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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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    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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  1. Climate Change in the 2021 Power Plan

    Jun 13, 2019 Carol Winkel
    How to incorporate climate change impacts in the Northwest power plan is a big question. The Council hosted a workshop on modeling climate change and presented its proposed approach.

  2. Climate Change Impacts on Electricity Loads and Hydropower Generation

    Jan 7, 2019 Carol Winkel
    A recently published paper by Council analysts explores how climate-driven variations in both energy demand and water availability affect the power system and risk of power shortfalls in the Pacific Northwest.

  3. Improving Irrigation System Efficiency and Its Impact on the Power System

    Mar 16, 2018 Carol Winkel
    At its March meeting, the Council approved the release of its white paper on the value of improving irrigation system efficiency to the power system. The annual average streamf

  4. Invasive Mussels Discovered in Montana, Governor Declares Statewide Natural Resource Emergency

    Dec 5, 2016 Carol Winkel
    Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued an executive order on November 30 declaring a statewide natural resource emergency for due to the detection invasive aquatic mussel larvae

  5. Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in the Columbia River

    Dec 17, 2015 Carol Winkel
    Washington State University and the Columbia River Research Lab presented research on Asian copepods, and reviewed a project to enhance the region's ability to detect, and prevent the spread of, invasive quagga and zebra mussels.

  6. Sorting Out the Effects of Dams and the Ocean on Salmon Survival

    Sep 27, 2013 Carol Winkel
    David Welch, Kitama Research Services, presented the findings of a paper he coauthored on dam passage and salmon survival. The research, which used acoustic tags, compared the

  7. Construction Barges Contaminated With Invasive Mussels Heading to Seattle

    Apr 13, 2012 Carol Winkel
    We've reported on the threat of invasive quagga mussels in an earlier post, and it looks like that threat has never been greater. Forty-one barges are set to arrive in Seattle

  8. Another Good Year for Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Runs

    Mar 16, 2012 Carol Winkel
    Washington, Oregon, and Idaho fish managers are optimistic about salmon and steelhead returns to the Columbia River Basin in 2012, with some runs predicted to return in numbers not seen in decades –

  9. Council Urges Inspections at Lake Mead to Prevent Spread of Invasive Mussels

    Feb 27, 2012 Carol Winkel
    With the spring and summer boating season approaching, the Council recently appealed to the directors of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Parks Service to use a

  10. Idaho Decontamination System Aims to Prevent Spread of Invasive Mussels

    Mar 30, 2011 Carol Winkel
    The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation unveiled the first-of-its-kind boat wash decontamination system in a recent demonstration at the Boise, Idaho of

  11. The Economic Impact of Invasive Mussels

    Jul 15, 2010 Carol Winkel
    What began with the discovery of a non-native species of mussels in the Great Lakes has now become a major source of alarm for Western states. The small, thumbnail-sized mollusk
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