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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 F&W Program Costs Reports

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
  • 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
  • Fuels Advisory Committee
  • Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee
  • System Analysis Advisory Committee
  • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
  • System Integration Forum

Energy Topics

  • Energy Efficiency
  • Demand Response
  • Power Supply
  • Resource Adequacy
  • Energy Storage
  • Hydropower
  • Transmission
Meetings
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APR 2023
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05
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21
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17
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24
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01
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Reserves in Power Planning Workshop
NOV 2023
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02
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07
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08
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Reports and Documents

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Reports

  1. ISAB Review of Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Models for Assessing Responses to EIS Alternatives for the Willamette Valley System

    Mar 03, 2023 / ISAB 2023-1
    ISAB Review of Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Models for Assessing Responses to EIS Alternatives for the Willamette Valley System

  2. Review of Pacific Lamprey Research Efforts for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program

    Dec 03, 2012 / ISRP 2012-19
    At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Council’s October 2012 request the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed five proposals and supporting documents...

  3. Review of the Estuary Cumulative Effects Study's draft 2010 Annual Report (US Army Corps of Engineers Program)

    Nov 14, 2011 / ISRP 2011-24
    In response to a request by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed the...

  4. Review of seven 2011 Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program proposals for the Columbia River Estuary

    Oct 13, 2010 / ISRP 2010-34
    The attached report contains the ISRP’s review of seven proposals for research in the Columbia River Estuary. These projects are proposed for implementation through the...

  5. Preliminary Review of Six 2010 Estuary Proposals submitted for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program

    Feb 10, 2010 / ISRP 2010-6
    At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Council’s January 2010 request the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed six proposals for research in the Columbia...

  6. Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposal: Review and evaluate the success and relevancy of the Chief Joseph Dam wildlife mitigation program

    Jun 25, 2004 / ISRP 2004-12
    Background On May 17, 2004, the Council requested the ISRP to review the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposal: Review and evaluate the success and relevancy of the...

  7. Final Review of the US Army Corps of Engineers' Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program for FY2004

    Apr 23, 2004 / ISRP 2004-8
    This is the final report by the ISRP of its initial review of the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program (AFEP) for Fiscal Year 2004. The...

  8. Review of Fiscal Year 2004 Pre-proposals for the US Army Corps of Engineers' Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program

    Oct 15, 2003 / ISRP 2003-14
    In 1998, the U.S. Congress' Senate-House conference report on the Fiscal Year 1999 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill directed the Independent Scientific...

  9. Preliminary review of the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ Bonneville Decision Document Juvenile Fish Passage Recommendation October 2001

    Dec 18, 2001 / ISRP 2001-11
    read ISRP comments on Corps' response > Summary This is the ISRP’s preliminary review of the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ Bonneville Decision Document...

  10. Review of Economic Appendix I of the Corps' Lower Snake Feasibility Study

    Jun 21, 2000 / IEAB 2000-1
    The Council's Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB) has served as the technical reviewer of the economic analysis for the Corps of Engineers' Lower Snake River...

  11. Report and recommendations upon Review of the Corps of Engineers' Columbia River Fish Mitigation Program

    Apr 28, 1999 / 99-5
    Congress asked the Council, with the assistance of the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), to review the Corps of Engineers' Columbia River Fish Mitigation...

  12. Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Capital Construction Program

    Feb 16, 1999 / ISAB 99-4
    The Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) is responding to a request from the Northwest Power Planning Council for assistance with a congressional query. The direction...

  13. Review of the Corps of Engineers' Columbia River Fish Mitigation Program

    Mar 01, 1999 / 99-3
    INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Purpose of the Review Background on CRFM Program CRFM Program Costs Goal and Objectives of CRFM Program Scope of Review/Procedures and...

  14. Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Capital Construction Program Part III, A. Adult Passage

    Jan 26, 1999 / ISAB 99-2
    The Council has been directed by the Congress, in the Conference Report accompanying the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for the Fiscal Year 1998, to review...

  15. Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Capital Construction Program Part II.B Dissolved Gas

    Sep 29, 1998 / ISAB 98-8
    The Council has been directed by the Congress, in the Conference Report accompanying the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for the Fiscal Year 1998, to review...

  16. Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Capital Construction Program: Part II.A Development and Testing of Surface Bypass

    Sep 29, 1998 / ISAB 98-7
    Contents ISSUE DEFINITION ISAB RECOMMENDATIONS ON SURFACE BYPASS BACKGROUND Introduction Migratory Behavior of Juvenile Salmon Bypass for Juvenile...

  17. Independent Engineering Review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Mainstem Capital Construction Program

    May 12, 1998 / 98-6
    Introduction One of the major policy issues identified in the scope of work as part of the Council review of Corps of Engineers? (Corps) mainstem fish passage capital...

  18. First Report: The ISAB Corps Capital Construction Project Review

    Jun 09, 1998 / ISAB 98-4
    This report responds to a request for assistance from the Northwest Power Planning Council (Council) dated January 7, 1998 on issues related to the planned capital...

  19. Draft Scoping Document: Council Review of Corps' Mainstem Capital Construction Program

    Dec 10, 1997 / 97-18
    Introduction The Council has been directed by Congress, in the Conference Report accompanying the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1998,...
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