UPPER KLAMATH BASIN

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Upper Klamath Basin

Klamath Outdoor Science School is based in the Klamath Watershed. Klamath Lake, the largest body of freshwater west of the Rockies, is surrounded by forests, farms and wetlands and forms the headwaters of the Klamath River.  North of the Basin is Oregon’s only National Park, Crater Lake. This makes a unique watershed and a fascinating place for students and their instructors to study forestry, wetlands, local plant and animal wildlife, river and stream morphology, soils, fisheries, geology and more.  The Basin is home to over 430 wildlife species, including the largest wintering bald eagle population in the continental United States.