We support the position of The Klamath Tribes.

Klamath County is evaluating a proposed 806 acre private regional landfill adjacent to the Klamath Marsh, a culturally significant and environmentally sensitive area. The proposed landfill is likely to damage the marsh, which is already greatly degraded from modern human activity. 

 

The Klamath Marsh is part of the Klamath River watershed, which is currently being transformed by the deconstruction of 4 dams along the river, which has been covered by national news outlets. It would be counterproductive to establish a landfill next to an ecosystem that is currently being rehabilitated. 

 

Not only is the site and the surrounding land/water environmentally sensitive, but it is also of great cultural value to the Klamath Tribes and citizens of the Klamath Basin.

 

More info:

Here is the link from the county regarding the proposal and the recording of the previous relevant meeting: 

https://klamathcounty.org/1139/Planning-Commission-Meeting

 

The formal letter from the Klamath Tribes is available in my blog post, as it wasn’t posted elsewhere online. 

http://www.elenafoukes.com/writings/oppose-the-proposed-landfill-endangering-klamath-marsh

 

 

About me:

I am a concerned resident of Klamath County.