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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.

Fish and Wildlife Overview

The Fish and Wildlife Program
2020 Addendum 2014/2020 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Subbasin Plans Project Reviews and Recommendations

Independent Review Groups

  • Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB)
  • Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB)
  • Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP)

Forums and Workgroups

  • Asset Management Subcommittee
  • Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum
  • Regional Coordination
  • Science and Policy Exchange
  • Toxics Workgroup
  • Columbia Basin Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Workgroup
  • Informal Hatchery Workgroup
  • Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup

Topics

  • Adaptive Management
  • Anadromous Fish Mitigation
  • Blocked Areas
  • High-level Indicators
  • Invasive and Non-Native Species
  • Lamprey
  • Predation: Sea lions, pike, birds
  • Protected Areas
  • Research Plan
  • Resident Fish
  • Resource Tools and Maps
  • Sockeye
  • Sturgeon
  • Hatchery Map
Energy

The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to ensure the region’s power supply and acquire cost-effective energy efficiency.

Energy Overview

The Northwest Power Plan

The 2021 Northwest Power Plan 2021 Plan Supporting Materials Planning Process and Past Power Plans

Technical Tools and Models

  • Regional Portfolio Model
  • Generation Evaluation System Model (GENESYS)

Energy Advisory Committees

  • Regional Technical Forum
  • Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Demand Forecast Advisory Committee
  • Demand Response Advisory Committee
  • Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • Fuels Advisory Committee
  • Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee
  • System Analysis Advisory Committee
  • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
  • System Integration Forum

Energy Topics

  • Energy Efficiency
  • Demand Response
  • Power Supply
  • Resource Adequacy
  • Energy Storage
  • Hydropower
  • Transmission
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Reports and Documents

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Reports

  1. ISRP Review of Grande Ronde Model Watershed 2022 Synthesis Report

    Aug 01, 2022 / ISRP 2022-06
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s May 2, 2022 request, the ISRP reviewed the report, The Grande Ronde Model Watershed: Integrating Science into...

  2. ISRP Response Review of Yankee Fork Restoration Project (#2002-059-00)

    Jul 14, 2022 / ISRP 2022-5
    On May 23, 2022, the ISRP received a response and revised proposal for the Shoshone Bannock Tribes’ Yankee Fork Restoration Project (#2002-059-00) submitted for the...

  3. 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...

  4. ISRP Preliminary Report: Review of Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Projects

    Sep 23, 2021 / ISRP 2021-08
    Public comment on ISRP Report 2021-08 * Kittitas County Department of Public Works * Kittitas Reclamation District * WA Department of Fish and Wildlife *...

  5. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2021 Annual Report

    Nov 01, 2021 / ISAB 2021-5
    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. 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...

  7. ISAB Dam Bypass Selectivity Report

    Apr 12, 2021 / ISAB 2021-1
    In December 2020, NOAA Fisheries asked the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to review the scientific findings and subsequent dialogue associated with two...

  8. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2020 Annual Report

    Oct 29, 2020 / ISAB 2020-2
    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...

  9. 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...

  10. ISRP Step 2 Review of the Klickitat River Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan (project 1988-115-35)

    Sep 07, 2012 / ISRP 2012-12
    At the Council’s July 24, 2012 request, the ISRP conducted a Step Two review of the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat River Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan (project 1988-115-35)...

  11. Review of the March 2008 Yakama Nation’s Klickitat Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan

    Jun 17, 2008 / ISRP 2008-6
    Per the Council's April 2008 request, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan, March 2008...

  12. Review of the Yakama Nation’s Response to the ISRP’s Step 1 Review of the Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan

    Nov 01, 2005 / ISRP 2005-16
    Background Per the Council’s September 2005 request, the ISRP reviewed the Yakama Nation’s response to the ISRP’s Step 1 review of the updated Klickitat Subbasin...

  13. Step 1 Review of the Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan (YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35)

    Feb 19, 2005 / ISRP 2005-7
    Per the Council's November 18, 2004 request, the ISRP reviewed the updated Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan (YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction,...

  14. Report on Harvest Management of Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead

    Jun 21, 2005 / ISAB 2005-4
    * Full report (this report was re-posted June 30 to correct printing problems with Figures 3 and 5) * Technical issues on marking (document ISAB 2005-4a, summary of...

  15. Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan

    Mar 15, 2005 / 2005-3
    Dear Interested Party: For Fiscal Year 2001, projects in the Columbia Gorge Province were subject to the in-depth province-based review. This province includes the...

  16. Review of Salmon and Steelhead Supplementation

    Jun 04, 2003 / ISAB 2003-3
    Read the report in 3 parts: * Executive summary * Main report * Appendix Related links: * September 24, 2003 follow-up memo Overview The report...

  17. Compilation of Information on Salmon and Steelhead Total Run Size, Catch and Hydropower Related Losses in the Upper Columbia River Basin, Above Grand Coulee Dam

    Dec 01, 1985 / 1985 UCUT
    This Upper Columbia United Tribes report was scanned May 1, 2008, and made available through the Council's website. * Chapter 1: Introduction, Cover, Table of...

  18. 1982 Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program

    Nov 15, 1982 / 1982 Program
    To the People of the Pacific Northwest: Three generations ago, when the Columbia River and its many tributaries ran free to the sea and fish and wildlife were plentiful,...
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