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

Independent Review Groups

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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)

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Reports and Documents

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  1. Review of the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima Subbasin Summer- and Fall-run Chinook, Coho Salmon and Steelhead

    Feb 13, 2020 / ISRP 2020-3
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's November 6, 2019 request, the ISRP reviewed the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima Subbasin...

  2. Step One Response Review of Snake River Basin Steelhead Kelt Reconditioning Facility Master Plan (Project #2007-401-00)

    Sep 27, 2016 / ISRP 2016-12
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s request of July 18, 2016, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed a revised Snake River Basin...

  3. Step One Review of Snake River Basin Steelhead Kelt Reconditioning Facility Master Plan (Project #2007-401-00): Response Requested

    May 13, 2016 / ISRP 2016-8
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s March 29, 2016 request, the ISRP reviewed a draft Snake River Basin Steelhead Kelt Reconditioning Facility...

  4. 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...

  5. Review of the Upper Columbia Kelt Reconditioning Program Update for project #2008-458-00

    Aug 13, 2014 / ISRP 2014-9
    In response to the Council’s July 7, 2014 request, the ISRP reviewed a progress report titled Upper Columbia Kelt Reconditioning Program Update, 2014 ISRP Check-in for the...

  6. Summary Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan 2011-2014

    Jun 18, 2014 / ISRP 2014-6
    See the ISRP's July 8, 2014 presentation to the Council > This report summarizes the Independent Scientific Review Panel’s (ISRP) review of the Lower Snake River...

  7. Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Fall Chinook Program

    Apr 17, 2014 / ISRP 2014-4
    * See LSRCP response to the ISRP's fall Chinook review (July 1, 2014) * See ISRP Summary Review of the LSRCP Program 2011-2014 (June 18, 2014; ISRP 2014-6) The...

  8. Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Steelhead Program

    May 28, 2013 / ISRP 2013-3
    * See ISRP Summary Review of the LSRCP Program 2011-2014 (June 18, 2014; ISRP 2014-6) The Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) conducted a review of the Lower...

  9. 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)...

  10. Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan’s Spring Chinook Program

    May 27, 2011 / ISRP 2011-14
    * also see presentation > * See ISRP Summary Review of the LSRCP Program 2011-2014 (June 18, 2014; ISRP 2014-6) The Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP)...

  11. Review of Scope Change for WDFW’s Tucannon Steelhead and Spring Chinook Expanded PIT Tagging, 2010-042-00

    Nov 17, 2010 / ISRP 2010-42
    At the Council’s October 20, 2010, request, the ISRP reviewed a change of scope for Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s proposal, Tucannon Steelhead and Spring...

  12. Final review of the Yakama Nation’s Upper Columbia Kelt Reconditioning Program (2008-458-00)

    Sep 28, 2009 / ISRP 2009-39
    Also see August 3, 2009 ISRP memo to Tony Grover regarding Steelhead Kelt Reconditioning Experimental Designs (ISRP 2008-15A update) This is the ISRP’s final review of...

  13. 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...

  14. Final Review of Proposal for Project 2003-063-00, Natural Reproductive Success & Demographic Effects of Hatchery-Origin Steelhead in Abernathy Ck, Washington

    May 10, 2007 / ISRP 2007-5
    At the Bonneville Power Administration and the Council’s request, the ISRP reviewed the proposal for Project 2003-063-00, Natural Reproductive Success & Demographic Effects...

  15. 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...

  16. Review of Updated Proposed Action (UPA) Habitat Projects to Improve Survival of Upper Columbia River Spring Chinook and Steelhead

    Mar 30, 2005 / ISRP 2005-9
    At the request of the Council and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), the ISRP reviewed a set of nine habitat projects in the Columbia Cascade Province intended to...

  17. 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,...

  18. 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...

  19. 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...

  20. 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...

  21. Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Final Proposal Review

    Apr 23, 2002 / ISRP 2002-6
    The Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP) is a complex program to compensate for losses of fish in the Columbia and Snake Rivers due to construction and operation of...

  22. Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Preliminary Proposal Review

    Dec 21, 2001 / ISRP 2001-12b
    The Lower Snake River Compensation Plan (LSRCP) is a complex program to compensate for losses of fish in the Columbia and Snake Rivers due to construction and operation of...

  23. Review of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Impacts of Artificial Salmon and Steelhead Production Strategies in the Columbia River Basin

    Apr 01, 1997 / ISAB 97-5
    Origin and Objectives of the DPEIS The draft programmatic environmental impact statement (DPEIS), Impacts of Artificial Salmon and Steelhead Production Strategies in the...

  24. 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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