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C’waam and Koptu aren’t just important to Klamath and Modoc culture. Klamath Tribes Fisheries Biologist Alex Gonyaw thinks not enough people in the Klamath Basin are aware of the species’ crucial role in the complex natural tapestry of Upper Klamath Lake.

Part 1: The Lake in the Sky

Crater Lake is a gem of America’s national park system. The stunning volcanic caldera sits largely protected from development, but even it can’t escape a changing climate. The iconic water body’s shifting hydrology acts as a bellwether for the Klamath Basin below.

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Part 2: Fish and Chips

The story of the Klamath is ostensibly a story about water, but beneath the surface lies a story about food: where it comes from and who consumes it. In a future with less water, how can agriculture be part of the solution to revive Native foods instead of working against them?

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Part 3: Heal the People, Heal the Land

Beyond decimating its Indigenous communities, colonization severely impaired the Klamath Basin’s environment and hampered its ability to survive climatic extremes. Tribes and settlers face the daunting task of reviving these ecosystems at a landscape scale, but they can’t do that without addressing the basin’s uncomfortable history.

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Part 4: Blockage

A host of political, cultural and economic forces prevent the implementation of long-term solutions in the Klamath watershed. From rugged individualism and a globalized food system to the politicization of science, they’ve undone previous efforts to achieve balance in the basin — and they haven’t gone away.

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Part 5: Two Basins in 2050

Twenty-nine years into the future, a drought eerily similar to the one that occurred in 2021 descends on the Klamath Basin. Two fictional scenarios — with and without a long-term plan — tell the story of how communities respond to it.

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