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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 Fish and Wildlife Program

    • 2020 Addendum
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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
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  • Meetings
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    Recent and Upcoming Meetings

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    • 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 Wed 03 - 04
      Resident Fish and Sturgeon Presentations
    • Mar 2020 Tue 03
      9:30 am—12:00 pm Generating Resources Advisory Committee
    • Mar 2020 Wed 04
      9:30 am—3:30 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Mar 2020 Thu 05
      9:30 am—12:30 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Comm - WEBINAR
    • Mar 2020 Tue 10
      9:30 am—4:00 pm SIF: 2021 Power Plan Scenario Review
    • Mar 2020 Wed 11
      10:00 am—3:00 pm Program Wildlife Objectives and Indicators Workshop
    • Mar 2020 Fri 13
      9:30 am—12:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Mar 2020 Mon 16
      8:30 am—11:30 am 2nd Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop 1:00 pm—4:30 pm Resident Fish Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop
    • Mar 2020 Tue 17
      Council Meeting
    • Mar 2020 Wed 18
      1:00 pm—4:00 pm Lamprey Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop
    • Mar 2020 Tue 24
      9:00 am—12:00 pm RTF Meeting: March 24, 2020
    • Mar 2020 Wed 25
      12:30 pm—2:30 pm Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting
    • Mar 2020 Tue 31
      9:30 am—11:30 am Conservation Resources Advisory Comm. Webinar
    • Apr 2020 Thu 09
      10:00 am—11:00 am Natural Gas Advisory Comm - Webinar on Methane and Power Plan
    • Apr 2020 Mon 13
      10:00 am—4:30 pm Next Program Addendum Part 1 Workshop
    • Apr 2020 Tue Wed 14 - 15
      Council Meeting
    • Apr 2020 Tue 21
      9:00 am—4:00 pm RTF Meeting: April 21, 2020
    • Apr 2020 Wed 22
      10:00 am—2:45 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Apr 2020 Thu 23
      9:30 am—4:00 pm System Analysis and Resource Adequacy Adv. Comms
    • Apr 2020 Tue 28
      9:00 am—2:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
    • Apr 2020 Wed 29
      1:00 pm—4:00 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Comm. Webinar
    • May 2020 Wed 06
      9:30 am—3:30 pm Resource Adequacy/System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • May 2020 Tue Wed 12 - 13
      Council Meeting
    • May 2020 Tue 19
      9:00 am—1:00 pm RTF Meeting: May 19, 2020
    • May 2020 Thu 21
      9:30 am—11:00 am Generating Resources Adv Comm - Webinar
    • May 2020 Fri 29
      9:00 am—11:00 am Council executive session to discuss internal personnel matters
    • Jun 2020 Tue 02
      9:30 am—3:30 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Jun 2020 Fri 05
      10:00 am—12:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Jun 2020 Mon Wed 08 - 10
      Council executive session to discuss internal personnel matters
    • Jun 2020 Mon 15
      3:30 pm—5:30 pm Public hearing on Revised Draft Part I of the 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program
    • Jun 2020 Tue Wed 16 - 17
      Council Meeting
    • Jun 2020 Tue Wed 23 - 24
      RTF Meeting: June 23, 2020
    • Jun 2020 Tue 23
      1:00 pm—3:00 pm Resource Adequacy Steering Committee
    • Jun 2020 Tue 30
      10:00 am—12:30 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Jul 2020 Tue Wed 14 - 15
      Council Meeting
    • Jul 2020 Tue Wed 21 - 22
      RTF Meeting: July 21, 2020
    • Jul 2020 Wed 22
      10:00 am—2:30 pm Resource Adequacy Tech Committee
    • Aug 2020 Wed 05
      9:30 am—3:30 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee Webinar
    • Aug 2020 Tue Wed 11 - 12
      Council Meeting
    • Aug 2020 Tue 18
      9:00 am—1:00 pm RTF Meeting: August 18, 2020
    • Sep 2020 Wed 02
      9:30 am—3:30 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Sep 2020 Wed Thu 09 - 10
      RTF Meeting: September 9, 2020
    • Sep 2020 Thu 10
      10:00 am—11:00 am Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting
    • Sep 2020 Tue Wed 15 - 16
      Council Meeting
    • Sep 2020 Fri 25
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Sep 2020 Wed 30
      9:30 am—12:30 pm Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2020 Thu 01
      9:00 am—1:00 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2020 Tue Wed 06 - 07
      RTF Meeting: October 6, 2020
    • Oct 2020 Thu 08
      9:00 am—1:00 pm System Analysis Advisory Committee
    • Oct 2020 Tue Wed 13 - 14
      Council Meeting
    • Oct 2020 Tue 27
      10:00 am—3:00 pm Demand Response Advisory Committee
    • Nov 2020 Tue 10
      9:00 am—1:00 pm RTF Meeting: November 10, 2020
    • Nov 2020 Tue Wed 17 - 18
      Council Meeting
    • Dec 2020 Tue 08
      9:00 am—1:00 pm RTF Meeting: December 8, 2020
    • Dec 2020 Wed 09
      9:00 am—3:00 pm RTF Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
    • Dec 2020 Tue Wed 15 - 16
      Council Meeting
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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.

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    Reports by Topic

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    • Subbasin Plans
    • Financial Reports
    • Independent Scientific Advisory Board
    • Independent Scientific Review Panel
    • Independent Economic Analysis Board

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News

  1. Independent Scientists Complete Review of Fish and Wildlife Proposals

    Apr 6, 2012 Carol Winkel
    The Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s panel of independent scientists recently completed a review of 71 projects to implement the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

  2. California Sea Lions at Bonneville Dam Aren't the Problem

    Mar 22, 2012 Carol Winkel
    There's a common perception that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision to allow Oregon, Washington, and Idaho to kill California sea lions at Bonnevil

  3. Another Good Year for Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Runs

    Mar 16, 2012 Carol Winkel
    Washington, Oregon, and Idaho fish managers are optimistic about salmon and steelhead returns to the Columbia River Basin in 2012, with some runs predicted to return in numbers not seen in decades –

  4. Analysis shows region likely to continue producing surplus electricity in the spring and early summer

    Mar 7, 2012 John Harrison
    According to an analysis by the Council, the Pacific Northwest is likely to continue producing more electricity than it needs in the spring and early summer, a time when demand for power usually is lo

  5. 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

  6. Tracking the Northwest's Power Supply

    Feb 10, 2012 Carol Winkel
    In order to plan the region's energy supply, the Council maintains a comprehensive database of generating resources. The data is updated in a workbook each day, and a portion of it is made available

  7. Oregon and Montana members will lead Council in 2012

    Jan 11, 2012 John Harrison
    Members of the Council today elected Joan Dukes, an Oregon member, chair of the Council for 2012, and Rhonda Whiting, a Montana member, vice chair. The Council elects officers annually. In 2011, Dukes

  8. Bonneville Power administrator notes Council's achievements in 2011

    Jan 9, 2012 John Harrison
    [Letter from BPA Administrator Stephen Wright to Council Chair Bruce Measure] Dear Chairman Measure: Thirty years after the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council) met for the first time, I

  9. Power Plan shows how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

    Dec 23, 2011 Carol Winkel
    On December 21 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules to curb emissions of mercury and other toxic substances from power plants that burn coal, relying on pollution controls that a

  10. Former Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus Looks Back

    Dec 13, 2011 Carol Winkel
    Cecil Andrus says much has changed and much has stayed the same in the environmental and energy arenas since he was governor of Idaho–first in the 1970s, and then again in the 1990s, with four years

  11. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON AND STEELHEAD

    Nov 22, 2011 John Harrison
    The Endangered Species Act of 1973 has a long and litigious history in the Columbia River Basin. Twelve specific populations, or evolutionarily significant units, of four species of Columbia River Bas

  12. A Last Look at Condit Dam

    Oct 24, 2011 Carol Winkel
    This week, Condit Dam will go down on October 26. It will be the second-highest dam removed in the United States. Built in the early 1900s on the White Salmon River in Washingto

  13. Snohomish Opens New Small Hydro Project

    Oct 18, 2011 Carol Winkel
    This past weekend, the Snohomish County Public Utility District opened the first new hydroelectric project in Washington state in nearly 20 years. The Youngs Creek facility, south of Sultan, has a ge

  14. A New One-year Record: Regional electric energy efficiency improved dramatically in 2010

    Oct 12, 2011 John Harrison
    The efficiency of electricity use in the Pacific Northwest improved by 254 average megawatts in 2010, the equivalent power use of 153,900 homes, the Council and its partner, the Regional Technical For

  15. 2010 Energy Efficiency Gains Set Impressive Pace

    Oct 4, 2011 Carol Winkel
    The Council's annual report on energy efficiency savings will be presented at next week's meeting, and the numbers are very encouraging.In 2010, the region acquired 254 average megawatts of efficiency

  16. Pilot Project Will Test Water Heaters As "Batteries"

    Sep 9, 2011 Carol Winkel
    Historically, the Columbia River hydrosystem has enabled operators to adjust energy up or down to keep load and generation in balance. But with more wind generation coming on line, which can fluctuate

  17. Illuminating the Night, Saving Energy: Solid State Street Lights

    Aug 23, 2011 Carol Winkel
    Since the Council identified energy efficiency in its regional energy plan as the key resource to meet most of our future load growth, where will this efficiency come from?We heard about some promisin

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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
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