As the postwar-demand for farm products grew, the Upper Klamath Basin supplied potatoes, alfalfa, barley, onions, and other goods with wildlife refuges doubling as farmland. A similar demand for wood products stimulated growth in the timber industry and spurred the termination of the forested Klamath Reservation.
Farming Tule Lake:
Farming in the Klamath Basin is no longer a matter of simply working the land in an era of reduced water supplies.
From Horses to Horsepower & Crops to Cattle:
The Klamath Reclamation Project promised homesteaders a steady supply of water in an otherwise unpredictable ecosystem.
Farming the Wildlife Refuges:
Farming on national wildlife refuge land has become a focal point issue in the debate over wildlife management and agricultural use.
From Treaty to Termination:
Since the Treaty of 1864, the politics surrounding the Klamath Reservation, its boundaries, its resources, and its ultimate ownership, has been controversial and, at times questionably fraudulent.
