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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

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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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    See next Council meeting July 14 - 15, 2020 in Portland (via webinar) › See all meetings ›

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    Recent and Upcoming Meetings

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    • Feb 2020 Fri 07
      1:30 pm—3:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Program Consultation with Bonneville Power Administration
    • Feb 2020 Mon 10
      9:30 am—4:00 pm 1st Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop
    • Feb 2020 Wed 12
      1:00 pm—4:30 pm Sturgeon Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop
    • Mar 2020 Tue Wed 03 - 04
      Resident Fish and Sturgeon Presentations
    • Mar 2020 Wed 11
      10:00 am—3:00 pm Program Wildlife Objectives and Indicators Workshop
    • 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 Wed 18
      1:00 pm—4:00 pm Lamprey Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop
    • Mar 2020 Wed 25
      12:30 pm—2:30 pm Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting
    • Apr 2020 Mon 13
      10:00 am—4:30 pm Next Program Addendum Part 1 Workshop
    • Apr 2020 Tue 28
      9:00 am—2:00 pm Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
    • 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
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News

  1. Sea Lion Fish Feast

    Mar 1, 2017 John Harrison
    The number of salmon and steelhead consumed by sea lions at Bonneville Dam last year, more than 9,500 fish, was the second-largest since observations and monitoring began in 2002, according to a report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During their annual spring foray into the Columbia River, sea lions also killed lamprey and sturgeon.

  2. Lamprey Rescue

    Feb 16, 2017 John Harrison
    A 400-million-year-old species, Pacific lamprey, has cultural and environmental significance in the Columbia River Basin, where upriver populations have declined over time, in some rivers to zero. But research, artificial propagation, and dam-passage improvements for adult lamprey show promise of rebuilding the species.

  3. Mussel Strategy

    Jan 23, 2017 John Harrison
    Non-native, invasive freshwater mussels pose "a grave threat to the waters and economic resources" of the state, Governor Steve Bullock said last fall, and now the state has a plan to respond quickly if and when the invaders take hold.

  4. Fish And Wildlife Project Cost Savings

    Jan 18, 2017 John Harrison
    Cost savings in existing fish and wildlife projects could be shifted to higher-priority projects including scientific research, habitat evaluations, and projects addressing sturgeon and lamprey without adding money to the program.

  5. Mussel Alert

    Dec 16, 2016 John Harrison
    Zebra and quagga mussel larvae discovered in several Montana water bodies in November prompted a defensive action to keep the damaging species from invading other Northwest water bodies. Federal money is on the way to help the fight.

  6. Invasive Mussels Discovered in Montana, Governor Declares Statewide Natural Resource Emergency

    Dec 5, 2016 Carol Winkel
    Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued an executive order on November 30 declaring a statewide natural resource emergency for due to the detection invasive aquatic mussel larvae

  7. Moving Fish Over High Dams

    Nov 16, 2016 John Harrison
    In response to a strategy in the Council's 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, a paper by the Council's staff reviews ways that fish are moved past tall or "high head" dams. The paper uses examples of fish passage at dams in the Northwest and elsewhere.

  8. The Blob Is Back

    Oct 11, 2016 John Harrison
    Scientists are working to understand how The Blob — unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean — is affecting species at virtually every level of the food chain, including Columbia River salmon.

  9. Fun With Sturgeon

    Sep 20, 2016 John Harrison
    Sturgeon, giants of the Columbia River system, were the focus of an annual festival sponsored by the city of Vancouver, Washington. The Council invited children and adults to learn more about Columbia River Basin fish and wildlife.

  10. Cool Relief

    Sep 15, 2016 John Harrison
    The summer of 2016 was not the disaster for summer-migrating salmon that 2015 was, thanks to effective collaboration among dam and fish managers, cooperative weather, and dam-passage improvements that cooled water in fish ladders on the Snake River.

  11. Upper Columbia Salmon Habitat

    Sep 14, 2016 John Harrison
    An assessment of potential salmon habitat will help inform a future decision about whether and where to reintroduce ocean-going fish to the area above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams, which has been blocked to salmon for more than 70 years.

  12. The Invasion Strengthens

    Sep 13, 2016 John Harrison
    Researchers have documented an increase in juvenile northern pike in Lake Roosevelt. This is not good news.

  13. Cold-water Species In A Warming Climate

    Aug 12, 2016 John Harrison
    A warming climate, habitat degradation, and predation by an introduced species threaten native bull trout in Montana, but a joint effort involving Montana, the Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and an an international agreement with British Columbia aims to protect and restore the cold-water species.

  14. Cold Water Refuge

    Aug 11, 2016 John Harrison
    Like people seeking shade outside on a hot day, salmon and steelhead look for pockets of cold water as they migrate home from the ocean to spawn, a search that will become increasingly important, and perhaps more difficult, as the climate warms.

  15. Salmon Smorgasbord

    Jul 14, 2016 John Harrison
    Ongoing research, recently wrapped up for this year, shows seals and sea lions continue to feast on Columbia River spring Chinook.

  16. Fish And Warm Water Don't Mix

    Jun 20, 2016 John Harrison
    Fish managers and dam operators in the Columbia River Basin are ready to respond if water temperatures rise to lethal levels, as they did in the summer of 2015.

  17. Culling Cormorants May Not Help Fish Survival

    May 20, 2016 John Harrison
    A preliminary analysis by a U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife scientist suggests no effect on the survival of Snake River steelhead.

  18. Sea Lions Feast on Salmon and Steelhead at Bonneville Dam

    May 19, 2016 John Harrison
    Fish kills peak in the first week of May, then decline. More than 50 of the most aggressive hunters have been permanently removed.

  19. Cold-Water Hangouts in a Hot River

    May 11, 2016 John Harrison
    Water scientists are searching the Columbia River Basin for the cold-water places where salmon can rest when the water temperature goes lethal.

  20. Stay the Course on Scientific Research, Idaho’s Top Fish and Wildlife Official Says

    May 10, 2016 John Harrison
    Virgil Moore, director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, touts the benefits of research, maintenance of investments, and collaboration.

  21. Hatcheries and Wild Salmon: Results From Nearly 30 Years of Study

    May 10, 2016 John Harrison
    Researchers in Idaho find hatcheries can help stabilize a declining salmon population, but not permanently.

  22. Chinook run increases, and so do sea lions

    May 3, 2016 John Harrison
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports that so far this year sea lions are killing more spring salmon than the 10-year average.

  23. Hot River, Dead Salmon, Lessons Learned

    Apr 15, 2016 John Harrison
    The summer of 2015 turned brutally hot for salmon in the Columbia River. Dam and fish managers report on how last year's experience will help them prepare for future temperature emergencies.

  24. The Mystery of Swan Lake

    Apr 13, 2016 John Harrison
    Chemical sleuthing aims to find out where unwanted walleye came from.

  25. A boost for northern pike removal

    Apr 13, 2016 John Harrison
    Like a bad guy from the old West, northern pike are wanted: Dead
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