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Established to inform and advance a regional vision for power and fish & wildlife in the Columbia Basin

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Apr 18, 2025

Annual update on ocean conditions predicts average adult returns for 2025/2026

NOAA’s 2024 ‘Stoplight’ report shows mixed signals, average forecasted adult returns for salmon and steelhead.

Apr 18, 2025

Columbia River Basin fish & wildlife managers discuss status of white sturgeon, 2025 forecasts and 2024 returns for salmon and steelhead

At April’s Council meeting, managers from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Idaho Department of Fish and Game provided forecasts for adult salmon and steelhead returns to the Columbia River Basin in 2025.

Apr 17, 2025

Council sets resource adequacy thresholds for Ninth Power Plan

At its April meeting in Portland, the Council set the thresholds for its resource adequacy metrics, which are intended to protect the Pacific Northwest's power system from outages that are too frequent, too large, or too long in duration.

Apr 09, 2025

April Council meeting is final one for outgoing Executive Director Bill Edmonds

After announcing in December that he would be stepping down, Executive Director Bill Edmonds has confirmed his final day with the organization will be April 18, shortly after the April 8-9 meeting in Portland. The Council also announced that Guy Norman, a former Washington Council member, will serve as interim executive director. Norman served on the Council between 2016-2023.

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Power Planning

The Council works with regional partners to plan for the addition of the lowest-cost conservation and generation resources to the existing power system, so that the region continues to enjoy an adequate, efficient, economical, reliable power supply.

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Fish & Wildlife Program

The Council works with regional partners through its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program to protect, mitigate and enhance salmon and other fish and wildlife affect by the hydroelectric dams on the Columbia and its tributaries.

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Integrating energy and the environment in the Columbia River Basin

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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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