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  1. Project Improves Habitat and River Conditions for Fish in Upper Grande Ronde River

    Feb 12, 2021 John Harrison
    A project to restore floodplain habitat is paying off with improved flows, decreased bank erosion, improved water temperatures, and increased production of wild juvenile salmon.

  2. Science Board, Citing Uncertainties, Says Salmon Reintroduction Above Grand Coulee 'Could Be Successful'

    Nov 15, 2019 John Harrison
    Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams block salmon passage to the upper Columbia River. Reintroduction 'could be successful to some extent,' the Council's Independent Scientific Advisory Board said after reviewing a feasibility report by the Upper Columbia United Tribes. The ISAB found the report scientifically credible and urged an early analysis of potential reintroduction costs.

  3. Montana, Tribes Seek Partners to Help in Fight Against Invasive Freshwater Mussels

    Jul 23, 2019 John Harrison
    Accelerated effort would include longer hours for boat inspection stations and additional funding.

  4. 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.

  5. Report Concludes Habitat Above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams Could Support Salmon and Steelhead

    Jun 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.

  6. Registration Opens For September International Columbia River Conference

    Mar 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.

  7. As More States Become Eligible, Competition For Funding For Invasive Mussel Watercraft Inspections Could Increase

    Mar 8, 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.

  8. 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.

  9. Climate Change Challenge In The Columbia River Basin: Managing Water For Hydropower and Fish Migration

    Nov 20, 2018
    If the effects of global climate change play out as expected in the Pacific Northwest, the changing water supply will challenge dam operators to provide reliable hydropower while protecting fish.

  10. Montana Steps Up Fight Against Invasive Mussels

    Jul 16, 2018 John Harrison
    Montana is on the front line in the war against two species of invasive freshwater mussels, zebras and quaggas, which can cause enormous damage to underwater equipment with blankets of hard, calciferous shells.

  11. Reconnecting a River

    Jul 13, 2017 John Harrison
    Steigerwald Lake floodplain reconnection will improve habitat for migrating juvenile salmon and steelhead.

  12. Mussel Strategy

    Jan 23, 2017 John Harrison
    Non-native, invasive freshwater mussels pose "a grave threat to the waters and economic resources" of the state, Governor Steve Bullock said last fall, and now the state has a plan to respond quickly if and when the invaders take hold.

  13. Mussel Alert

    Dec 16, 2016 John Harrison
    Zebra and quagga mussel larvae discovered in several Montana water bodies in November prompted a defensive action to keep the damaging species from invading other Northwest water bodies. Federal money is on the way to help the fight.

  14. 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

  15. 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.

  16. Council OKs Salmon Habitat Proposal Above Grand Coulee

    Mar 9, 2016 John Harrison
    In a step toward assessing the potential for habitat to support salmon and steelhead above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams, the Council voted to support a research proposal by the Spokane Tribe of Indians.

  17. High School Students Debate Salmon Reintroduction

    Mar 9, 2016 John Harrison
    The Reardan, Washington, High School Agricultural Issues team debated reintroduction of salmon above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams before the Council on March 8.

  18. 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.

  19. Scientist: Begin Preparing Now For Climate Change Impacts Along The Lower Columbia River

    Oct 16, 2015 John Harrison
    As the climate warms and polar ice continues to melt, sea levels will rise and estuary shorelines, including those along the lower Columbia River, will be inundated. Whether tha

  20. Genetics Analysis Can Help Detect Early Presence of Invasive Freshwater Mussels

    Aug 25, 2015 John Harrison
    Scientists at the University of Montana are perfecting a technique to detect the presence of invasive freshwater mussels long before they form massive colonies that can clog wat

  21. NOAA Fisheries Will Investigate Salmon Reintroduction Into Blocked Areas

    Jun 2, 2015 John Harrison
    In a warming world, climate change will alter lowland salmon habitat, encouraging fish to spawn in higher elevations, and so reintroducing salmon into higher-elevation habitat where their passage is

  22. Upper Columbia tribes draft work plan for salmon reintroduction

    Jan 16, 2015 John Harrison
    The Spokane-based Upper Columbia United Tribes organization (UCUT) is seeking comments on its draft work plan to study the feasibility of reintroducing salmon and steelhead to a

  23. Building a 'perimeter defense' against invasive mussels in the Northwest

    Jan 15, 2015 John Harrison
    For the last decade or so, the region has worked to prevent the introduction of invasive quagga and zebra mussels to Pacific Northwest waters. The mussels have contaminated wate

  24. Northwest continues to prepare in the event invasive mussels arrive

    Mar 14, 2014 John Harrison
    If the best offense is a good defense, the Northwest is well on its way toward being ready in the event invasive freshwater mussels take hold in the Columbia River Basin, as the

  25. Research suggests invasive freshwater mussels Could take hold in the Columbia River Basin

    Feb 13, 2013 John Harrison
    In a presentation to the Council today, Portland State University researchers who have been studying the potential for freshwater mussels to take hold in the Columbia River Basin say water chemistry a
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