The Klamath Bucket Brigade was formed to promote the rally and parade that drew 18,000 people to the Klamath Basin on May 7th, 2001.

The name was carried over for the promotion of the relief convoys from seven western states that came to the Klamath Basin in August of 2001.

On July 31st, 2001; the Klamath Bucket Brigade, Inc was formed for the purpose of sponsoring the Klamath Relief Convoys that spread the message of the plight of the Klamath Basin farmers and ranchers; this also brought several hundred thousand dollars of relief into the basin.

In August of 2001, the Klamath Relief Fund was set up with a "Blue Ribbon" Committee to disburse donated funds that were collected from all over the nation, from the convoys, and other functions sponsored by the Klamath Bucket Brigade.

The Klamath Bucket Brigade along with the "Traveling" bucket, attended farm and Ag shows such as the Albany Fair, the Portland Ag Show, and the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California during 2002.

Members of the Klamath Bucket Brigade have attended speaking engagements such as the Wyoming Ag Bankers Association annual meeting and the Oregon High School Ag Teacher's Conference in Hermiston, Oregon.  At each engagement, we gave our PowerPoint presentation on the Klamath Basin Water Crisis and answered numerous questions.

In September of 2002, the Klamath Bucket Brigade; along with the Nevada Jarbidge Shovel Brigade, and the Ohio No Darby Refuge group, organized the Klamath to Homestead, Florida Convoy that traveled 8,800 miles in thirty-three days, crossing 11 states and carrying the message from rural America about the abuses to rural property rights and our countries economic security brought on by the misuse of the Endangered Species Act.

On February 28th, 2003, several Board of Trustees members traveled to Salem, Oregon to meet with the basin's state representatives - Steve Harper and Bill Garrard; Kevin Mannix, Oregon Republican Party leader; and a representative of Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski.

Later that evening in Hillsboro, Oregon; the Klamath group presented the PowerPoint presentation about the Klamath Water Crisis to 265 present and past members of the Oregon Future Farmers of America.

Also during 2003, members of the Klamath Bucket Brigade have met with and presented our PowerPoint presentation to several Klamath Basin civic groups including the Klamath and Linkville Kiwanis Clubs, the Soroptimist, the Klamath Falls Exchange Club and the Klamath Rotary.

We've also been asked to speak to the Association of General Contractors, the Midland and Tulelake Grange, a class of University of Oregon seniors and post-graduate students, a group of foreign water officials from Armenia and Georgia (parts of the old Soviet Union), and members of the Klamath Union High School Class of 1958 Reunion.

On April 22, 2004 , Bill Ransom - Board Chairman and Barb Hall - Office Manager/Board member presented the Bucket Brigade’s “Klamath Water Crisis” PowerPoint presentation to approximately 75 students in Yvonne Rauch, Ph.D. - Spring Reason 122 Communication class at Oregon Institute of Technology. 

 This website was started on November 18, 2003 for educational purposes and one year later we have had over 45,000 visitors and over 200,000 hits!  Thank you all for stopping by!