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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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Adaptive Management Anadromous Fish Mitigation Blocked Areas Hatcheries & Artificial Production Invasive and Non-Native Species Lamprey Predation: Sea lions, pike, birds Protected Areas Research Plan Resident Fish Program Tracker: Resources, Tools, Maps Sockeye Sturgeon
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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. Pacific Intertie: The California Connection on the Electron Superhighway

    May 01, 2001 / 2001-11
    For 33 years, electricity consumers on the West Coast have benefited from a unique arrangement that allows large amounts of power to be transmitted between the Pacific...

  2. Comments on CRITFC proposal for a Collaborative Center for Applied Fish Science

    Sep 28, 2001 / ISRP 2001-10
    To: Council Members From: Nancy Huntly, ISRP Review Subcommittee Chair The Council asked the ISRP to comment on the need for and purpose of a facility to house a...

  3. Preliminary Review of FY2002 Project Proposals in the Mountain Snake and Blue Mountain Provinces

    Sep 28, 2001 / ISRP 2001-9
    This review provides preliminary comments and recommendations of the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) and Peer Review Groups on projects submitted for Fiscal Year...

  4. Effects of 2001 Mid-Columbia Hydropower Operations on Fish

    Apr 30, 2001 / 2001-9
    This addendum analyzes: 1. The total system survival of ESA-listed Upper Columbia spring chinook and steelhead entering the Columbia River above Mid-Columbia Public...

  5. Final Review of Fiscal Year 2002 Proposals for the Columbia Plateau Province

    Aug 10, 2001 / ISRP 2001-8
    * Read full report * Addendum: Clarification on project 199005500, Umatilla Hatchery M&E * Addendum: Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project This report is the...

  6. Review of Fiscal Year 2001 Action Plan Proposals

    Jun 21, 2001 / ISRP 2001-7
    * see report including comments (ISRP 2001-7a) * addenda Introduction On May 10, 2001, the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) opened a "2001 Action...

  7. Review of Salmon Recovery Strategies for the Columbia River Basin

    Aug 22, 2001 / ISAB 2001-7
    Four documents containing strategies for recovering salmon in the Columbia River Basin have been issued recently: the Four Northwest States Governors’ Plan, the Council’s...

  8. Final Review of Fiscal Year 2001 Action Plan Proposals including Responses to ISRP Comments

    Aug 03, 2001 / ISRP 2001-7a
    read June 21 original report without response to comments (document ISRP 2001-7) TO: Council Members FROM: Rick Williams, ISRP Chair; Chuck Coutant, Jack Griffith,...

  9. Analysis of 2001-2002 Power Supply Outlook

    Dec 15, 2015 / 2001-7
    The ongoing drought has focused concerns about the adequacy of the region's power supply for the coming summer, fall and winter. Operational strategies for the...

  10. Preliminary Review of FY 2002 Project Proposals for the Columbia Plateau Province

    Jun 15, 2001 / ISRP 2001-6
    This report provides preliminary comments and recommendations of the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) and Peer Review Groups on projects submitted for Fiscal Year...

  11. Review of the Biological Objectives in the 2000 Fish and Wildlife Program

    Jul 27, 2001 / ISAB 2001-6
    The Council’s 2000 Fish and Wildlife Program (FWP) established a broad framework for fish and wildlife mitigation and recovery within the Columbia River Basin. The framework...

  12. Recommendations on 2001 Federal Columbia River Power System Operations and Fish Survival

    Apr 05, 2001 / 2001-6
    With the Columbia River Basin's water supply reduced to near-historic low levels this year, the Council has completed an analysis of the impact of power system operations...

  13. Review of NMFS Proposal "Evaluate Hatchery Reform Principles"

    Apr 17, 2001 / ISRP 2001-5
    Mr. Frank L. Cassidy Jr., Chair Northwest Power Planning Council 851 S.W. 6th Avenue, Suite 1100 Portland, Oregon 97204-1348 Dear Mr. Cassidy: This letter...

  14. Review of Lower Snake River Flow Augmentation Studies

    Apr 27, 2001 / ISAB 2001-5
    At its January 23, 2001 meeting, the Northwest Power Planning Council (Council) requested the ISAB to review a recent report by Carl Dreher of the Idaho Department of Water...

  15. Northwest Electricity Markets in 2001: Status and Proposed Actions

    Mar 26, 2001 / 2001-5
    Western electricity markets are headed for a difficult summer and possibly a difficult winter of 2001-02 as well. Current poor water conditions translate into continued...

  16. Final Review of FY 2002 Project Proposals for the Mountain Columbia Province (includes addenda for Albeni Falls and Kalispal Wildlife projects)

    Apr 06, 2001 / ISRP 2001-4
    * Full report * Addendum: Review of Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Habitat Acquisition and Restoration Plan * Addendum: Review of Draft Albeni Falls M&E...

  17. Recommendations on Council Staff's Draft Issue Paper: "Analysis of 2001 Federal Columbia River Power System Operations on Fish Survival"

    Apr 19, 2001 / ISAB 2001-4
    At its April 4th meeting, the Council requested an ISAB review of the Council Staff’s Draft Issue Paper regarding the effects on ESA-listed fish stocks of an emergency spill...

  18. Notice of request for recommendations: Mainstem Plan

    Oct 12, 2001 / 2001-4
    Related links: * Recommendations (June 21) * Comments on recommendations (Oct 12) The Council is requesting recommendations for a plan for the mainstem of the...

  19. ISRP Review of the Final Design of the Shoshone-Bannock/ Shoshone-Paiute Joint Culture Facility (project #9500600)

    Feb 22, 2001 / ISRP 2001-3
    On January 8, 2001, the Council requested that the ISRP conduct a Step Three review of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe (SBT) and the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe (SPT) project titled...

  20. Hatchery Surplus Review

    Apr 16, 2001 / ISAB 2001-3
    This letter is the ISAB's response to your January 29, 2001 request for our review of several questions pertaining to the disposition of "surplus" hatchery-reared adult...

  21. August 6 addendum

    Aug 06, 2001 / ISRP 2001-3 addendum
    This memo responds to a May 4, 2001 memorandum from Mark Fritsch (NPPC staff) to the ISRP, in which the ISRP is directed to provide additional detail and clarification...

  22. Fiscal Year 2000 Annual Report to Congress

    Jan 01, 2001 / 2001-3
    20th Annual Report of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council Submitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United...

  23. Preliminary Review of FY 2002 Project Proposals for the Mountain Columbia Province

    Feb 09, 2001 / ISRP 2001-2
    This report provides preliminary comments and recommendations of the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) and Peer Review Groups on projects submitted for Fiscal Year...

  24. 2001 Emergency Surface Spill letter

    Apr 01, 2001 / ISAB 2001-2
    Because it is unlikely that the normal spill program for passing out-migrating juvenile salmonids will be implemented in 2001 due to expected low runoff, the ISAB...

  25. Economic Review of Instream Water Supply Components of the Salmon Creek Project

    May 25, 2001 / IEAB 2001-2
    The Okanogan Irrigation District (OID) and the Colville Confederated Tribes (CCT) have collaborated on a project to restore anadromous fish to Salmon Creek, a tributary of...
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