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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.

    Fish & Wildlife overview

    The Fish and Wildlife Program

    • Fish and Wildlife Program 2018/19 Amendment Process
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  • Energy

    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

    • The 2021 Northwest Power Plan
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    TECHNICAL TOOLS AND MODELS

    • Regional Portfolio Model
    • Generation Evaluation System Model (GENESYS)

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    • Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
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    • Pacific NW Demand Response Project
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  • Meetings
    See next Council meeting November 12 - 13, 2019 in Portland › See all meetings ›

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    Recent and Upcoming Meetings

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    • Apr 2019 Tue 23
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: April 23, 2019
    • May 2019 Wed 01
      9:30 am—4:00 pm SIF: Climate Change and the 2021 Power Plan Workshop
    • May 2019 Thu 02
      10:00 am—12:00 pm Hatchery Workgroup
    • May 2019 Mon 06
      3:00 pm—5:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
    • May 2019 Tue Wed 07 - 08
      Council Meeting
    • May 2019 Tue 14
      9:00 am—12:00 pm Generating Resources Advisory Comm
    • May 2019 Thu 16
      9:30 am—11:30 am Demand Forecast Adv. Committee Webinar: Climate Change Discussion
    • May 2019 Tue 21
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: May 21, 2019
    • May 2019 Wed 22
      9:30 am—3:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
    • May 2019 Wed 29
      9:30 am—12:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
    • May 2019 Fri 31
      9:30 am—2:30 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee
    • Jun 2019 Mon 03
      10:00 am—3:00 pm Natural Gas Advisory Committee
    • Jun 2019 Tue 04
      9:30 am—3:45 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Jun 2019 Wed 05
      9:00 am—3:00 pm Pacific NW Demand Response Project Meeting
    • Jun 2019 Tue Wed 11 - 12
      Council Meeting
    • Jun 2019 Tue 18
      9:00 am—11:00 am Hatchery Workgroup 9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: June 18, 2019
    • Jun 2019 Mon 24
      9:00 am—12:00 pm Council Work Session for Fish and Wildlife Program Amendments
    • Jun 2019 Thu 27
      10:30 am—12:00 pm Asset Management Subcommittee
    • Jul 2019 Tue Wed 16 - 17
      Council Meeting
    • Jul 2019 Tue 23
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: July 23, 2019
    • Jul 2019 Thu 25
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Conservation Resources Adv. Committee - 2021 Power Plan
    • Aug 2019 Mon 12
      1:00 pm—5:00 pm Regional Coordination Forum
    • Aug 2019 Tue Wed 13 - 14
      Council Meeting
    • Aug 2019 Tue 13
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Aug 2019 Tue 20
      9:00 am—3:00 pm Generating Resources / System Analysis Advisory Committees meeting
    • Aug 2019 Wed 21
      9:30 am—3:45 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee 5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Aug 2019 Thu 22
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Aug 2019 Mon 26
      1:30 pm—3:30 pm Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee - Technical Committee
    • Aug 2019 Tue 27
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: August 27, 2019
    • Aug 2019 Fri 30
      10:00 am—11:00 am RAAC Steering Committee WEBINAR
    • Sep 2019 Tue 10
      9:30 am—12:30 pm Demand Forecast Advisory Committee
    • Sep 2019 Wed 11
      9:30 am—12:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Sep 2019 Thu 12
      12:00 pm—1:30 pm Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Webinar
    • Sep 2019 Tue Wed 17 - 18
      Council Meeting
    • Sep 2019 Tue 17
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Sep 2019 Tue 24
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: September 24, 2019
    • Sep 2019 Wed 25
      9:00 am—3:00 pm Generating Resources Advisory Committee
    • Sep 2019 Mon 30
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Oct 2019 Tue 01
      10:00 am—12:00 pm Demand Response Adv. Comm. Webinar - Draft Residential DR Product Assumptions 1:30 pm—4:30 pm Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop #1 5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program 5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Oct 2019 Tue 08
      1:00 pm—4:00 pm Large-group Technical Consultation on the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Oct 2019 Tue Wed 15 - 16
      Council Meeting
    • Oct 2019 Tue 15
      5:00 pm—6:30 pm Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Oct 2019 Tue 22
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: October 22, 2019
    • Oct 2019 Wed 23
      9:00 am—12:00 pm Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop-Boise
    • Oct 2019 Thu 24
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2019 Mon 28
      1:00 pm—3:00 pm Hatchery Workgroup
    • Oct 2019 Tue 29
      9:00 am—3:00 pm Generating Resources Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2019 Wed 30
      9:30 am—3:45 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Nov 2019 Wed 06
      9:30 am—2:30 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Nov 2019 Tue Wed 12 - 13
      Council Meeting
    • Nov 2019 Wed 13
      1:00 pm—4:00 pm Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop - Portland
    • Nov 2019 Tue 19
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: November 19, 2019
    • Dec 2019 Wed 04
      9:00 am—2:30 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
    • Dec 2019 Fri 06
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy and Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Dec 2019 Tue Wed 10 - 11
      Council Meeting
    • Dec 2019 Thu 12
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Dec 2019 Tue 17
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: December 17, 2019
    • Jan 2020 Tue 07
      9:00 am—3:00 pm Generating Resource Advisory Committee
    • Jan 2020 Wed 22
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: January 22, 2020
    • Jan 2020 Wed 29
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
    • Feb 2020 Mon 10
      12:00 pm—5:00 pm Regional Coordination Forum
    • Feb 2020 Wed 19
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: February 19, 2020
    • Feb 2020 Thu 20
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Mar 2020 Tue 24
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: March 24, 2019
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  • Reports and Documents

    Browse reports and documents relevant to the Council's work on fish and wildlife and energy planning, as well as administrative reports.

    Browse reports

    Reports by Topic

    • Power Plan
    • Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Subbasin Plans
    • Financial Reports
    • Independent Scientific Advisory Board
    • Independent Scientific Review Panel
    • Independent Economic Analysis Board

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News

  1. Tell Us How to Improve Local Fish and Wildlife Efforts

    Aug 2, 2011 Carol Winkel
    The Council's Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Program depends on local watershed plans--subbasin plans--to inform its recommendations about what projects to fund. These plans connect all the various

  2. Changing Minds, Changing the Land

    Jul 26, 2011 Carol Winkel
    Donald "Bud" Hover of Winthrop, Washington, is an Okanogan County commissioner and hay farmer who also chairs the Washington state Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Here's a preview of our interview with

  3. Council honored for best-ever regional plan

    Jul 18, 2011 John Harrison
    [reformatted from NW Energy Coalition July 18, 2011 emailed press release] NW Energy Coalition gives its Eagle award to Council members, staff and Sixth Plan advisory committee PORTLAND. Ore. – In r

  4. Joan Dukes elected Council Vice Chair

    Jul 14, 2011 John Harrison
    The Council unanimously elected Joan Dukes, an Oregon member of the Council, vice chair this week for the remainder of 2011. Dukes replaces Dick Wallace, a Washington member, in the position. Wallace

  5. Council praises new efficiency standards for heating and cooling equipment that account for regional patterns of energy use

    Jul 13, 2011 John Harrison
    The Council is pleased that new federal energy-efficiency standards for air conditioners and furnaces, issued in June, account for regional differences in energy use. It’s the first time standards f

  6. Ocean Study Reveals Patterns of Undersea Life

    Jun 22, 2011 Carol Winkel
    A decade-long research study in which a variety of sea animals were tagged and tracked beneath the Pacific ocean has unveiled fresh insight into a world that has remained largely hidden and unknown.Th

  7. High Runoff Prompts Flooding, Power Concerns

    Jun 13, 2011 Carol Winkel
    According to NOAA's Northwest River Forecast Center's official June forecast, the April to August runoff at the Dalles Dam is now 126 MAF, or 135 percent of the 30-year (1971-2001) average. That's a l

  8. Council recommends short-term funding for research projects; future funding would depend on demonstrated effectiveness

    Jun 8, 2011 John Harrison
    see decision memo and project list The Council today recommended limited, short-term funding for 40 research and monitoring projects to improve knowledge about fish and wildlife in the Columbia River

  9. Upgrading the Grid, One Step At a Time

    Jun 7, 2011 Carol Winkel
    Most of us have heard of the smart grid and have some sort of hazy understanding of it as moving the power grid into the digital age. Technologies that automatically communicate usage data to power pr

  10. Survey Signals Support for Energy-efficient Lighting

    Apr 27, 2011 Carol Winkel
    A recent consumer survey by EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency in the energy sector, found that two-thirds of Americans feel that phasing out traditional incandescent light bulbs and replacing the

  11. Wind Power, Then and Now

    Apr 18, 2011 Carol Winkel
    We recently updated a very useful brochure (online interactive version) on the Pacific Northwest's power supply, and it really brought home just how fast wind power has grown in the last five years. H

  12. Council comments on a clean energy standard

    Apr 15, 2011 John Harrison
    The Council is pleased to comment on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources’ white paper on a clean energy standard. In particular, the Council is responding to the question of energy efficie

  13. Council recommends 100 research projects focused on Columbia River Basin fish and wildlife

    Apr 13, 2011 John Harrison
    The Council today recommended 100 projects, some new and some ongoing, to improve scientific knowledge about fish and wildlife throughout the Columbia River Basin. The projects are part of the Council

  14. Setting the Record Straight on the Impact of Dam Removal

    Mar 31, 2011 Carol Winkel
    The Council's Executive Director Steve Crow responds to an Oregonian op ed:In his March 20 commentary in The Oregonian, Steven Hawley gets his facts wrong about the Northwest Power and Conservation Co

  15. 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 office of the Bureau of

  16. Agreement Renews Agencies' Collaboration on International Columbia River Issues

    Mar 21, 2011 John Harrison
    (Columbia Basin) – Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (the Council), a federally chartered compact of the Northwestern states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and

  17. Revisiting the Columbia River Treaty

    Feb 24, 2011 Carol Winkel
    In the upcoming Council Quarterly, we interview Stephen R. Oliver, vice president of generation asset management for the Bonneville Power Administration and the co-coordinator of the U.S. Entity for

  18. Food Webs as Fuel for the Ecosystem

    Feb 10, 2011 Carol Winkel
    The idea that all parts of life are interconnected is an ancient motif found in mythology, religion, art, and science. It’s also a concept central to a recent report on the importance of food webs t

  19. Council adopts fish and wildlife protection plan for Montana’s Blackfoot River

    Feb 9, 2011 John Harrison
    The Council added a fish and wildlife protection plan for the Blackfoot River in western Montana to its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program this week, paving the way for potential funding t

  20. The Rebound Effect: Is It Real?

    Feb 1, 2011 Carol Winkel
    The rebound effect refers to the fact that as energy efficiency increases, products that consume energy become less expensive to operate, which in turn causes even more energy to be used. This is a to

  21. An Update on Didymo

    Jan 27, 2011 Carol Winkel
    Following up on an earlier post, Brian Marotz, of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has been working with Dr. Jack Stanford at the University of Montana Biological Station and other didymo experts to

  22. Evaluating Compact Florescent Light Bulb Savings

    Jan 21, 2011 Carol Winkel
    A recent story in Greenwire (subscription required) highlighted a debate over the benefits of subsidizing compact florescent bulbs. When the California Public Utilities Commission released its evaluat

  23. Didymo: A New Kind of Invader

    Jan 18, 2011 Carol Winkel
    At the Council meeting last week in Missoula, Brian Marotz of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks described a recent phenomenon below Libby and Hungry Horse dams: the proliferation of a form of invasiv

  24. Update: Columbia Grid Wind Integration Study

    Jan 15, 2011 Carol Winkel
    In an earlier post on the Columbia Grid's study on wind integration we included a link that doesn't connect to the study--just to information on the study team. Apparently, the paper hasn't been final

  25. Montana and Washington members will lead Council in 2011

    Jan 12, 2011 John Harrison
    MISSOULA, Montana – Members of the Council today re-elected Bruce Measure, a Montana member, chair of the Council for 2011, and Dick Wallace, a Washington member, vice chair. It is the second consec
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