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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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    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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      9:00 am—11:00 am Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup
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      1:00 pm—5:00 pm Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum
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News

  1. New Fish, Old Story

    Mar 15, 2018 John Harrison
    2018 salmon and steelhead returns to the Columbia River are forecast below average, again.

  2. Sea Lions and Steelhead

    Mar 7, 2018 John Harrison
    Sea lions consumed 9 percent of the steelhead run at Bonneville Dam in 2017, according to a report.

  3. Chinook Challenge

    Feb 15, 2018 John Harrison
    Report: Dams, altered habitat, the influence of some hatcheries -- all are affecting upper Columbia spring Chinook, which will not be recovered by supplementation alone.

  4. Mapping Toxics

    Feb 15, 2018 John Harrison
    A new, online map show where poly aromatic hydrocarbons, a ubiquitous contaminant, are affecting Columbia River Basin fish and wildlife habitat.

  5. Wildlife Help

    Feb 14, 2018 John Harrison
    Idaho, Bonneville Power Administration agree to settlement of wildlife impacts of Albeni Falls Dam.

  6. Northwest Governors send letter on sea lion predation

    Jan 29, 2018 John Harrison
    The governors of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington sent a letter to the House members of the Northwest Congressional delegation supporting federal legislation that would better control predation by sea lions on Columbia River salmon and steelhead.

  7. Ocean Predators

    Jan 16, 2018 John Harrison
    Predation in the ocean kills more Columbia River salmon than does fishing, research shows.

  8. Studying Sturgeon

    Dec 21, 2017 John Harrison
    Hatcheries, genetics, and spawning success were among the discussion topics as sturgeon researchers met last month in Coeur d'Alene.

  9. What's Old May Be New Again

    Dec 13, 2017 John Harrison
    Fishing with a trap may be an effective way to separate hatchery from wild fish. Illegal since 1934, might this old technology be made new again?

  10. Pike Threat

    Dec 13, 2017 John Harrison
    Those working to suppress Northern Pike in Lake Roosevelt hope the effort is not too late to protect other species in the Columbia River, including salmon and steelhead downstream.

  11. Sea Lions and Salmon

    Dec 11, 2017 John Harrison
    Sea lions continue to feast on Columbia River spring Chinook, this year killing 24 percent of an already depressed run, research suggests.

  12. Cost Savings

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

  13. Scarce Sockeye

    Nov 9, 2017 John Harrison
    The return of Snake River sockeye this year was low but better than anticipated, the Department of Fish and Game reported.

  14. 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.

  15. Vanished Salmon

    Oct 31, 2017 John Harrison
    A June survey of the near-shore ocean off the mouth of the Columbia River found almost no juvenile salmon, despite normal abundance in the river. Why?

  16. Key Questions for the Next Fish and Wildlife Program

    Oct 11, 2017 John Harrison
    The Council asks the Independent Scientific Advisory Board for advice regarding the next revision of the fish and wildlife program, set to begin next spring.

  17. Restoring Native Fish

    Oct 11, 2017 John Harrison
    Using equipment from helicopters to horses, biologists restored native fish populations in 21 Northwestern Montana lakes.

  18. Filet of Predator

    Oct 10, 2017 John Harrison
    Butter, lemon, Lake Trout filets and your pan will help Bull Trout in Flathead Lake rebound.

  19. Program Amendment

    Oct 2, 2017 John Harrison
    It's time to start thinking about the next revision of the Fish and Wildlife Program. A review of the current Program by independent scientists will help inform the direction of that revision.

  20. Threat to Steelhead

    Sep 19, 2017 John Harrison
    Wild Willamette winter steelhead, already at low numbers, face a new and growing threat: Sea lions.

  21. Help for Upper Columbia Sturgeon

    Sep 14, 2017 John Harrison
    A multi-jurisdictional effort aims to add more juvenile fish to the aging Upper Columbia White Sturgeon population, but survival in the wild remains a problem.

  22. From Ranch to Fish

    Sep 14, 2017 John Harrison
    A 369-acre ranch in the mountains of central Idaho that provides prime spawning and rearing habitat for steelhead, Chinook salmon, and bull trout is being purchased using electricity ratepayer money.

  23. Toxic Habitat

    Aug 18, 2017 John Harrison
    Toxic contaminants pollute water and fish habitat, but research is showing not only where the pollution is and what chemicals cause it, but also how to control it--often inexpensively

  24. Low Fish Returns? Blame the Blob

    Aug 17, 2017 John Harrison
    Northwest fishery managers point to recent warm ocean conditions as the possible cause of this year's disappointing steelhead and sockeye runs in the Columbia River

  25. Race to Stop Spread of Invasive Northern Pike in Lake Roosevelt

    Jul 14, 2017 John Harrison
    Research shows pike have invaded the Colville and Kettle rivers, but not tributaries farther downstream. So far.
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