Welcome to the Lower Klamath Basin Renaissance Tour!

Thank you for joining us on March 7th for the 2024 Lower Klamath Renaissance Tour!

Sadly, years of conflict over water allocation resulted in the drying of the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. Among other serious repercussions, Pacific Flyway birds are bypassing the Lower Klamath Basin. A major impact has been the unprecedented cancellation of the 2024 Winter Wings Festival.

A coalition of Klamath Drainage District farmers, government agency staffers, advocates for Pacific Flyway birds and the re-watering of LKNWR, South Suburban Sanitary District, Tribes, and concerned community citizens are coming together to explore exciting new directions for the Lower Klamath area. You are invited on this tour to see how wildlife, farmers, and endangered fish could all benefit in ways once thought unattainable.

Lower Klamath Renaissance Tour Itinerary & Route

Planned stops for the morning and afternoon of the Lower Klamath Basin Renaissance Tour to include:

• 9:00 am – The tour bus will leave the Running Y Resort. If you happen to miss the bus, you can catch it at the Midland Rest Area.
• 9:15 am – Midland Rest Area to meet with guests who are following the tour in their own vehicles and pick up other tour bus riders.
• 9:30 am – Klamath Drainage District’s F/FF Pumping Plant.
• 10:15 am – Ady Canal at Stateline Road.
• 11:15 am – Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge Kiosk & Restrooms.
• 12:00 pm – Liskey Farms for lunch with bison burgers provided by the Modoc Nation and a video presentation of the Klamath Falls National Fish Hatchery.
• 2:00 pm – Modoc Nation and Refuge Lands Presentation.
• 3:00 pm – Midland Rest Area to drop off guests who joined the bus tour at this juncture.
• 3:15 pm – Running Y Resort to end the tour.
• 5:00 pm – Doors open for Lower Klamath Renaissance Tour reception in Juniper Hall at the Running Y Resort with heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
• 5:45 pm – Presentations by Anna Kliewer, Scott Seus, and 
  Karl Wenner
• 7:00 pm – Reception ends.

To see a full schedule of the events, please see our Route & Itinerary. 

(Please note times and locations are subject to change.)

For guests who requested lodging information, we will have information about rooms at the Running Y Lodge shortly.

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