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.
Category – Fish and wildlife
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.
Ocean Expedition To Study Salmon in Winter Was a Unique Experience for Scientist, In Many Ways
- April 16, 2019
From the ship's cat to the cluttered laboratory and lace curtains on the portholes, Laurie Wietkamp found that life aboard the Professor Kaganovskiy was just a bit different that what she was used to.
White Sturgeon In the Columbia River Basin: Some Good News, Some Bad News, Some Unknowns
- April 15, 2019
- John Harrison
The healthiest populations are those than can still reach the ocean; for others, hatcheries and habitat improvements target declining stocks
Lack of Funding Hampers Management of Columbia River Eulachon, a Threatened Species
- April 11, 2019
- John Harrison
Once wildly prolific, eulachon, also known as smelt, are declining, and a lack of funding affects research and management of this very popular fish.
2019 Columbia River Basin Salmon and Steelhead Runs Should Be Better Than 2018, Agencies Predict
- March 15, 2019
- John Harrison
Twice as many salmon and steelhead are predicted to return to the Columbia River Basin in 2019 as returned last year, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho state fish biologists reported at the Council’s March meeting.
Registration Opens For September International Columbia River Conference
- March 14, 2019
The conference in Kimberley, British Columbia, will address key issues including the Columbia River Treaty and climate change, and is being co-hosted by the Columbia Basin Trust and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
As More States Become Eligible, Competition For Funding For Invasive Mussel Watercraft Inspections Could Increase
- March 08, 2019
- John Harrison
While federal funding to inspect watercraft entering the four Northwest states is secure for 2019, beginning in 2020 a dozen more states will be eligible.
Good For Fish, Good For Power
- February 15, 2019
- John Harrison
The spill strategy aims to increase benefits to salmon and steelhead without additional cost to hydropower generation.
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