Learn About the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program
- November 13, 2019
The Council's new online communication tool will make it easier for users to learn about the fish and wildlife program.
Category – Fish and wildlife
Washington's Orca Task Force Recommends Protections For A Declining Species
- October 23, 2019
- John Harrison
The Southern Resident orca population in Puget Sound, part of an iconic species that is as much a symbol of the Pacific Northwest as salmon, is in trouble, and while their problems are simply stated, solutions will be difficult.
Washington And Partners Use Early-detection Monitoring To Locate And Control Invasive Aquatic Species
- October 22, 2019
- John Harrison
Washington state is watching carefully for signs that invasive species like Northern Pike and zebra and quagga mussels don’t expand (pike) or take hold (mussels) in the state.
Research Shows Hungry Terns and Cormorants Are Still a Problem, Particularly For Some Steelhead Smolts
- September 25, 2019
- John Harrison
Fish-eating birds continue to take a significant toll on juvenile salmon and steelhead near the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers, and in the Columbia River estuary, and the impacts are disturbing and surprising.
New Collection Facility Improves Passage for Salmon and Steelhead on Oregon's North Fork Santiam River
- September 24, 2019
- John Harrison
Hatchery fish are collected, and wild fish are released in an effort to help rebuild threatened species of Willamette River Chinook and winter steelhead
Council Recommends 48 Projects to Implement the Fish and Wildlife Program
- August 23, 2019
- John Harrison
This month the Council recommended 48 fish and wildlife projects to the Bonneville Power Administration for funding which, if all are implemented, total more than $43 million.
Montana, Tribes Seek Partners to Help in Fight Against Invasive Freshwater Mussels
- July 23, 2019
- John Harrison
Accelerated effort would include longer hours for boat inspection stations and additional funding.
Council Seeks Comments on Draft Addendum to Fish and Wildlife Program
- July 17, 2019
- John Harrison
Addendum revises and updates key parts of the 2014 Program while leaving the remainder intact.
Report Concludes Habitat Above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams Could Support Salmon and Steelhead
- June 13, 2019
- John Harrison
The report from the Upper Columbia United Tribes completes the first phase of a three-phase strategy in the Council’s 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program to assess the potential for reintroduction.
Northern Pike Could Be Devastating to Salmon and Steelhead, Scientists Warn in Report on Predation
- May 14, 2019
- John Harrison
Salmon and steelhead populations could collapse if Northern Pike escape Lake Roosevelt and establish downstream.
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