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Internment Camp Life

This was unpopular in camp and a subject of unrest. This segment begins with a crop-duster landing at the airport that sits on the old camp site. Jimi Yamaichi then discusses the pay for internees at the Tule Lake Internment … Continue reading

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Tulelake Mint

And Who Hasn’t Enjoyed the Cool, Zesty Taste of Mint? – The Tule Lake Basin is one of two places in California where peppermint is grown. Tulelake Peppermint is well known for its consistent flavor and excellent quality. Warm days, … Continue reading

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Tulelake Birding

Almost 500 species visit or live these refuge-agricultural lands. Tule Lake Basin is an important stopover for the Pacific Flyway. Four national wildlife refuges, and thousands of acres of private farmlands converge to provide habitat for a wide variety of … Continue reading

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Tulelake Grain

No-Drill Planting and Monitoring of Grain Seed Depth – This no-till drill, on loan from the Klamath Soil and Water Conservation District is planting seeds without distributing the soil surface. This keeps moisture in the ground and prevents erosion from … Continue reading

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Water Shutoff

The mood was hope, anger, shock, disbelief and fear. The Tractor Rally was held March 9, 2001 outside the Bureau of Reclamation’s offices near the Klamath Falls, OR airport. Hundreds of farmers and supporters had gathered for speakers and a … Continue reading

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Wildlife Refuge Tour

“There is probably no more important waterfowl area in the country than these refuges in the Upper Klamath Basin… (the refuges “act like a waist in the hourflass’ (so) “all the birds inn the Pacific Flyway funnel their way through … Continue reading

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Walking Wetlands

Integrating Wetlands and Agriculture in the Upper Klamath Basin of California and Oregon Management of Tule Lake and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) is guided by the Kuchel Act.  This Federal legislation mandates a coexistence of wetland wildlife habitat … Continue reading

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Reclamation History

How it all began – Private water projects began in 1868. A small irrigation ditch was dug near Linkville, and by 1884 it had been widened and extended for 15 miles, irrigating 16,000 acres. Water power for early saw mills … Continue reading

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