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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. 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. Columbia River Estuary Projects Are Improving Habitat For Migrating Juvenile Salmon and Steelhead

    Mar 20, 2020 John Harrison
    More than 14,000 acres of floodplain have been opened, including 500 acres in 2019 alone.

  3. Northern Pike Could Be Devastating to Salmon and Steelhead, Scientists Warn in Report on Predation

    May 14, 2019 John Harrison
    Salmon and steelhead populations could collapse if Northern Pike escape Lake Roosevelt and establish downstream.

  4. Estuary Restoration

    Oct 31, 2017 John Harrison
    Scientists are working to better understand what and where juvenile salmon eat in the Columbia River estuary, and whether survival is affected by the numbers, or density, of fish.

  5. Reconnecting a River

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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. The Battle Against Northern Pike Intensifies In Lake Roosevelt

    Nov 18, 2015 John Harrison
    The campaign to halt the proliferation of Northern pike in Lake Roosevelt, the reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam, is intensifying, state and tribal fish biologists reported to t

  10. Catch and Kill: Trying to Reduce Northern Pike in Lake Roosevelt

    Jun 9, 2015 John Harrison
    Northern pike, a voracious predator, are migrating into the upper Columbia River from the north and east, posing a threat to state and tribal efforts to protect and restore nati

  11. Council recommends continued funding of Lake Roosevelt kokanee production

    Sep 11, 2013 John Harrison
    The Northwest Power and Conservation Council approved a proposal by the Spokane Tribe of Indians to continue producing kokanee -- freshwater sockeye salmon -- and releasing the fish into Lake Roosevel
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