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  1. Draft 2020 Addendum to the Council's Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    May 18, 2020 John Harrison
    The geographic scope of the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program is vast, from the Pacific Ocean to the mountains and plains of eastern Washington, northern and northeastern Oregon, most of Idaho, and a portion of western Montana.

  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. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Council Seeks Comments On Recommendations To Amend The Columbia River Basin Fish And Wildlife Program

    Dec 17, 2018 John Harrison
    By the December 13 deadline, the Council received 51 sets of recommendations.

  7. 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.

  8. Cost Savings

    Nov 9, 2017 John Harrison
    Fish and wildlife project savings will be redirected, saving money and protecting ratepayers from higher costs.

  9. Reconnecting a River

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

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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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