River run

County culture on the Ross Ragland stage

Listening, growing & providing warmth

Community roots:Growing potatoes from generation to generation

BEEN THERESEE SOME UNFAMILIAR SIGHTS AT FAMILIAR BASIN DESTINATIONS Cattle drives done

the old-fashioned way

The Klamath: A river teeming with migrating salmon

Community theater caters to a dichotomy of Basin tastes

Basin volunteers lend their talents where they see need

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Change of PaceInside:Destinations The Klamath: A river soon teeming with salmon. Page 6

Been there: Unfamiliar features at some familiar destinations. Page 11

Culture County culture: Ross Ragland caters to a variety of tastes. Page 15

A helping hand: Volunteers pitch in where theres need. Page 19

Country living Community roots: Growing potatoes for generations. Page 26

Long drive home: Cattle drives done the old-fashioned way. Page 29

Home & garden Forced: Prepare now to have blooms inside during winter months. Page 33

New baby (puppy): How to prepare for an addition to the family. Page 37

Cuisine Turning over a new leaf: Changing to a vegetarian diet. Page 42

Soups on!: Its the season for simmering goodness. Page 45

Nature Flora & Fauna: A look at Big-eared bats, mountain mahogany. Page 50

On the cover: Visitors to Crater Lake National Park enjoy the views beyond the Watchman Overlook. Take a look at places to visit at Crater Lake that go beyond the rim on page 11.

November/DecemberClose to Home

In the next issue of Klamath Life 2012 Whats your story?

Do you have a story idea that fits a theme for an upcom-ing edition of Klamath Life? Let us know what your idea is. Send information to Herald and News Lifestyles editor Holly Owens at howens@her-aldandnews.com. Please put Klamath Life Story Idea in the subject line.

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Views on the Basin: Reader-submitted photography. Page 52

On the Calendar: Community events. Page 53

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A fter traversing 191 uninterrupted miles of Klamath River water, chinook will soon return to the place of their birth the Iron Gate Hatchery.

Anglers, hot on their tail fins, are chasing them upriver. Soon, the Klamath River, in the stretch below the dam, will be teeming with exhausted salmon and jammed with drift boats and wader-clad, pole-toting sport anglers. Fishery management officials are predicting this falls chinook run will be the largest in modern history. This is a busy time for area residents. The Iron Gate Hatchery will be buzzing, harvesting countless eggs and the nearby Klamath Ranch and Resort anticipates it will be booked solid through the end of October.

Iron Gate Hatchery Each year, Keith Pomeroy, Iron Gate Hatchery manager, oversees the hatching and rearing of some 6 million chinook, to offset the estimated loss of natu-ral production in the ecosystem between Iron Gate Dam and the Copco Complex, 11 miles upstream.

The Klamath: A river teeming

with salmon

H&N photo by Andrew Mariman

Life in the river: Keith Pomeroy shows what salmon look like in 10-day intervals during their develop-ment in the first 100 days of life at the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery.

Views from Iron Gate Dam: This falls chinook run is

anticipated to be the largest in modern history

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