Happy Orca

Klamath Basin Indigenous Tribes have fought for years to remove four dams to restore the Klamath River watershed, now free for the first time in over a century. In a historic decision honoring Tribal treaties, the largest dam-removal project in the world was completed in 2024 with ongoing restoration work, transforming reservoirs back into the Klamath river. The benefits of a healthy and happy Klamath River go all the way to the ocean and the Chinook salmon-dependent orcas who live there. Calvert Bowannie's happy orca has been carved from black marble and iridescent mother-of-pearl. Eyes full of emotion are from turquoise inlays. About 2 1/4" long, 1 1/4" wide and 7/8" tall.