(Meetings are recorded)

Tuesday, April 12

Power Committee – 10:30am (PDT) / 11:30am (MDT)

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Fish and Wildlife Committee – 8:30am (PDT) / 9:30am (MDT)

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  • Study of migrant juvenile salmonid survival and travel time, 1993-present (NOAA-Fisheries) (LB) (45)
    Also see presentation in PowerPoint format which preserves transitions more accurately.
  • White sturgeon status report for Lower and Mid-Columbia and Lower Snake rivers (ODFW, WDFW, CRITFC) (MF) (60)

The Executive Committee will meet in a closed session on Tuesday, April 12th at 1:30pm (PDT) / 2:30pm (MDT).

Wednesday, April 13

Council Meeting – 9am (PDT) / 10am (MDT)

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  9 – 9:15am Reports from Fish and Wildlife, Power and Public Affairs committee chairs: Jeffery Allen, chair, fish and wildlife committee; and Jim Yost, chair, power committee.

1.

9:15 – 10am Presentation by federal agencies regarding the Upper Columbia blocked areas: Roland Springer, Bureau of Reclamation; Michael Langeslay, Corps of Engineers; Ben Zelinsky, Bonneville Power Administration; Michael Tehan, NOAA Fisheries; and Judith Gordon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Scott Hoefer, Bureau of Reclamation.
  10 – 10:15am Break

2.

10:15 – 11am Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s 2022 Energy Vision for the Columbia River Basin: Aja DeCoteau, Executive Director; Rob Lothrop, Christine Golightly, Paul Ward, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission; and Ed Sheets, Ed Sheets Consulting.

3.

11 – 11:45am Update from NorthernGrid Transmission Planning Group: Dave Angell and Chelsea Loomis, NorthernGrid and Western Power Pool.
  11:45am – 12:30pm Lunch

4.

12:30 – 1:30pm Council decision on Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Review Recommendations: Fish and Wildlife Division Staff.

5.

1:30pm Council Business:
  • Council approval of the March 2022 Council Meeting minutes
  • Approval of the Council’s Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2021
    (This item is being postponed until the May meeting)
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