The San Francisco Chronicle featured a story today by Tom Stienstra about the recent water delivery to the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Here are excerpts (non-subscribers will not be able to read the entire story):

"In a drought year for the Klamath Basin that has imperiled farmers, salmon and waterfowl, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt visited the region two weeks ago to meet with farmers in a nationally publicized visit. What is lesser known is that he also met privately with leadership of the California Waterfowl Association, who asked Bernhardt to deliver water to the refuge to help birds and wildlife survive, including waterfowl, bald eagles and white pelicans."

“'The Klamath refuge is the heartbeat of the Pacific Flyway,' said Rob Plath, a director with California Waterfowl. He said CWA would team with the Nature Conservancy and Audubon Society in a new push with farmers, irrigators, Native American tribes and the Department of the Interior to develop a new long-term water solution for the refuge."