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  1. MEETING
    Dec 13, 2021

    Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup

    Fish and Wildlife Program Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. (PST) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/323779141 You can also dial in using your phone. United States...
  2. REPORT
    Jan 09, 2010
    2010-14

    Findings and Responses to Comments relating to the Council’s decision to amend the Fish and Wildlife Program to add the Bitterroot River Subbasin Plan

    Findings and Responses to Comments relating to the Council’s decision to amend the Fish and Wildlife Program to add the Bitterroot River Subbasin Plan Under Section 4(h) of the Northwest Power Act, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council oversees the...
  3. REPORT
    Feb 16, 2011
    2011-03

    Findings and Responses to Comments relating to the Council’s decision to amend the Fish and Wildlife Program to add the Blackfoot River Subbasin Plan

    Findings and Responses to Comments relating to the Council’s decision to amend the Fish and Wildlife Program to add the Blackfoot River Subbasin Plan The Council is adopting the management plan elements of the Blackfoot River Subbasin Plan into the...
  4. REPORT
    May 16, 2018
    2018-6

    Request for Recommendations to Amend the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    Request for Recommendations to Amend the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Request for Recommendations to Amend the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and...
  5. REPORT
    Jan 14, 2020
    2020-1

    2020 Addendum to the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program — Part II: Program Implementation

    2020 Addendum to the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program — Part II: Program Implementation At its January 2020 meeting, the Council adopted Part II of the 2020 Addendum to the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (see...
  6. REPORT
    Feb 01, 2009
    IEAB 2009-1

    Interactions between Fish and Wildlife Program and Sixth Power Plan (Phase 1): Task 138

    Interactions between Fish and Wildlife Program and Sixth Power Plan (Phase 1): Task 138 This report describes some interactions between the Fish and Wildlife Program (FWP) and the Sixth Power Plan, suggests that some of these interactions be considered in...
  7. REPORT
    Nov 15, 1982
    1982 Program

    1982 Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program

    1982 Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program The 1982 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program is an important step in this rebuilding the natural resources to support fish and wildlife in the Columbia Basin. Three generations ago, when the...
  8. REPORT
    Jul 22, 2013
    ISAB 2013-2

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

    Review of BPA's A Framework for the Fish and Wildlife Program Data Management 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 Fish and...
  9. REPORT
    Mar 08, 2013
    ISAB 2013-1

    Review of 2009 Fish and Wildlife Program

    Review of 2009 Fish and Wildlife Program 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. Executive Summary This report contains the...
  10. REPORT
    Jan 27, 1993
    SRG 93-3

    Critical Uncertainties in the Fish and Wildlife Program

    Critical Uncertainties in the Fish and Wildlife Program We present and discuss critical ecological uncertainties that identify important gaps in our knowledge of the resources and functional relationships that determine fish and wildlife productivity in...
  11. REPORT
    Jul 27, 2001
    ISAB 2001-6

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

    Review of the Biological Objectives in the 2000 Fish and Wildlife Program 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. REPORT
    Nov 09, 2020
    2020-9

    2020 Addendum to the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    2020 Addendum to the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Pursuant to Section 4(h) of the Northwest Power Act, the Council began amending its 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program in May of 2018 by requesting that state and federal fish and...
  13. REPORT
    Aug 01, 2024
    ISAB 2024-1

    ISAB Review of Technical Memorandum: Loss Assessment of Spring/Summer Chinook in the Upper Snake River Basin

    ISAB Review of Technical Memorandum: Loss Assessment of Spring/Summer Chinook in the Upper Snake River Basin The Upper Snake River Tribes (USRT) Foundation asked that the ISAB review the scientific elements of a loss assessment of spring/summer Chinook...
  14. REPORT
    Sep 17, 2024
    ISAB 2024-2

    ISAB 2024 Review of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    ISAB 2024 Review of the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program The Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) has a basic responsibility to evaluate the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Program) of the Northwest Power and...
  15. REPORT
    Sep 30, 2025
    ISAB 2025-2

    Climate-Resilient Restoration and Mitigation Strategies for Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife

    Climate-Resilient Restoration and Mitigation Strategies for Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Climate change continues to pose considerable challenges and uncertainties for fish and wildlife restoration and mitigation actions in the Columbia River...
  16. REPORT
    Aug 23, 2017
    2014-12

    2014/2020 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

    2014/2020 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program The Council's program is the largest regional effort to recover and protect fish and wildlife in the nation. Funded by the federal Bonneville Power Administration under the authority of the 1980...
  17. REPORT
    Dec 30, 2014

    Part Three: Basinwide Vision, Scientific Foundation, Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

    Part Three: Basinwide Vision, Scientific Foundation, Goals, Objectives, and Strategies The vision for this program is a Columbia River ecosystem that sustains an abundant, productive, and diverse community of fish and wildlife, supported by mitigation...
  18. REPORT
    Dec 30, 2014

    III. Goals and Objectives — the changes we want to achieve

    III. Goals and Objectives — the changes we want to achieve The program aims to rebuild healthy, naturally producing fish and wildlife populations adversely affected by the construction and operation of hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin. It...
  19. REPORT
    Dec 30, 2014

    A. Program goals and quantitative objectives

    A. Program goals and quantitative objectives The program aims to rebuild healthy, naturally producing fish and wildlife populations adversely affected by the construction and operation of hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin. It accomplishes...
  20. REPORT
    Dec 30, 2014

    1. Refining program goals and quantitative objectives

    1. Refining program goals and quantitative objectives Working with others in the region, including the state and federal fish and wildlife agencies and tribes, other federal agencies and the independent science panels, the Council will oversee a regional...
  21. REPORT
    Dec 30, 2014

    7. Climate change

    7. Climate change Sub-strategy Better understand how the effects of climate change may impact fish and wildlife populations and mitigation and restoration efforts implemented under the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Evaluate fish and...
  22. REPORT
    Dec 30, 2014

    3. Anadromous fish mitigation in blocked areas

    3. Anadromous fish mitigation in blocked areas Strategy Mitigate through implementation of a variety of actions that may include passage investigation, reintroduction of anadromous fish, habitat improvements, and harvest opportunities for the loss of...
  23. REPORT
    Dec 30, 2014

    I. Program measures

    I. Program measures The Council’s fish and wildlife program consists of a number of different types of “measures.” The Northwest Power Act (and thus the program, too) uses the term “measures” [see Sections 4(h)(2), (5), and (6)] in a way that means the...
  24. REPORT
    Dec 30, 2014

    Appendix D. Program goals and objectives

    Appendix D. Program goals and objectives Theme One: Protect and Enhance Habitat to Provide a Home for Species 1. Goal: Provide environmental conditions that support ecosystem functions necessary to restore healthy, self-sustaining and harvestable...
  25. MEETING
    Jul 11, 2024

    Regional Coordination Forum (RCF) Meeting

    Agenda 9 am PDT Welcome and Introductions 9:15 am – 3 p.m. Topics to discuss below (break as needed) Meeting PowerPoint 9:15 am Program Performance 10:15 am Program Amendment 11:15 am Extra time for continued discussion Noon Lunch break 1 pm Project...
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