“Saving Wild Salmon: Effective Advocacy for Environmental Justice” Brook Thompson

Drought has reduced the water level of reservoirs, thus stopping rivers from flowing over dams, leading to  water pollution in the still water left behind and halting salmon reproduction. Tribes in Northern California and southern Oregon have effectively advocated dam removal along the Klamath River that divides the two states, focusing particularly on the need to protect wild salmon reproduction.  One of the tribal leaders, Brook Thompson, will tell us about the positive impacts of removing four dams along 420 miles of habitat in what has been the largest river restoration project in the U.S.  She will also tell us what’s needed next to assure river flow and renewed growth of salmon fishing. 

Brook Thompson is a Yurok and Karuk Native American from Northern California and Portland.  Brook fights for Native American water rights through public speaking, academic research, and frontline activism.  Brook has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Portland State University, an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford, and is now completing a PhD at UC Santa Cruz where she studies how Indigenous Knowledge can be better implemented through California water policy.  Thompson’s goal is to bring together water rights and Native American knowledge through engineering, public policy, and social action.  

Website:  https://www.brookmthompson.com  

E-mail:  brookmthompson@gmail.com 

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Family Service at 9:30 AM

Special Collection: Save California Salmon

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Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833