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    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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  1. The New Normal for Electricity Markets Conjures Bad Memories; Forewarned, Will We Be Better Prepared?

    May 17, 2019 John Harrison
    Act now to be ready for summer and winter demand peaks in light of coal plant retirements and state polices limiting carbon emissions, experts advise.

  2. Management Actions Have Reduced Predation On Fish By Caspian Terns In The Columbia River Estuary

    Sep 14, 2018 John Harrison
    A management plan to reduce predation by Caspian terns on fish in the Columbia River appears to be working, the research scientist who directs the effort told the Council at its September meeting.

  3. What's Old May Be New Again

    Dec 13, 2017 John Harrison
    Fishing with a trap may be an effective way to separate hatchery from wild fish. Illegal since 1934, might this old technology be made new again?

  4. Unveiling the Estuary

    Feb 15, 2017 John Harrison
    Better understanding of how juvenile salmon use the Columbia River estuary as they journey to the Pacific Ocean, and what factors influence their survival once they arrive, could inform management decisions about how fish are raised in fresh water hatcheries and when they are released.

  5. BC seeks comments on draft Columbia River Treaty recommendations

    Oct 22, 2013 John Harrison
    Bill Bennett This past weekend at the annual symposium of British Columbia’s Columbia Basin Trust, which focused on community change through collaborative action, Bill Bennet

  6. Interest grows in future dam operations as Columbia River Treaty deadline approaches

    Nov 10, 2010 John Harrison
    Electric utilities, academics, tribes, and government agencies in the United States and Canada are beginning to think about the future of the Columbia River Treaty, the 1964 agreement between the two
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