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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The health of the spring Chinook salmon run will be on the minds of
more than 100 runners as they trek alongside the Klamath and Trinity rivers.<br>
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Runners will include members of the Yurok, Hoopa and Karuk tribes, sport
fishermen, environmentalists, members of the Humboldt Track Club, and many
other groups and organizations.<br>
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Organized by <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hoopa</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High
School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> students, this annual relay run was
organized in response to the 2002 fish kill, which claimed the lives of more
than 68,000 salmon returning to spawn.<br>
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In a year when dam relicensing and fish closures are making headlines, the
young organizers of the Salmon Relay Run have decided to extend the annual
relay of 41 miles to a 214-mile journey.<br>
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In 2005, organizers of the Salmon Relay Run received the Brower Youth Award for
bringing attention to the urgent need for action to save the Klamath and
Trinity rivers’ salmon populations.<br>
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The students said they hope to unite the communities affected by the fish kill,
including tribes, fishermen and river enthusiasts, by inviting them to
participate in running a one- to five-mile leg of this year’s salmon
relay.<br>
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The students also hope to raise awareness of the long-term effects of the fish
kill on the survival of the species and the river ecosystems, as well as local
Native cultures, spirituality, and the traditional diets.<br>
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The runners will be calling for increased water flows and the removal of the
lower four <st1:place w:st="on">Klamath River</st1:place> dams as steps
necessary for restoring the salmon population.<br>
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The run begins on Friday at the mouth of the <st1:place w:st="on">Klamath River</st1:place>
in Del Norte County, beginning with a boat relay arriving at Johnson’s
Bar at 7 a.m.<br>
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In Weitchpec, at the confluence of the Klamath and Trinity rivers, the runners
will continue following the routes of the two surviving wild spring salmon
runs.<br>
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One group of runners will continue to the South Fork of the Trinity River,
about five miles east of Willow Creek on Highway 299, while the other will
continue north from Weitchpec on Highway 96 to Somes Bar at the mouth of the <st1:place
w:st="on">Salmon River</st1:place>.<br>
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Day two will begin at 7 a.m., and will run from Somes Bar to Sara Totten
Campground, located 25 miles north of Happy Camp.<br>
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The third day will again start at 7 a.m., to end at Iron Gate Dam. <br>
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All are welcome to attend and participate in the run and/or the rally.</span> </span></font><font
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