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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 and Wildlife Overview

The Fish and Wildlife Program
2020 Addendum 2014/2020 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Subbasin Plans Project Reviews and Recommendations

Independent Review Groups

  • Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB)
  • Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB)
  • Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP)

Forums and Workgroups

  • Asset Management Subcommittee
  • Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum
  • Regional Coordination
  • Science and Policy Exchange
  • Toxics Workgroup
  • Columbia Basin Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Workgroup
  • Informal Hatchery Workgroup
  • Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup

Topics

  • Adaptive Management
  • Anadromous Fish Mitigation
  • Blocked Areas
  • High-level Indicators
  • Invasive and Non-Native Species
  • Lamprey
  • Predation: Sea lions, pike, birds
  • Protected Areas
  • Research Plan
  • Resident Fish
  • Resource Tools and Maps
  • Sockeye
  • Sturgeon
  • Hatchery Map
Energy

The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to ensure the region’s power supply and acquire cost-effective energy efficiency.

Energy Overview

The Northwest Power Plan

The 2021 Northwest Power Plan 2021 Plan Supporting Materials Planning Process and Past Power Plans

Technical Tools and Models

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

Energy Advisory Committees

  • Regional Technical Forum
  • Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
  • Demand Forecast Advisory Committee
  • Demand Response Advisory Committee
  • Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • Natural Gas Advisory Committee
  • Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee
  • System Analysis Advisory Committee
  • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
  • System Integration Forum
  • Resource Strategies Advisory Committee (Not Active)

Energy Topics

  • Energy Efficiency
  • Demand Response
  • Power Supply
  • Resource Adequacy
  • Energy Storage
  • Hydropower
  • Transmission

Energy Forums and Workgroups

  • Pacific NW Demand Response Project
  • Northwest Wind Integration Forum (Archive)
Meetings
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AUG 2021
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RAAC/SAAC - Adequacy/GENESYS Technical Conference
AUG 2021
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23
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SEP 2021
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13
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Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup
SEP 2021
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SEP 2021
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27
Power Plan Public Hearing Hosted by Montana
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29
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OCT 2021
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12
Power Plan Public Hearing Hosted by Oregon
OCT 2021
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Power Plan Public Hearing Hosted by Idaho
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19
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09
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13
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14 - 15
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JAN 2022
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19
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Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum
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25
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RTF New Member Orientation: January 25, 2022
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26
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28
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FEB 2022
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14
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23
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RTF Meeting
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02
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System Integration Forum: Scope of Work on Potential Lower Snake River Dam Analysis
MAR 2022
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08
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Public Affairs Committee Meeting
MAR 2022
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MAR 2022
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18
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Fish and Wildlife Committee Meeting
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30
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09
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16 - 17
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13 - 14
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28
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11 - 12
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OCT 2022
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08
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15 - 16
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30
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DEC 2022
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06 - 07
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13 - 14
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Reports and Documents

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Reports

  1. Structure of the Northwest Electricity Industry: Alternatives and Implications

    Aug 21, 1995 / 95-15
    Summary The premise of this issue paper is that over the next 5 to 10 years or even less, it is likely there will be changes in how the utility industry in the Northwest...

  2. Staff Issue Paper on the Role of the Bonneville Power Administration in a Competitive Energy Market

    Jul 28, 1995 / 95-14
    Summary This staff issue paper explores issues and alternatives confronting the Bonneville Power Administration in a competitive energy market. Bonneville is facing...

  3. Assuring an adequate, efficient, economical power supply and the ability to carry out other purposes of the Power Act

    Dec 21, 1994 / 94-56
    * Read the full issue paper which became Appendix C of the 1994 F&W Program. Introduction The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision in NRIC v....

  4. 1994/95 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Dec 01, 1994 / 94-55
    This report combines the Dec 1994 Program Amendments (document 94-55) and Sep 1995 Amendments (95-20). 1994 Program Amendments All amendments or jump to sections: ...

  5. Market Transformation: What is It, and How do we Get There?

    Jul 01, 1994 / 94-54
    Briefing Paper Summary The potential to secure energy efficiency through market transformation in the Northwest is large and likely very cheap. If all currently...

  6. Acquiring Energy Efficiency More Efficiently

    Nov 08, 1994 / 94-52
    Can electric utilities continue to acquire the efficiency resource in the ways that have been employed since the early 1980s, or are there potentially more efficient and...

  7. Sustaining Conservation in the Era of Competition

    Sep 13, 1994 / 94-46
    The Bonneville Power Administration and utilities in the Northwest have been vested with the responsibility for acquiring conservation since passage of the Northwest Power...

  8. Direct Use of Natural Gas

    Aug 11, 1994 / 94-41
    Lower natural gas prices, apparently adequate gas supplies and improving reliability and efficiency of combustion turbines have all increased the attractiveness of natural...

  9. Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry

    Jan 24, 1994 / 94-4
    Summary In the view of many, the electric utility industry is in the process of a significant restructuring - a basic realignment of the traditional relationships among...

  10. Acquiring Energy Efficiency More Efficiently

    Oct 26, 1993 / 93-23
    The Council, in preparation for updating its 1991 Power Plan, believes that it's time to take stock of how we are acquiring conservation in the Northwest. With increased...

  11. Critical Uncertainties in the Fish and Wildlife Program

    Jan 27, 1993 / SRG 93-3
    We present and discuss critical ecological uncertainties that identify important gaps in our knowledge of the resources and functional relationships that determine fish and...

  12. Strategy for Salmon: Response to Comments

    Nov 23, 1992 / 92-27
    On November 19, 1992, the Council adopted its Response to Comments received in its Phase Three rulemaking, which considered measures to protect, mitigate, and enhance...

  13. Response to Comments: 1992 Protected Areas Rulemaking

    Aug 13, 1992 / 92-26
    * Main document * Supplement A Statutory authority: the Northwest Power Act directs the Council to develop a “program to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and...

  14. Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program — Strategy for Salmon

    Nov 19, 1992 / 92-21
    The Strategy for Salmon was published in 1992 and scanned for web access in 2006. Volume 2 is divided into sections for faster downloading (but still be aware of some...

  15. Proposed Protected Areas Changes: 1992 Rulemaking

    Mar 10, 1992 / 92-9
    In August, 1988, the Council incorporated into its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program and its Power Plan "protected areas" measures to protect critical fish and...

  16. 1991 Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan

    Jan 01, 1991 / 91-4
    This report is also called the 1991 Northwest Power Plan, or 3rd Power Plan. See our current power plan page for the most current plan, and history of previous plans. ...

  17. 1991 Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan (Draft)

    Nov 15, 1990 / 90-18
    (This plan was replaced by the Final plan). This Draft 1991 Power Plan is available in parts due to the overall size of the PDF scans. * Volume I: Power Plan...

  18. 1990 Protected Areas Summary and Response to Comments

    Aug 08, 1990 / 90-10
    At its July meeting, the Council adopted changes to the protected areas designations that are part of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Subsequently, at...

  19. Wildlife Mitigation Rule and Response to Comments

    Nov 21, 1989 / 89-35
    This is the Council rule that provides for mitigation of wildlife losses at hydroelectric projects in the Columbia River Basin. It represents what is likely to be the...

  20. Technical Corrections to the Protected Areas Data Base and Response to Comments

    May 18, 1989 / 89-19
    The Council has adopted final amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program regarding the technical corrections to the protected areas data base. This is...

  21. Global Warming: A Northwest Perspective

    Feb 09, 1989 / 89-2
    On February 9, 1989, the Council convened a symposium in Olympia, Wash­ington, on the subject of global climate change ("the greenhouse effect") and its potential for...

  22. Protected Areas Amendments and Response to Comments

    Sep 14, 1988 / 88-22
    On August 10, 1988, the Northwest Power Planning Council adopted a proposal to designate some 44,000 miles of Northwest streams as "protected areas" because of their...

  23. 1987 Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program

    Feb 11, 1987 / 1987 Program
    This is a scanned version of the Council's 1987 F&W Program. Appendices A and B are part of the overall program, appendices C-E listed separately. * Program (26mb) ...

  24. 1986 Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan

    Apr 15, 2013 / 1986 Power Plan
    This report is also called the 1986 Northwest Power Plan, or 2nd Power Plan. See our current power plan page for the most current plan, and history of previous plans. ...

  25. Compilation of Information on Salmon and Steelhead Total Run Size, Catch and Hydropower Related Losses in the Upper Columbia River Basin, Above Grand Coulee Dam

    Dec 01, 1985 / 1985 UCUT
    This Upper Columbia United Tribes report was scanned May 1, 2008, and made available through the Council's website. * Chapter 1: Introduction, Cover, Table of...
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