We are excited to invite you to an educational excursion to tour the restoration of the Klamath River in Northern California and Southern Oregon.
Our Trip
This will be Cultiv8Community’s second trip to the Klamath restoration site. We are excited to see how it’s changed since last year, especially how the salmon and other fish have begun to recover. Currently, we are planning to fly into Medford Oregon and stay at Callahan’s Mountain Lodge in Ashland. We will tour the RES project, then follow the course of the Klamath through California until it reaches the Pacific Ocean. We’ll explore Coastal Redwood stands and the unique ecosystems of the Pacific Coast. Last year, we saw wildlife from banana slugs to gray whales.
Plan to arrive in the afternoon/evening on Thursday July 30 and depart Sunday August 2. Registration for the trip will be $250 per person. This will cover your activities for the weekend and transportation to and from Medford airport. This will not cover lodging at Callahan’s Mountain Lodge (approx. $200 per night), airfare, or meals.
For questions about the trip or to register, email or call Rob Spencer at rob@cultiv8community.org or 940-736-3008
The Klamath Restoration
Resource Environmental Solutions, our partner in habitat restoration in our work in North Texas, works on environmental restoration projects throughout the US. Their largest project - one of the largest environmental restoration projects in American history - is the Klamath River dam removal.
Following the closure and removal of a series of dams along the Klamath concluding in 2024, RES began the process of turning land that was the bottom of a man-made lake for a century back into a thriving, healthy river. From removing lakebottom silt to replanting native grasses, RES has done amazing and groundbreaking work. Now, for the first time in almost 100 years, salmon can once again make runs from the Pacific Ocean to their ancient spawning grounds in the Klamath. RES is excited to show off their work, tell us about the challenges they face, and share ideas for habitat restoration and ecosystem management.
Learn More
If you’re interested in the restoration of the Klamath, learn more here:
Oregon Public Broadcasting: The Klamath one year after the dam removal: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/14/klamath-river-ecosystem-one-year-after-dam-removal/
Project information on the RES website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/5a88619b9c95461cbb47c02c54c7814a
The story of the first Native canoe trip down the restored Klamath: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/07/16/indigenous-youth-complete-310-mile-klamath-river-journey/