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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 Fish and Wildlife Program

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Adaptive Management Anadromous Fish Mitigation Blocked Areas Hatcheries & Artificial Production Invasive and Non-Native Species Lamprey Predation: Sea lions, pike, birds Protected Areas Research Plan Resident Fish Program Tracker: Resources, Tools, Maps Sockeye Sturgeon
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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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Reports and Documents

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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT

Reports

  1. 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

  2. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2022 Annual Report

    Oct 18, 2022 / ISAB 2022-1
    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...

  3. ISAB Comparison of Research Findings on Avian Predation Impacts on Salmon Survival

    Apr 23, 2021 / ISAB 2021-2
    Columbia Basin fish and wildlife managers, policy makers, and researchers have expressed concern about differences in the conclusions and management implications of the...

  4. Request for Recommendations to Amend the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    May 16, 2018 / 2018-6
    Request for Recommendations to Amend the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program May 16, 2018 Council Document...

  5. 2017 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    Jul 11, 2018 / 2018-4
    This is the 17th year the Council has reported to the governors on the cost of implementing the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, which Bonneville...

  6. Review of the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Mar 23, 2018 / ISAB 2018-3
    The Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council) requested that the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) evaluate the scientific merits of the Council’s 2014...

  7. Research Plan for the Fish and Wildlife Program

    Jun 15, 2017 / 2017-4
    For 35 years, the Council has supported a diverse range of research to clarify assumptions critical to the strategies and scientific foundation and principles of the Columbia...

  8. 2016 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    May 10, 2017 / 2017-2
    This is the 16th year the Council has reported to the governors on the cost of implementing the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, which Bonneville...

  9. 2015 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    May 12, 2016 / 2016-4
    This is the 15th year the Council has reported to the governors on the cost of implementing the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, which Bonneville...

  10. Critical Uncertainties for the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Jan 29, 2016 / ISAB/ISRP 2016-1
    * Executive Summary * Full Report * Appendix D: ISRP and ISAB Comments on Annual Reports for Fish and Wildlife Program Projects with a Research, Monitoring, and...

  11. 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    Jun 14, 2015 / 2015-06
    This is the 14th year the Council has reported to the governors on the cost of implementing the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, which Bonneville...

  12. Long-Term Cost Planning for the Fish and Wildlife Program

    Sep 12, 2015 / IEAB 2015-1
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program is a long-term and sustained effort to mitigate the effects of the hydroelectric system development and operation on fish...

  13. 2014/2020 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Aug 23, 2017 / 2014-12
    The Council's program is the largest regional effort to recover and protect fish and wildlife in the nation. Funded by the federal Bonneville Power Administration under the...

  14. 2013 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    Sep 10, 2014 / 2014-11
    Since 2001, in response to a request from the governors of the four Northwest states, the Council has reported annually on all costs related to fish and wildlife incurred...

  15. Comments on Draft Fish and Wildlife Program

    Jul 28, 2014 / 2014-08
    Comments on the draft fish and wildlife program received through July 25, 2014. Agencies/organizations are listed first, then individuals. Search by name or organization...

  16. Draft 2013 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    Jun 11, 2014 / 2014-05
    (This report has been replaced by the final report, document 2014-11.) At the June 2014 Council meeting, this report was approved for release for public comment. ...

  17. Draft Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program

    May 07, 2014 / 2014-03
    * Written comments on the draft program * Public hearing transcripts * Invitation to comment (deadline passed in 2014) * Overview * Recommendations on the...

  18. IEAB recommendations related to amendments for the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program

    Mar 20, 2014 / IEAB 2014-1
    The Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB) provides economic advice and analysis on issues related to the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program. In this task, the IEAB...

  19. Part Five: Subbasin Plans

    Dec 30, 2014
    In 2004-05 and 2010-11, the Council adopted into the program 59 subbasin management plans developed by subbasin planning entities consisting of state and federal fish and...

  20. 7. Eulachon

    Dec 30, 2014
    Strategy Increase understanding, protection, and required restoration of eulachon for the Columbia Basin, estuary, and ocean ecosystems. Better understand how the...

  21. III. Goals and Objectives — the changes we want to achieve

    Dec 30, 2014
    The program aims to rebuild healthy, naturally producing fish and wildlife populations adversely affected by the construction and operation of hydroelectric dams in the...

  22. 4. Resident fish mitigation

    Dec 30, 2014
    Strategy For resident fish and other aquatic species impacted by the hydrosystem, protect and mitigate freshwater and associated terrestrial habitat, and native fish...

  23. Appendix F. Future hydroelectric power development and licensing, and protected areas

    Dec 30, 2014
    The overarching sub-strategy and a summary of key provisions are in the main text of the program. Appendix F contains the substantive provisions of this portion of the...

  24. Appendix E. Council high-level indicators

    Dec 30, 2014
    The Council recognizes that it is only one among many entities invested in mitigating, protecting and enhancing the basin’s species and habitat. The Council defines the...

  25. 10. Plume and nearshore ocean

    Dec 30, 2014
    Sub-strategy Monitor ocean conditions and related salmon survival and endorses mitigation and management actions that improve the survival, growth, and viability of...
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