Council Meeting

September 09 - 10, 2026
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Portland

► This meeting was video recorded. See video links below for each agenda item.

Wednesday, September 9

Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting – 9am (PDT) / 10am (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

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Council Meeting – 2pm (PDT) / 3pm (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

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  2 – 2:15pm
(► Video)		 Executive director report, Fish and Wildlife Committee meeting report, and state updates: Peter Cogswell, Executive Director; Member Ed Schriever; Chair Mike Milburn; and Council Members
1. 2:15 – 2:45pm
(► Video)		 Power Plan update: Jennifer Light, Director of Power Planning
2. 2:45 – 3:30pm
(► Video)		 2025 Regional Conservation Progress Report results: Laura Thomas, Regional Technical Forum Manager

  • From 4:30 to 6:30, the Council will hold an Oregon public hearing on the draft Ninth Power Plan.

Thursday, September 10

Council Meeting – 9am (PDT) / 10am (MDT) – Large and Small conference rooms

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3. 9 – 10:30am Avian predation on salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin: Kate Self, Fish and Wildlife Program Scientist and Windy Schoby, Fish and Wildlife Policy Advisor; Allen Evans, Real Time Research; James Lawonn, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • 2025 Annual Report – Updated findings, lessons learned, successes, and emerging issues
  • Current impacts and management considerations for colonies located on federal lands
  10:30 – 10:45am Break
4. 10:45 – 11:30am Changing themes in Pacific salmon research and conservation: Maureen Hess, Fish and Wildlife Program Scientist; Dr. Tom Quinn, Emeritus at the University of Washington
5. 11:30am Council business:
    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.

Any person participating in the meeting should review and abide by the Code of Conduct expected of all who participate in the Council’s public forums.

All meetings are recorded.