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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jul 31

The tsunami advisories for Del Norte County and the rest of the West Coast have been lifted. Be prepared for future earthquakes and tsunamis rctwg.humboldt.edu

Redwood Coast Tsunami Work Group |

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jul 30

Tsunami advisory remains in effect for Del Norte County. Stay away from beaches and tidal influence waters. Wave fluctuations ongoing.
Updates: tsunami.gov.
Tsunami hazard maps: rctwg.humboldt.edu/tsunami-hazard-maps

U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jul 30

Tsunami warning for Del Norte County. Please get to high ground immediately and stay away from beaches, and tidal influence waters. The first waves are expected to reach land about 11:50 p.m.

Updates: tsunami.gov.
Tsunami hazard maps: rctwg.humboldt.edu/tsunami-hazard-maps

U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers

tsunami.gov

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jul 30

A tsunami watch has been issued for the West Coast to the U.S.-Mexico border. The tsunami is expected to reach the North Coast of California around midnight.
Updates: tsunami.gov.
Tsunami hazard maps: rctwg.humboldt.edu/tsunami-hazard-maps

U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers

tsunami.gov

Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jul 10

This week, there were hundreds if not thousands of brown pelicans, cormorants and osprey feeding on bait fish in the Klamath River estuary and plume. This is another sign the river is healing in response to dam removal.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jun 24

Only one week until the Yurok Arts and Crafts Fair! Come out and support tribal artisans selling jewelry, blankets, beadwork, woodwork, jams, jellies and much more!

The Fair will take place Tuesday, July 1, 10am-3pm at the Del Norte County Fair.

Some vendor spaces available—application attached.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jun 11

“Blue Creek is a very culturally significant place to the Yurok Tribe. So getting this land back under ownership and control of the tribe is extremely important in that respect.” - Yurok Fisheries Department Director Barry McCovey/@sfgate.com
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Parcel 3 times the size of Manhattan returned to Northern Calif. tribe

The area is a culturally sacred and ecologically critical watershed.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jun 6

Happy Friday! Here are some recent pictures of the undammed segment of the Klamath River. To help the river rebound, the Yurok Tribe, under contract with RES, planted several tons of native plant seeds and tens of thousands of native trees along the newly reborn river reach.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jun 6

“There were times over the past 20 years when we weren’t sure this would happen. But we never gave up hope. We love our river. We love our fish. We love our culture. That’s what Blue Creek means to us.” - Yurok Chair Joseph L. James
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-a...

In a big win, Yurok Nation reclaims vital creek and watershed to restore major salmon run

KLAMATH, California — The Pacific Ocean fog hung densely over the narrow mouth of the Klamath River in this coastal rainforest in northern California. Redwood, Douglas fir and alder disappeared into t...

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jun 5

Today, the Yurok Tribe is celebrating the return of 47,000 acres of land in the ecologically and culturally invaluable Blue Creek watershed. The Tribe worked with Western Rivers Conservancy for 20 years to make this monumental moment a reality. apnews.com/article/yuro...

California's Yurok Tribe gets back ancestral lands that were taken over 120 years ago

Roughly 73 square miles of ancestral homelands once belonging to California’s Yurok Tribe have been returned to them.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jun 3

Last Friday, the Northern California Condor Restoration Program replaced a few roosts on top of the condor release & management facility. For safety reasons, the work was done during daylight hours. This uncommon disturbance allowed a chance for a photographer to take new pics of the flock.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jun 3

Last Friday, the Northern California Condor Restoration Program replaced a few roosts on top of the condor release & management facility. For safety reasons, the work was done during daylight hours. This uncommon disturbance allowed a chance for a photographer to take new pics of the flock.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jun 2

The Yurok Fire Department is featured in PBS’s new series Climate California. In the episode, titled Run Towards the Fire, Yurok Fire Department Division Chief Blaine McKinnon explains how cultural burning is used to reduce fire risk, improve ecosystems & more. pbs.org/video/run-to...

Climate California | Run Towards the Fire | Episode 5

If we face our fears, we might just rewrite our dream of home - and find a better story.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Jun 2

Mark your calendar for the 2025 Yurok Arts and Crafts Fair, July 1 at the Del Norte County Fairgrounds!

If you are interested in being a vendor, please visit yuroktribe.org to find guidelines and an application.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · May 29

The NorCal Veterans Collaborative 2025 will take place on May 29 from 10am-3pm at the Eureka Veterans Memorial Hall. This regional gathering will bring together Veteran service providers, Native American health providers, tribal councils, and Veteran advocates.

Register: qrco.de/NorCalCollab...

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · May 27

Last Saturday, the Yurok Tribe's condor restoration work was featured on Mutual of Omaha's Protecting the Wild. Including an in-depth inside look into the tribally led reintroduction effort, the episode can be viewed for free here - www.nbc.com/mutual-of-om...

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · May 22

The Klamath leg of the annual Klamath Salmon Run began this morning with runners dipping carved salmon into the Pacific Ocean. Over the next few days, runners will make their way to the Klamath’s headwaters and up the Trinity River. The run will finish up on Sunday.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · May 14

“The hand-seeding exceeded my wildest expectations." - Yurok Fisheries Department Senior Riparian Ecologist Joshua Chenoweth @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91333804/the...

These stunning photos show how nature came back after the world’s largest dam removal project

Four dams and three large reservoirs were removed from the Klamath River in a project that finished last year. Acres of native wildflowers are now in bloom along the river’s edge.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · May 14

“The Yurok Health and Wellness Center will significantly strengthen tribal and non-tribal communities in our rural region. More importantly, it will save lives." - Joseph L. James, Chairman of the Yurok Tribe.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · May 5

Last spring, film crews from PBS and BBC spent several days with Yurok Fisheries, Wildlife and others to document dam deconstruction, revegetation and condor restoration.

View the episode: www.pbs.org/video/river-restoration-vntatm

#native #salmon #river #condor #nature #restoration #indigenous

Changing Planet | River Restoration | Season 4 | Episode 1

Dr. M. Sanjayan investigates the largest river restoration ever attempted in the United States.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Apr 30

A stunning wildflower show is happening right now along the newly freed segment of the Klamath River, where native fish and wildlife populations are beginning to rebound in response to the recent removal of four dams.

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Apr 29

Find something special for mom at the Mother's Day Market, Saturday, May 3, 11am-4pm at the Abalone Bar & Grill. Vendors will be selling baked goods, handmade jewelry and other unique crafts and gifts.

An image of flowers and text that says 'MOTHER'S DAY MARKET Come shop a variety of local vendors offering: •Baked goods •Handmade jewelry •Unique crafts & gifts •And more! Find something special for the moms in your life just in time for Mother's Day! YUROK ECONOMIC CORPORATION May 03, 2025 I 11 am 4 pm Abalone Bar & Grill, 171 Klamath Blvd, Klamath Questions? 707-457-0679 ahecker@yuroktibe.nsn.us

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Apr 22

“We’re not talking about individual plots of land. We’re not talking about individual degraded areas — but the entire system. And the water is, of course, the lifeblood and the connecting point between all aspects of it.” shorturl.at/VapRj

Yurok Tribe’s Klamath restoration efforts featured in PBS docuseries

At 10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, in an episode titled “River Restoration,” PBS’s “Changing Planet” will explore the Yurok Tribe’s contributions to post-Klamath dam removal restoration efforts, as…

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Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Apr 21

The Yurok Fire Department, in partnership with Blue Lake Rancheria Fire and Cal Fire, is hosting the 2025 Cultural Burning Seminar on June 25 and 26.

The event will include presentations and a burning operation.

To register for the seminar, visit www.bluelakerancheria-nsn.gov/event/cbs/

Yurok Tribe @yuroktribe.bsky.social · Apr 17

“In the 25-plus years that I’ve been involved in watershed restoration, this project is the most satisfying.” - Yurok Watershed and Road Department Director Richard Nelson www.northcoastjournal.com/news/portrai...

Portrait of a Prairie

After years of planning, the Yurok Tribe breaks ground on its first grassland restoration project

www.northcoastjournal.com

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