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The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. The Bonneville Power Administration implements this work in a manner consistent with the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, updated in the 2020 Addendum process.

Recent and Upcoming Meetings

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MAY 2019

MON

06

3:00 pm—5:00 pm

Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting

MAY 2019

WED

22

9:30 am—3:00 pm

Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting

MAY 2019

WED

29

9:30 am—12:00 pm

Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting

JUN 2019

TUE

18

9:00 am—11:00 am

Hatchery Workgroup

JUN 2019

MON

24

9:00 am—12:00 pm

Council Work Session for Fish and Wildlife Program Amendments

JUN 2019

THU

27

10:30 am—12:00 pm

Asset Management Subcommittee

AUG 2019

MON

12

1:00 pm—5:00 pm

Regional Coordination Forum

AUG 2019

TUE

13

5:00 pm—6:30 pm

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program

AUG 2019

WED

21

5:00 pm—6:30 pm

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program

AUG 2019

THU

22

5:00 pm—6:30 pm

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program

SEP 2019

THU

12

12:00 pm—1:30 pm

Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Webinar

SEP 2019

TUE

17

5:00 pm—6:30 pm

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program

SEP 2019

MON

30

5:00 pm—6:30 pm

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program

OCT 2019

TUE

01

1:30 pm—4:30 pm

Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop #1

5:00 pm—6:30 pm

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program

5:00 pm—6:30 pm

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program

OCT 2019

TUE

08

1:00 pm—4:00 pm

Large-group Technical Consultation on the Fish and Wildlife Program

OCT 2019

TUE

15

5:00 pm—6:30 pm

Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program

OCT 2019

WED

23

9:00 am—12:00 pm

Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop-Boise

OCT 2019

MON

28

9:00 am—12:00 pm

Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop - The Dalles

1:00 pm—3:00 pm

Informal Hatchery Workgroup

NOV 2019

WED

13

1:00 pm—4:00 pm

Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop - Portland

NOV 2019

THU

14

9:00 am—11:00 am

Proposal Form Webinar - Resident Fish and Sturgeon Review

NOV 2019

MON

18

12:30 pm—3:30 pm

Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop - Wenatchee

DEC 2019

THU

05

9:00 am—11:00 am

Proposal Form Webinar - Resident Fish and Sturgeon Review

JAN 2020

WED

08

10:00 am—5:00 pm

Program Goals and Objectives Workshop

JAN 2020

THU

09

8:30 am—4:00 pm

Program Goals and Objectives Workgroup

FEB 2020

FRI

07

1:30 pm—3:00 pm

Fish and Wildlife Program Consultation with Bonneville Power Administration

FEB 2020

MON

10

9:30 am—4:00 pm

1st Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop

FEB 2020

WED

12

1:00 pm—4:30 pm

Sturgeon Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop

MAR 2020

TUE WED

03 - 04

Resident Fish and Sturgeon Presentations

MAR 2020

WED

11

10:00 am—3:00 pm

Program Wildlife Objectives and Indicators Workshop

MAR 2020

MON

16

8:30 am—11:30 am

2nd Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop

1:00 pm—4:30 pm

Resident Fish Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop

MAR 2020

WED

18

1:00 pm—4:00 pm

Lamprey Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop

MAR 2020

WED

25

12:30 pm—2:30 pm

Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

APR 2020

MON

13

10:00 am—4:30 pm

Next Program Addendum Part 1 Workshop

APR 2020

TUE

28

9:00 am—2:00 pm

Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting

JUN 2020

MON

15

3:30 pm—5:30 pm

Public hearing on Revised Draft Part I of the 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program

SEP 2020

THU

10

10:00 am—11:00 am

Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

DEC 2020

WED

09

10:00 am—12:00 pm

Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

JAN 2021

THU

21

9:00 am—12:00 pm

Regional Coordination Forum

FEB 2021

THU

11

1:00 pm—4:00 pm

2021-2022 Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Review: Proposal Form Workshop 1 of 2

MAR 2021

MON

08

9:00 am—12:00 pm

Fish and Wildlife Program Objectives and Strategy Performance Indicators Workgroup

MAY 2021

MON

03

9:00 am—12:00 pm

Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup

MAY 2021

THU

06

1:00 pm—2:00 pm

Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

SEP 2021

MON

13

9:00 am—12:00 pm

Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup

SEP 2021

TUE

21

10:00 am—11:00 am

Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

DEC 2021

MON

13

9:00 am—11:00 am

Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup

JAN 2022

WED

19

1:00 pm—5:00 pm

Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum

FEB 2022

MON

14

9:00 am—10:30 am

Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting

MAR 2022

FRI

18

9:00 am—11:00 am

Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting

MAY 2022

TUE WED

10 - 11

F&W and Power Committee Meetings

JUL 2022

WED

06

F&W Committee Meeting

AUG 2022

TUE

30

9:00 am—11:00 am

F&W Committee Meeting

SEP 2022

MON

12

9:00 am—12:00 pm

Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup Meeting

OCT 2022

TUE WED

04 - 05

F&W and Power Committee Meetings

APR 2023

MON

10

1:00 pm—4:00 pm

Regional Coordination Forum (RCF) Meeting

MAY 2023

TUE

23

10:00 am—12:00 pm

Regional Coordination Forum (RCF) Meeting

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Latest Fish and Wildlife News

The Hanford Reach: A Stretch of River Reborn and a Salmon Run Preserved

The Hanford Reach of the Columbia River is the only free-flowing portion of the river in the U.S., home to 70 percent of the Chinook salmon that spawn in the Columbia system.

Ocean Conditions Are Challenging Salmon, Emphasizing Need for Management Actions

Despite good ocean conditions in the recent years, the trend for the future is not encouraging, according to NOAA Supervisory Research Fish Biologist Brian Burke.

Ensuring Funding for the Long-term Maintenance of Fish Hatcheries, Fish Screens, and Lands

The Council was briefed on the continued support for addressing non-recurring maintenance needs for past fish and wildlife investments in hatcheries, fish screens, and mitigation lands.

Columbia River Basin Fish Returns and Forecast for 2023

WDFW & IDFG gave an overview of the 2022 adult Chinook, coho, sockeye, and chum salmon and steelhead runs for the Columbia River and expectations for the 2023 fisheries, including information on the Snake River Basin salmon and steelhead returns and the forecast returns for 2023.

Independent Review Groups

Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB)

Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB)

Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP)