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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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27
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03
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Reports and Documents

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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT

Reports

  1. Final review of two BiOp projects from the Nez Perce Tribe, #2007-092-00 Protect and Restore Selway River Watershed and Project #2010-086-00 Protect and Restore the Crooked and American River Watersheds

    Mar 16, 2011 / ISRP 2011-9
    At the Council’s February 18, 2011 request, the ISRP reviewed responses for two proposals from the Nez Perce Tribe. These projects are intended to meet needs identified in...
  2. Final Review of the BiOp proposal, Tucannon River Programmatic Habitat Project (#2010-077-00)

    Mar 10, 2011 / ISRP 2011-8
    At the Council’s February 14 request, the ISRP reviewed a response for the Tucannon River Programmatic Habitat Project (#2010-077-00). This project is proposed by the Snake...
  3. Response Request for Nez Perce Tribe BiOp Habitat Projects in the Selway, Crooked, and American River Watersheds

    Dec 09, 2010 / ISRP 2010-43
    At the Council’s November 2, 2010 request, the ISRP reviewed two proposals from the Nez Perce Tribe. This request for review is being guided by the needs identified in the...
  4. Final Review of BiOp Proposal, Columbia Land Trust Estuarine Restoration (#2010-073-00)

    Nov 17, 2010 / ISRP 2010-41
    At the Council’s September 10, 2010 request, the ISRP reviewed a response and a revised proposal from the Columbia Land Trust titled Columbia Land Trust Estuarine...
  5. Response Request for BiOp proposal, Columbia Land Trust Estuarine Restoration (2010-073-00)

    Aug 06, 2010 / ISRP 2010-26
    At the Council’s June 25 request, the ISRP reviewed the proposal by the Columbia Land Trust titled Columbia Land Trust Estuarine Restoration (2010-073-00). This new...
  6. Response Request for Willamette Bi-Op Habitat Restoration (2009-012-00)

    Jun 23, 2010 / ISRP 2010-22
    At the Council’s June 1, 2010 request the ISRP reviewed the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board’s project titled Willamette Bi-Op Habitat Restoration (2009-012-00). This is...
  7. Final Review of BiOp Fast Track Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Proposals

    Apr 15, 2010 / ISRP 2010-10
    At the Council and Bonneville Power Administration’s request, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed 19 proposals intended to address high priority...
  8. Initial Review of BiOp Fast Track Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Proposals

    Feb 24, 2010 / ISRP 2010-7
    * April 2010 update: See FINAL review * see comments for individual proposals At the Council and Bonneville Power Administration’s request, the Independent...
  9. Review of BiOp Proposal to Study Non-native Predator Impacts on Salmon - Revised Proposal Requested

    Jan 19, 2010 / ISRP 2010-4
    At the Council’s December 21, 2009 request, the ISRP reviewed a BiOp proposal titled "Understanding the influence of predation by introduced fishes on juvenile salmonids in...
  10. Final Review of BiOp proposal Chum Salmon Enhancement in the Lower Columbia River (2008-710-00)

    Jul 17, 2009 / ISRP 2009-28
    At the Council’s March 12, 2009 request, the ISRP reviewed Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) proposal, Chum Salmon Enhancement in the Lower Columbia...
  11. Review of BiOp proposal Chum Salmon Enhancement in the Lower Columbia River (2008-710-00)

    Apr 28, 2009 / ISRP 2009-14
    At the Council’s March 12, 2009 request, the ISRP reviewed Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s proposal, Chum Salmon Enhancement in the Lower Columbia River. This...
  12. Final Review of Proposals Submitted in Response to Bonneville Power Administration's March 14, 2003 Request for Studies for Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Actions 182 and 184 of the 2000 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion

    Jun 27, 2003 / ISRP 2003-9
    This report contains the ISRP's final recommendations and comments on 15 proposals submitted in response to Bonneville Power Administration's March 14, 2003 Request for...
  13. Review of proposals submitted in response to Bonneville Power Administration's March 14, 2003 request for Studies for Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Actions 182 and 184 of the 2000 Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion

    Apr 25, 2003 / ISRP 2003-7
    The Council invites public comment on the this review of 15 proposals submitted in response to Bonneville Power Administration's March 14, 2003 Request for Studies (RFS)...
  14. Ecological impacts of the flow provisions of the Biological Opinion for endangered Snake River salmon on resident fishes in the Hungry Horse and Libby systems in Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia

    Mar 04, 1997 / ISAB 97-3
    Within the community of biologists in the basin, contention exists with respect to the scientific rationale for late summer flow augmentation in the mainstem Columbia River...
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