Help Secure Emergency Water Deliveries for Wildlife at Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

The Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, one of the most important bird refuges in the Western United States, is currently receiving only a fraction of the water deliveries it needs, placing millions of migratory birds in grave danger of disease outbreak, and insufficient food and habitat resources.

As the bulk of the wetlands in Lower Klamath Lake sit virtually bone dry, the refuge continues to lease thousands of acres of refuge land to agribusiness. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has senior water rights to supply Lower Klamath Refuge with enough water to provide substantial relief for migratory birds. Yet, within the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges, water for potatoes and alfalfa are continually prioritized over wildlife.