Route & Itinerary for the 3rd Annual Lower Klamath Renaissance Tour and Reception

Welcome to the 2026 Lower Klamath Renaissance Tour! Below you will find the schedule for the day and a short synopsis of what to expect at each stop.

Our objective with this year’s tour is to highlight this incredible ecosystem, its importance, and the great projects and concepts intended to enhance the eco-neighborhood on the Lower Klamath Lake.

Please remember that with the presentations and resulting conversations, the timing of the schedule may vary. This is a tentative schedule.

7:45 am, Running Y Resort (Stop 1)

Check-in for the tour begins in the Running Y Resort lobby. The bus will be parked under the awning at the lodge.

8:00 am, Running Y Resort

Bus departs from the Running Y Resort. If you happen to miss catching the tour bus, please note you can catch it at the Midland Rest Area.

8:15 am, Hwy 97 Rest Stop near Midland (Stop 2)

Check-in for guests who following the tour in their own vehicles and for guests who are meeting the bus at this stop.  The bus will leave at approximately 8:25 am.

8:30 am, Straits Drainage Pumping Plant (Stop 3)

Klamath Drainage District General Manager Scott White will speak about the infrastructure and the incredible opportunities for multi-beneficial water management specifically at this location.

9:00 am, Ady Canal Refuge Delivery Site (Stop 4)

USFWS Klamath Basin Refuges Manager Ken Griggs and Lead Biologist John Vradenburg will highlight the extremely important function of water delivery at this location and the long-term vision and benefits of connecting the Ady Canal permanently.

11:00 am, North Canal’s future extension project  (Stop 5)

KDD District Manager Scott White will discuss the long-awaited infrastructure modernization planning that includes extending KDD’s North Canal across the state line to the refuge for another invaluable option for better water management.

12:00 pm, Liskey Farms (Stop 6)

Lunch!

Lunch will be hosted by Liskey Farms and provided courtesy of Resource Environmental Solutions, including fries made from locally grown potatoes courtesy of Circle C Farm. The Modoc Nation has generously supplied buffalo burgers for lunch as well! 

1:30 pm, Modoc Nation Homelands Project (Stop 7)

Modoc Nation Homelands Managers Ken Sandusky and  Brian Herbert will discuss the Modoc Nation Homelands Project and First Foods Project from this vantage point looking toward the Modoc private lands being restored.

2:15 pm, Birdwatching in KDD

Depart from the stop in Unit 3 of LKNWR for a slow tour across the refuge and KDD for select bird watching.

3:15 pm, Hwy 97 Rest Stop near Midland

Bus to arrive at Midland Rest Area to drop off guests who left vehicles at this spot.

3:30 pm, Running Y Resort

The tour bus will drop off guests who joined us at the Running Y Lodge in the morning.

6:00 pm, Ballroom at the Running Y Resort

Doors open for the Lower Klamath Renaissance Tour reception. Guests will be treated to heavy hors d’oeuvres provided by the Klamath Irrigation District. and a cash bar will be available. Along with presenters and attendees, guests will have an opportunity to meet KDD land owners.

6:30 pm, Ballroom at the Running Y Resort

The presenters we have lined up are:

• • • Molli Myers, member of the Karuk Tribe and president of the Klamath Indigenous Lands Trust.
    • Larry Nicholson, Upper Klamath Basin Ag Collaborative.
    • Dr. Karl Wenner, Lakeside Farms, will give a video update about the projects happening at Lakeside Farms and what they’re witnessing.

9:00 pm, Ballroom at the Running Y Resort

Reception concludes.

Thank you for joining us for this extraordinary event. If you have questions about the events of the day or for any of the presentations, please email Scott White (scott.white@klamathdrainagedistrict.org).