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Fish-eating Birds Kill Half, Or More, Of Upper Columbia Steelhead Smolts, Research Shows

February 19, 2020
John Harrison

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Juvenile fish face a multitude of dangers as they migrate down the Columbia and Snake rivers to the ocean every spring – disease, water temperature and quality, hydropower dam passage, predatory fish, but the extent of predation by birds is alarming.

Regional Power Planning in the Pacific Northwest

January 24, 2020
Carol Winkel

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Why is the Northwest’s approach to energy planning so different from other places in the world? Read about the history behind our regional planning, its advantages, and how the Council’s power plan is developed.

Capturing the Impact of Methane Emissions

January 24, 2020
Annika Roberts

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Methane – the primary component of natural gas – is a very potent greenhouse gas. The Council aims to account for it in its 2021 Power Plan.

Read The Summary Report Of The 2019 Transboundary Columbia River Conference

January 23, 2020
John Harrison

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The conference, which took place in September 2019 in Kimberley, BC., attracted a total of 280 people from Canada and the United States. It was the sixth transboundary conference convened by the Council and the Columbia Basin Trust since the late 1990s.

Council Appoints Patty O’Toole to Fish and Wildlife Director

January 23, 2020

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The Council has appointed Patty O’Toole to the position of Fish and Wildlife Division Director. She had been the division’s acting director since August 15, 2019.

More Than 330 Vessels Have Wrecked At Or Near The Columbia River Bar. We've Created A Map.

January 22, 2020
John Harrison

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The mouth of the Columbia River has a long and tragic history of shipwrecks. Its bar, where freshwater and saltwater meet, is one of the most difficult crossings of any river in the world. Now you can view an interactive map of shipwrecks in the place known as the 'Graveyard of the Pacific.'

Council Elects Officers For The New Year

January 15, 2020
John Harrison

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Oregon Member Devlin and Montana Member Downen will lead the Council in 2020.

Council OKs Partial Revision Of Fish And Wildlife Program, Focusing On Issues That Affect Project Implementation

January 15, 2020
John Harrison

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The Council adopts Part II of a projected two-part 2020 addendum to the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Part I remains under development and is slated for adoption later in 2020.

Ceremony Honors Groundbreaking For Umatilla Tribes' Long Awaited Walla Walla Salmon Hatchery

January 13, 2020
John Harrison

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Planning that began in the late 1980s finally is over and construction can begin on a spring Chinook hatchery on the South Fork Walla Walla River that will be operated by the Umatilla Tribe.

Introducing the Northern Pike Web Tool

December 17, 2019
Carol Winkel

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Learn more about the problem of invasive Northern Pike and how you can help prevent the spread of this species in the basin on the Council's new web tool.

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