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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. Response Review of the Kootenai River Floodplain Ecosystem Operational Loss Assessment Report (2013)

    Oct 15, 2013 / ISRP 2013-13
    At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s August 20, 2013 request, the ISRP reviewed an updated report produced through the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho’s Kootenai River...

  2. Final Step 1 Review of the Walla Walla Spring Chinook Hatchery Master Plan 2013

    Sep 16, 2013 / ISRP 2013-12
    At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s August 19, 2013 request, the ISRP reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) responses...

  3. Final Report for the Geographic Review

    Aug 15, 2013 / ISRP 2013-11
    This report provides the Independent Scientific Review Panel’s (ISRP) final recommendations on 83 proposals submitted for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and...

  4. Review of the Walla Walla Spring Chinook Master Plan 2013

    Jul 31, 2013 / ISRP 2013-10
    At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 18, 2013 request, the ISRP reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Walla Walla...

  5. VarQ Flood Risk Management

    Nov 14, 2013 / 2013-10
    VarQ is a flood risk management (FRM) methodology developed in the late 1990’s and implemented in the early 2000’s for Libby and Hungry Horse dams in Montana. This brochure...

  6. Final review of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Yankee Fork Salmon River Restoration project (#200205900)

    Jul 25, 2013 / ISRP 2013-9
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s request, the ISRP expedited its evaluation of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ project titled Yankee Fork Salmon...

  7. Response Review of the Yakima Subbasin Summer and Fall Run Chinook and Coho Salmon Hatchery Master Plan (#1988-115-25)

    Jul 17, 2013 / ISRP 2013-8
    At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s February 27, 2013 request, the ISRP reviewed a response from the Yakama Nation regarding the Yakima Subbasin Summer and...

  8. Fiscal Year 2015 Budget and Fiscal Year 2014 Revisions

    Jul 30, 2013 / 2013-08
    Dear Northwest Citizen: For the past six years, the Council’s budget has remained at its current level, with moderate inflationary increases. In this budget adjustments...

  9. Review of the Lake Roosevelt Kokanee - Comprehensive Management Plan

    Jul 15, 2013 / ISRP 2013-7
    On May 24, 2013, the ISRP received a request from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council to review the Lake Roosevelt Kokanee - Comprehensive Management Plan (2010)...

  10. The State of the Columbia River Basin

    Sep 12, 2013 / 2013-07
    This report is available for public comment through Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. Comments may be sent to comments@nwcouncil.org or mailed to Mark Walker, Director of Public...

  11. Review of Snake River Fall Chinook Monitoring and Evaluation (#2012-013-00)

    Jul 10, 2013 / ISRP 2013-6
    At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 13, 2013 request, the ISRP reviewed the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Nez Perce Tribes’ proposal...

  12. Review of the Draft Columbia Basin White Sturgeon Planning Framework

    Jun 24, 2013 / ISRP 2013-5
    In response to the Council’s March 1, 2013 request, the ISRP reviewed the Draft Columbia Basin White Sturgeon Planning Framework (February 2013). The Council called for...

  13. Review of NOAA Fisheries’ Life-Cycle Models of Salmonid Populations in the Interior Columbia River Basin (June 28, 2013 draft)

    Oct 18, 2013 / ISAB 2013-5
    Read Appendix - Answers to Questions and Editorial Comments Executive Summary In response to NOAA Fisheries’ request, the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB)...

  14. Sixth Power Plan Mid-Term Assessment Summary

    Apr 02, 2013 / 2013-05
    This is a brief summary of the full Mid-Term Assessment report.

  15. Preliminary Report for the Geographic Review

    Jun 07, 2013 / ISRP 2013-4
    This report provides the Independent Scientific Review Panel’s (ISRP) preliminary recommendations on 83 proposals submitted for the Council and the Bonneville Power...

  16. Review of the Comparative Survival Study's Draft 2013 Annual Report

    Oct 15, 2013 / ISAB 2013-4
    The Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s 2009 amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program call for a regular system of independent and timely...

  17. 2012 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    May 09, 2013 / 2013-04
    Since 2001, in response to a request by the governors of the four Northwest states, the Council has reported annually on all fish and wildlife costs incurred by Bonneville....

  18. Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Steelhead Program

    May 28, 2013 / ISRP 2013-3
    * See ISRP Summary Review of the LSRCP Program 2011-2014 (June 18, 2014; ISRP 2014-6) The Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) conducted a review of the Lower...

  19. Review of the IEAB Fish Tagging Cost Effectiveness Model

    Sep 30, 2013 / ISAB 2013-3
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 2013 request, the ISAB reviewed the Independent Economic Analysis Board’s report: Cost-Effectiveness of...

  20. Habitat RME Review: ISEMP, CHAMP, and Action Effectiveness Monitoring

    Mar 11, 2013 / ISRP 2013-2
    This ISRP report covers the: * Integrated Status and Effectiveness Monitoring Program (ISEMP) (Project #2003-017-00) * Columbia Habitat Monitoring Program’s...

  21. Review of BPA's A Framework for the Fish and Wildlife Program Data Management

    Jul 22, 2013 / ISAB 2013-2
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 7, 2013 request, the ISAB reviewed the Bonneville Power Administration’s document A Framework for the...

  22. Economic Risk of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in the Columbia River Basin

    Sep 04, 2013 / IEAB 2013-2
    This report is an update to the IEAB report 2010-1 titled “Economic Risk Associated with the Potential Establishment of Zebra and Quagga Mussels in the Columbia River...

  23. Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Report

    Feb 01, 2013 / 2013-02
    To Congress and citizens of the Pacific Northwest: This document is the annual report of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council to Congress for Fiscal Year 2012,...

  24. Step 2 Response Review of the Klickitat Master Plan (1988-115-35)

    Mar 05, 2013 / ISRP 2013-1
    At the Council’s January 7, 2013 request, the ISRP conducted a review of the Yakama Nation’s response to the ISRP’s Step 2 review of the Klickitat River Anadromous...

  25. Review of 2009 Fish and Wildlife Program

    Mar 08, 2013 / ISAB 2013-1
    ISAB Chair Rich Alldredge, Vice-chair Chris Wood, and member Greg Ruggerone presented findings from this report at the Council’s March 13 meeting in Portland. ...
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