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Fish and Wildlife

The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Its Fish & Wildlife Program guides project funding by the Bonneville Power Administration.

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The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to assure the Pacific Northwest of an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.

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06
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07
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NOV 2024
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21
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Resource Cost Framework in Power Plan Webinar
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22
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02
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04
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17
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27
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03
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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT

Reports

  1. ISAB SAR and SAS Metrics Report

    Apr 01, 2025 / ISAB 2025-1
    The report reviews the estimation of smolt-to-adult survival (SAS) and smolt-to-adult return (SAR) for Columbia River Basin salmon, with a focus on terminology, methodology,...
  2. 2023 Report on Bonneville Power Administration’s Fish and Wildlife Expenditures

    Nov 19, 2024 / 2024-6
    Report to the governors of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Montana on Bonneville Power Administration’s expenditures to implement the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and...
  3. Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report to Congress

    Mar 24, 2025 / 2024-5
    FY 2023 Annual Report to Congress was approved at the October 2024 Council meeting.
  4. Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2029

    Aug 09, 2024 / 2024-4
    The Council’s annual adequacy assessment is a five-year test of the power plan’s resource strategy to ensure that it will provide an adequate future power supply. This report...
  5. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2024 Annual Report

    Oct 19, 2024 / ISAB 2024-3
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical...
  6. Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and 2025 Revisions

    Jul 10, 2024 / 2024-3
    Each year, the Council, which is funded through the Bonneville Power Administration, develops and adopts a budget for the next two fiscal years. Over the last twenty years,...
  7. ISAB 2024 Review of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Sep 17, 2024 / ISAB 2024-2
    The Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) has a basic responsibility to evaluate the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Program) of the Northwest Power...
  8. Proposal for the Establishment of a New Climate and Weather Advisory Committee

    Mar 12, 2024 / 2024-2
    Proposal for the Establishment of a New Climate and Weather Advisory Committee
  9. ISRP Review of U.S. Forest Service Proposal, Pacific Northwest Aquatic Restoration Partnership in the John Day River Basin (#2023-004-00)

    Nov 18, 2024 / ISRP 2024-1
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s request on September 25, 2024, the ISRP reviewed a proposal for a new project from the U.S. Forest Service...
  10. ISAB Review of Technical Memorandum: Loss Assessment of Spring/Summer Chinook in the Upper Snake River Basin

    Aug 01, 2024 / ISAB 2024-1
    The Upper Snake River Tribes (USRT) Foundation asked that the ISAB review the scientific elements of a loss assessment of spring/summer Chinook salmon in the Upper Snake...
  11. Issue Paper on Preparation for the Ninth Power Plan

    Mar 12, 2024 / 2024-1
    Issue paper outlining early steps for the ninth power plan. Accepting public comments on the paper through April 26, 2024.
  12. Report of Independent Auditors in Accordance with Federal Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and Financial Statements, FY 2023

    Feb 15, 2024
    The Moss-Adams audit concluded January 31, 2024.
  13. Pocket Guide: 2023 Edition

    Feb 22, 2024 / 2023 Pocket Guide
    Pocket-size guide of bullet point facts about the Council, the Columbia River Basin, fish and wildlife, and energy.
  14. ISRP Step 1 Response Review for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Waterwheel Hatchery Program Master Plan (Project #2008-906-00)

    Dec 21, 2023 / ISRP 2023-5
    On November 20, 2023, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council asked the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) to review a response from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes...
  15. ISRP 2023 Follow-up Review of Project #1990-077-00, Development of Systemwide Predator Control (Northern Pikeminnow Management Program)

    Oct 04, 2023 / ISRP 2023-4
    On September 5, 2023, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council asked the ISRP to review a cover letter and response memorandum (August 31, 2023) submitted by Pacific...
  16. The State of the Columbia River Basin, Fiscal Year 2022

    Jan 12, 2024 / 2023-4
    This annual report to Congress was approved at the January 2024 Council meeting.
  17. ISRP Step 1 Master Plan and Proposal Follow-up Review: Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Waterwheel Hatchery Program

    Aug 14, 2023 / ISRP 2023-3
    On April 26, 2023, the Council asked the ISRP to review the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Master Plan for their Waterwheel Hatchery Program.
  18. 2022 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    Jun 09, 2023 / 2023-3
    This is the 22nd year the Council has reported to the governors on the cost of implementing the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Currently the...
  19. ISRP Response Review of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon’s Project, Bull Trout Status and Abundance on Warm Springs Reservation (#2007-157-00)

    Aug 11, 2023 / ISRP 2023-2
    On May 24, 2023, the Council asked the ISRP to review a response from Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWSRO), regarding Project #2007-157-00,...
  20. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2023 Annual Report

    Oct 19, 2023 / ISAB 2023-2
    This ISAB review of the "2023 Draft CSS Annual Report: Comparative Survival Study of PIT-tagged Spring/Summer/Fall Chinook, Summer Steelhead, and Sockeye" is the ISAB’s...
  21. Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and 2024 Revisions

    Jul 13, 2023 / 2023-2
    This budget was approved at the July 2023 Council meeting.
  22. ISRP Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Spring/Summer Chinook Program, 2022-2023

    May 10, 2023 / ISRP 2023-1
    ISRP Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Spring/Summer Chinook Program, 2022-2023
  23. ISAB Review of Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Models for Assessing Responses to EIS Alternatives for the Willamette Valley System

    Mar 03, 2023 / ISAB 2023-1
    ISAB Review of Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Models for Assessing Responses to EIS Alternatives for the Willamette Valley System
  24. Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2027

    Jan 17, 2023 / 2023-1
    For the regional power supply to be adequate in 2027, the region will need to develop new resources at least as aggressively as the 2021 Power Plan outlines. The 2027...
  25. Report of Independent Auditors in Accordance with Federal Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and Financial Statements, FY 2022

    Feb 15, 2023
    See the Moss-Adams audit which concluded December 20, 2022.
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