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  • Fish and Wildlife

    The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Its Fish & Wildlife Program guides project funding by the Bonneville Power Administration.

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    The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to ensure the region’s power supply and acquire cost-effective energy efficiency.

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    THE NORTHWEST POWER PLAN

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News

  1. Innovative Water Agreement Is Helping Restore Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout In The Teton River

    Nov 23, 2020 John Harrison
    An unusual partnership among conservationists, farmers, and government agencies that allows irrigation diversions to leak into the ground for several months of the year is having a positive benefit for the iconic species.

  2. 'Habitat Superheroes' To The Rescue

    Oct 12, 2018 John Harrison
    Beavers provide a low-cost, low-tech method to restore habitat for fish and wildlife, including threatened and endangered species.

  3. Scarce Sockeye

    Nov 9, 2017 John Harrison
    The return of Snake River sockeye this year was low but better than anticipated, the Department of Fish and Game reported.

  4. Toxic Habitat

    Aug 18, 2017 John Harrison
    Toxic contaminants pollute water and fish habitat, but research is showing not only where the pollution is and what chemicals cause it, but also how to control it--often inexpensively

  5. Low Fish Returns? Blame the Blob

    Aug 17, 2017 John Harrison
    Northwest fishery managers point to recent warm ocean conditions as the possible cause of this year's disappointing steelhead and sockeye runs in the Columbia River

  6. Research Revision

    Jun 15, 2017 John Harrison
    By focusing research, the Council will make better-informed decisions about projects that address the most important issues in fish and wildlife recovery.

  7. Flat Loads

    Dec 20, 2016 John Harrison
    For Northwest utilities, income from power sales and the rates charged per kilowatt-hour grew by more than 3 percent per year over the last 10 years, but customer bills grew just 1 percent per year thanks largely to warm weather and energy efficiency, both of which reduce demand for power.

  8. In a Bad Year for Sockeye Salmon, Rescue Effort in the Snake River Continues

    Sep 15, 2015 John Harrison
    Here, Dan Baker, manager of the Eagle Hatchery, describes captive Snake River sockeye in a tank at the facility. From the brink of extinction, the world’s longest-migrating,

  9. Warm Water Blamed for Huge Columbia River Sockeye Die-off

    Jul 31, 2015 John Harrison
    Federal and state fisheries biologists say more than a quarter million Columbia River sockeye salmon have died in the river and its tributaries this summer as the result of unus

  10. Delta Project Will Restore Habitat, Prevent Erosion In Lake Pend Oreille

    Jun 9, 2015 John Harrison
    The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is working to protect the Clark Fork River Delta, an important riparian and wetland habitat for fish and birds in Lake Pend Oreille,

  11. BPA, Idaho sign agreement to benefit wildlife and habitat

    Sep 16, 2014 John Harrison
    The State of Idaho and the Bonneville Power Administration have agreed on a 10-year mitigation program that would resolve Idaho’s share of the impacts of Federal Columbia Rive

  12. Idaho, BPA propose wildlife settlement agreement

    Aug 7, 2014 John Harrison
    The state of Idaho and the Bonneville Power Administration have reached a tentative agreement on a 10-year mitigation program that would resolve issues about the effects of fede

  13. 2014 Columbia River sockeye return sets a record

    Jul 14, 2014 John Harrison
      Graphic: University of Washington Data Access in Real Time website, http://www.cbr.washington.edu/dart The 2014 sockeye run in the Columbia River is

  14. Idaho Takes Next Step in Sockeye Salmon Recovery

    Nov 6, 2013 John Harrison
      Adult sockeye ready to spawn in Redfish Lake after migrating 900 miles from the ocean. Completion of a new Snake River sockeye salmon hatchery in Idaho in December will inaug

  15. New hatchery will boost production of iconic Snake River sockeye salmon

    Jun 19, 2012 John Harrison
    The Council has recommended construction of a new hatchery to boost production of Snake River sockeye salmon, an endangered species, and continue a long-term effort to rebuild the population to natura
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