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  • Fish and Wildlife

    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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    • Sep 2020 Thu 10
      10:00 am—11:00 am Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting
    • Dec 2020 Wed 09
      10:00 am—12:00 pm Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting
    • Jan 2021 Thu 21
      9:00 am—12:00 pm Regional Coordination Forum
    • Feb 2021 Thu 11
      1:00 pm—4:00 pm 2021-2022 Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Review: Proposal Form Workshop 1 of 2
    • Mar 2021 Mon 08
      9:00 am—12:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Program Objectives and Strategy Performance Indicators Workgroup
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News

  1. Mussel Alert: Invasive Species Found In Popular Aquarium Product

    Mar 5, 2021 John Harrison
    Moss balls sold to clean aquarium water were found to contain invasive Zebra mussels, prompting action by Northwest state agencies.

  2. Upper Columbia Tribes Gather Experts To Strategize About Accelerating The Attack On Northern Pike

    Feb 19, 2021 John Harrison
    The problem of invasive Northern Pike in the Columbia River Basin is one of those problems that is someone else’s until it becomes yours.

  3. Report: Mid-Columbia Utilities are Meeting Salmon and Steelhead Mitigation Requirements for Dam Impacts

    Feb 12, 2021 John Harrison
    Three utilities report they are meeting or exceeding mitigation goals.

  4. 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.

  5. Smaller Adults, Lots of Minijacks: NOAA Research Aims to Inform Hatchery Managers

    Jan 5, 2021 John Harrison
    Pacific salmon from Alaska to California are declining in abundance and maturing younger. Can anything be done to reverse this trend?

  6. 2019-2021 Spill Agreement for Dams Was Successful, Agencies and Tribes Say

    Jan 4, 2021 John Harrison
    The 2019-2021 Flexible Spill Agreement called for increased spill to aid juvenile passage when power prices are low and reduced spill to allow additional power generation when prices are higher.

  7. Council Approves Tribes' Hatchery Master Plan for Yakima River Coho and Chinook Salmon

    Jan 4, 2021 John Harrison
    The plan calls for upgrading production facilities for coho and Chinook salmon with the goal of making the Yakima River the salmon 'workhorse' it once was, in the words of one Yakama Nation Fisheries scientist.

  8. Innovative Water Agreement Is Helping Restore Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout In The Teton River

    Nov 23, 2020 John Harrison
    An unusual partnership among conservationists, farmers, and government agencies that allows irrigation diversions to leak into the ground for several months of the year is having a positive benefit for the iconic species.

  9. Science Panel Finds Annual Salmon Survival Report Dense But Useful, Recommends Report of Key Messages

    Nov 9, 2020 John Harrison
    ISAB says draft 2020 Comparative Survival Study is a wealth of information, but policymakers would benefit from a condensation of its conclusions.

  10. Modelling Shows Upper Columbia Spring Chinook Remain Among Most “At-Risk”

    Oct 19, 2020 John Harrison
    Life cycle modelling using PIT tag data shows the fish remain at critically low numbers despite recovery effort.

  11. Council Recommends 44 Resident Fish Projects to BPA for Funding

    Oct 16, 2020 John Harrison
    The projects are part of the Council's Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.

  12. Twice the Size of a Polar Bear, With an Attitude

    Oct 16, 2020 John Harrison
    New federal law and permit allow states and tribes to remove more sea lions from the Columbia River, including Stellers, which can weigh more than a ton.

  13. Idaho Fishery Managers Are Optimistic About Clearwater Steelhead Return

    Oct 2, 2020 John Harrison
    2020 has been a year of bad news, but the Clearwater steelhead return offers a bit of good news for the species and anglers.

  14. EPA Grants $2 Million To Columbia River Basin Water Quality Projects

    Sep 17, 2020 John Harrison
    The 14 projects, selected through competitive bidding, are designed to assess, reduce, and educate about toxic substances in water throughout the Columbia River Basin.

  15. Idaho Congressional Staff Tours Sawtooth Hatchery and Redfish Lake

    Aug 24, 2020 John Harrison
    Every year since 2008, the Council has hosted staff members of the Northwest Congressional delegation and key House and Senate committees dealing with natural resources and energy on informational tours. The 2020 tour was different.

  16. Council Supports Stricter Management of Birds that Prey on Juvenile Fish

    Aug 21, 2020 John Harrison
    Fish-eating birds are taking a toll on juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake Rivers, driving one species from the Upper Columbia to near extinction.

  17. Research is Finding Answers to Improving Lamprey Passage Success at Dams

    Aug 17, 2020 John Harrison
    Lamprey swim differently than salmon. Fish ladders built for salmon present a difficult obstacle, but thanks to modifications passage success is improving.

  18. Canadian Columbia Basin Glaciers are Shrinking

    Aug 4, 2020 John Harrison
    Five years of research shows the warming climate is causing glaciers to retreat. There are implications for the Columbia River water supply.

  19. Hanford Reach Flow Protections Help Keep Fall Chinook Healthy, Productive

    Jul 17, 2020 John Harrison
    Adjusting upriver dam operations has stabilized Columbia River flows and boosted wild fish production in the last free-flowing stretch of the river in the United States.

  20. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director: 'COVID Turned Our World Upside Down'

    Jul 17, 2020 John Harrison
    As if Kelly Susewind’s plate wasn't full enough already with fish, wildlife, and budget issues, the pandemic burst onto the scene like an overbearing, uninvited dinner guest.

  21. Aging Snake River Compensation Plan Hatchery Facilities Need Repairs, Fish Managers Say

    Jul 17, 2020 John Harrison
    With many of its 26 facilities nearing 40 years old, managers of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan hatcheries have identified a total of $131 million in needed repairs and upgrades.

  22. Council Approves $500,000 for Fish Screen and Hatchery Maintenance

    Jun 18, 2020 John Harrison
    The expenditure is for work outside routine maintenance needs and comes partly from savings in other projects in the Council's fish and wildlife program.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.
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