► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item
The times listed for specific agenda items, and the order of those items, are approximate and are subject to change.
Tuesday, May 12
Council Meeting and Work Session – 10am (PST) / 11am (MST) – Tucannon/Palouse
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| 10 – 10:15am (► Video) |
Executive director report, Public Affairs Committee report, and state updates: Peter Cogswell, Executive Director, Member Charles F. Sams III, Chair Mike Milburn, and Council Members | |
| 1. | 10:15 – 10:45am (► Video) |
Welcome: Kathryn Brigham, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation |
| 2. | 10:45 – 11:30am (► Video) |
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Department of Natural Resources: Purpose, Programs, Philosophy, and History: Rudy Salakory, Fish and Wildlife Policy Analyst, and Eric Quaempts, Director of Natural Resources, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation |
| 11:30am – 1pm | Lunch | |
| 3. | 1 – 3pm (► Video) |
Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment Discussion: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Director, and Staff |
Power Committee – Closed Session: 3:15 – 5:15pm – Tucannon/Palouse
The Council’s Power Committee will meet in closed session to discuss issues involved in the development of the draft Ninth Power Plan.
Wednesday, May 13
Council Work Session – 8:30am (PST) / 9:30am (MST) – Tucannon/Palouse
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| 4. | 8:30am – 2:30pm (Lunch Noon – 1:30) (► Video) |
Power Plan Work Session
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| 2:30 – 2:45pm | Break | |
| 5. | 2:45 – 3:30pm (► Video) |
Continue Fish and Wildlife Program Amendment Discussion: Patty O’Toole, Fish and Wildlife Director, and Staff |
| 6. | 3:30pm (► Video) |
Council business (this was moved from May 14):
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Thursday, May 14
Public comment – 9:15am (PST) / 10:15am (MST) – Tucannon/Palouse
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| 9:15 – 9:30am (► Video) |
Public comment on any issues before the Council. Please sign up prior to the meeting to provide comment by emailing your name to meetingorganizer@nwcouncil.org. |
| Continued discussion and possible decision on the 2026 Fish and Wildlife Program (This item has been moved to the June 2026 Council meeting.) |
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All meetings are recorded.