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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 assure the Pacific Northwest of an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.

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Reports and Documents

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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT

Reports

  1. Part Seven: Appendices

    Dec 30, 2014
    The appendices that follow in this volume are legally part of the fish and wildlife program. The provisions of the appendices have been formally adopted by the Council, and...

  2. 2. Step review process

    Dec 30, 2014
    As one element of project review, the Council developed a step review process for review of major investments, including new fish hatchery programs and facilities. Step...

  3. 11. Wildlife mitigation

    Dec 30, 2014
    Sub-strategy Mitigate wildlife losses caused by the development and operation of hydropower dams in the Columbia River Basin. Rationale Development and operation...

  4. 9. Estuary

    Dec 30, 2014
    Sub-strategy Restore ecosystem function to protect and enhance critical habitat and spawning and rearing grounds in the estuary and lower Columbia River. Rationale ...

  5. 8. Mainstem hydrosystem flow and passage operations

    Dec 30, 2014
    Sub-Strategy Manage dams and reservoir operations to protect and restore ecosystem function and habitat, and to improve fish passage and survival through the...

  6. 6. Water quality

    Dec 30, 2014
    Sub-strategy Provide flows and habitat conditions of adequate quality and quantity for improved survival of anadromous and native resident fish populations on the...

  7. 1. Habitat

    Dec 30, 2014
    Sub-strategy Protect, enhance, restore and connect aquatic and terrestrial habitat. Protecting existing quality habitat is as important as enhancing degraded habitats. ...

  8. A. Ecosystem function

    Dec 30, 2014
    Core strategy Protect and restore natural ecosystem functions, habitats, and biological diversity wherever feasible consistent with biological objectives in the...

  9. 1. Refining program goals and quantitative objectives

    Dec 30, 2014
    Working with others in the region, including the state and federal fish and wildlife agencies and tribes, other federal agencies and the independent science panels, the...

  10. III. Goals and Objectives — the changes we want to achieve

    Dec 30, 2014
    The program aims to rebuild healthy, naturally producing fish and wildlife populations adversely affected by the construction and operation of hydroelectric dams in the...

  11. Part Three: Basinwide Vision, Scientific Foundation, Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

    Dec 30, 2014
    The vision for this program is a Columbia River ecosystem that sustains an abundant, productive, and diverse community of fish and wildlife, supported by mitigation across...

  12. III. Assuring the Pacific Northwest an adequate, efficient, economic and reliable power supply

    Dec 30, 2014
    Section 4(h)(5) of the Northwest Power Act requires that the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program consist of measures that protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife...

  13. II. Legal and social context of the program

    Dec 30, 2014
    This program cannot address all fish and wildlife problems in the Columbia River Basin. Successful protection, mitigation and recovery efforts require the collaborative...

  14. A. Geographic structure

    Dec 30, 2014
    The Council recognizes that the Columbia River Basin is an immense system that encompasses a vast array of physical, biological, and human elements. The program recognizes...

  15. I. The program framework

    Dec 30, 2014
    The framework is an organizing tool to structure actions guided by this program to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and wildlife affected by hydropower dams in the...

  16. A. Program goals and quantitative objectives

    Dec 30, 2014
    The program aims to rebuild healthy, naturally producing fish and wildlife populations adversely affected by the construction and operation of hydroelectric dams in the...

  17. I. Vision for the Columbia River Basin

    Dec 30, 2014
    The vision for this program is a Columbia River ecosystem that sustains an abundant, productive, and diverse community of fish and wildlife, supported by mitigation across...

  18. 4. Predator management

    Dec 30, 2014
    Sub-strategy Improve the survival of salmon and steelhead and other native focal fish species by managing and controlling predation rates. Rationale The...

  19. 3. Non-native and invasive species

    Dec 30, 2014
    Sub-strategy Prevent the introduction of non-native and invasive species in the Columbia River Basin, and suppress or eradicate non-native and invasive species. ...

  20. I. The Columbia River Basin

    Dec 30, 2014
    The Columbia is one of the great rivers of North America. Beginning at Columbia Lake, British Columbia, the main branch of the river travels over 1,200 miles through...

  21. Part One: Overview

    Dec 30, 2014
    The Columbia is one of the great rivers of North America. Beginning at Columbia Lake, British Columbia, the main branch of the river travels over 1,200 miles through...

  22. Message from the Council

    Dec 30, 2014
    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council is the most comprehensive fish and wildlife mitigation and restoration...

  23. IEAB 2013 Annual Report

    Sep 04, 2013 / IEAB 2013
    This letter is to update the Council regarding our activities in 2013 and to suggest some ideas for additional work in 2014. The IEAB currently consists of five...

  24. Report of Independent Auditors in accordance with OMB Circular A-133 and Financial Statements, FY 2013

    Sep 30, 2013 / 2013 Audit
    See attached Moss-Adams audit which concluded September 30, 2013.

  25. Review of Progress Report on Multiscale Hyporheic Exchange Study (#2007-252-00)

    Nov 07, 2013 / ISRP 2013-15
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s September 2013 request, the ISRP reviewed a progress report and a summary proposal for the Confederated Tribes...
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