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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. Cold-water Safe Havens for Fish

    Jun 18, 2020 John Harrison
    A plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identifies cold-water refuges in Columbia River tributaries where adult salmon and steelhead can rest as they migrate from the ocean.

  2. Construction Projects To Improve Fish Survival Are Winding Down At Corps Of Engineers Dams

    May 18, 2020 John Harrison
    The Corps will transition from construction projects in response to direction in the 2008 Biological Opinion to a focus on operations and maintenance, a Corps biologist says.

  3. Washington's Orca Task Force Recommends Protections For A Declining Species

    Oct 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.

  4. Chinook Challenge

    Feb 15, 2018 John Harrison
    Report: Dams, altered habitat, the influence of some hatcheries -- all are affecting upper Columbia spring Chinook, which will not be recovered by supplementation alone.

  5. Trump and Transmission

    Feb 12, 2018 John Harrison
    Trump budget proposal would sell Bonneville's transmission network and sell power at market rates, a big increase for consumers.

  6. Protecting Cold Water Refuges

    Apr 18, 2017 John Harrison
    Cold-water habitat will be critical for fish in a warming world; finding and protecting those places now is a priority.

  7. Moving Fish Over High Dams

    Nov 16, 2016 John Harrison
    In response to a strategy in the Council's 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, a paper by the Council's staff reviews ways that fish are moved past tall or "high head" dams. The paper uses examples of fish passage at dams in the Northwest and elsewhere.

  8. Old Door, New Opening

    Oct 6, 2016 John Harrison
    An old irrigation diversion in the Lostine River is replaced with a modern design, opening access to habitat for spring Chinook salmon, summer steelhead, bull trout and other species.

  9. Montana Wind Generates More Power When The Region Needs It, But Can We Get It?

    Aug 17, 2016 John Ollis
    Of the nearly 8,700 megawatts of wind generation in the region, under 700 megawatts are in Montana and just over 5,700 megawatts of wind power is sited in the Columbia Gorge. If Montana’s wind resource is so promising, why isn’t there more?

  10. Cold-water Species In A Warming Climate

    Aug 12, 2016 John Harrison
    A warming climate, habitat degradation, and predation by an introduced species threaten native bull trout in Montana, but a joint effort involving Montana, the Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and an an international agreement with British Columbia aims to protect and restore the cold-water species.

  11. Cold Water Refuge

    Aug 11, 2016 John Harrison
    Like people seeking shade outside on a hot day, salmon and steelhead look for pockets of cold water as they migrate home from the ocean to spawn, a search that will become increasingly important, and perhaps more difficult, as the climate warms.

  12. Cold-Water Hangouts in a Hot River

    May 11, 2016 John Harrison
    Water scientists are searching the Columbia River Basin for the cold-water places where salmon can rest when the water temperature goes lethal.

  13. Forecast: Chinook Again Will Boost Salmon Numbers

    Mar 9, 2016 John Harrison
    In a word, the outlook for Columbia River salmon in 2016 is good. Not great as in some recent years, but good as in average or better for most species. Again this year, Chinook salmon will make up the bulk of the run.

  14. Climate Change Emphasizes Importance of Cold-Water Habitats for Fish

    Dec 23, 2015 John Harrison
    Changes could threaten aquatic ecosystems, alter key habitat conditions for salmon and other cold water species and, potentially, warm water to lethal temperatures for fish.

  15. Issues For Next Fish And Wildlife Program Include Dams, Hatcheries, Invasive Species

    Dec 18, 2013 John Harrison
    On the Kootenay River, the second powerhouse at Brilliant Dam, left, was built to accommodate a fish ladder. The dam is near the confluence with the Columbia at Castlegar, Brit

  16. 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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