweth @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91333804/the...

“The Yurok Health and Wellness Center will significantly strengthen tribal and non-tribal communities in our rural region. More importantly, it will save lives." - Joseph L. James, Chairman of the Yurok Tribe. lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/may/12/...

Last spring, film crews from PBS and BBC spent several days with Yurok Fisheries, Wildlife and others to document dam deconstruction, revegetation and condor restoration. View the episode: www.pbs.org/video/river-restoration-vntatm #native #salmon #river #condor #nature #restoration #indigenous

A stunning wildflower show is happening right now along the newly freed segment of the Klamath River, where native fish and wildlife populations are beginning to rebound in response to the recent removal of four dams.

Find something special for mom at the Mother's Day Market, Saturday, May 3, 11am-4pm at the Abalone Bar & Grill. Vendors will be selling baked goods, handmade jewelry and other unique crafts and gifts.

“We’re not talking about individual plots of land. We’re not talking about individual degraded areas — but the entire system. And the water is, of course, the lifeblood and the connecting point between all aspects of it.” shorturl.at/VapRj

The Yurok Fire Department, in partnership with Blue Lake Rancheria Fire and Cal Fire, is hosting the 2025 Cultural Burning Seminar on June 25 and 26. The event will include presentations and a burning operation. To register for the seminar, visit www.bluelakerancheria-nsn.gov/event/cbs/

“In the 25-plus years that I’ve been involved in watershed restoration, this project is the most satisfying.” - Yurok Watershed and Road Department Director Richard Nelson www.northcoastjournal.com/news/portrai...

Yurok Tribe Education is looking for counseling and social work students interested in supporting Tribal members in recovery, counseling and social services positions opening in 2027. Please attend a meeting about job opportunities available upon graduation on April 16 at 5 p.m.

Looking to explore Stone Lagoon via kayak? Pick up single or tandem rentals at Chah-pekw O' Ket'-toh "Stone Lagoon" Visitor Center. See the flyer for rental options and get out on the water!

This @gristnews.bsky.social and @underscore-news.bsky.social story is the most captivating and comprehensive chronicle of the Klamath dam removal campaign to date. We highly recommend you give it a read. grist.org/project/indi...

The Yurok Tribe presents the K-town Get Down on Saturday, March 22, featuring Austin Mitchell. Visit hfcfights.com for more information.

Rou Dalagurr: Food Sovereignty Lab & Traditional Ecological Knowledges Institute co-directors Cutcha Risling Baldy (enrolled Hoopa Valley Tribe, Yurok/Karuk) and Kaitlin Reed (enrolled Yurok Tribe, Hupa/Oneida) received the 2025 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. nasp.humboldt.edu/fsl

Please join the Yurok Tribe to plant fruit trees on March 1 and 2! All ages are welcome and no experience is necessary. Planting will take place March 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Klamath Food Village and March 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Heyomue Garden (Saint's Rest).

The Yurok is restoring more than 60 acres of prairie habitat that once blanketed a ridge above Blue Creek. Staff are hand-sowing 900 pounds of native plant seed over Steven’s Prairie to reestablish the ecosystem and renew two miles of salmon and steelhead habitat in Blue Creek.

Two Yurok Tribe Fire crews responded to Los Angeles fires in January, part of their commitment to fire response locally and around the nation. “During the last nine months, we were assigned to more than a dozen fires from Alaska to Wisconsin and everywhere in between,” said Fire Chief Rod Mendes.

Yurok Fisheries is analyzing scales collected from 200+ salmon that successfully spawned above the dismantled Klamath River dams. “It is exciting to be holding these samples from fish that have not been to the upper Klamath in more than 100 years” - Keith Parker, Yurok citizen and fish geneticist.

In the leadup to winter, the Yurok Tribe delivered firewood to 182 Yurok elders to help them stay warm through the cold weather season. The Elderwood program delivers firewood across a wide geographic area, spanning from Smith River in the north to Orleans, Salyer and as far south as Fortuna.

Eleven young Yurok citizens have spent the last several months learning how to operate heavy equipment on environmental restoration and road construction projects. The training program increases the Yurok Tribe’s capacity to restore and maintain tribal lands.

Last week, the Yurok Tribal Court officially launched its mobile showers and laundry facility at the Park City Superette property off Elk Valley Road in Del Norte County, where tribal, county and non-profit service providers offered various forms of assistance to indigent residents.

The 3rd annual MMIP Tribal Policy Summit is happening on February 25-26 at the Pala Casino Resort in Pala, CA. The event brings together tribal leaders, legislators, law enforcement & advocates to address the underlying causes of the MMIP crisis. To register: www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual...

"The meadows are very ecologically diverse" with lots of elk, deer & grouse as well as "plants that we use for medicines, for teas, for foods." Joe Hostler, Yurok Environmental Department Manager tinyurl.com/258w66h8

The Yurok Fisheries Dept’s Revegetation Crew is currently planting 43,000 native saplings & shrubs in the footprints of the Iron Gate & JC Boyle Reservoirs as part of a years-long project to restore the recently undammed section of the Klamath River. 4 more info www.yuroktribe.org/post/yurok-t...