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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
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Topics

  • Adaptive Management
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  • Blocked Areas
  • Invasive and Non-Native Species
  • Lamprey
  • Predation: Sea lions, pike, birds
  • Protected Areas
  • Research Plan
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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
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  • Power Supply
  • Resource Adequacy
  • Energy Storage
  • Hydropower
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Reserves in Power Planning Workshop
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  1. WEBPAGE

    Habitat Assessment in Blocked Areas

    Habitat Assessment in Blocked Areas The Council is working with Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) to scope actions and make funds available to implement projects to address what the Council identified as the 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and...
  2. WEBPAGE

    1_Habitat

    1_Habitat Sub-strategy Protect, enhance, restore and connect aquatic and terrestrial habitat. Protecting existing quality habitat is as important as enhancing degraded habitats. Rationale Habitat mitigation activities are important for off-site mitigation...
  3. WEBPAGE

    Habitat M&E Workgroup

    Habitat M&E Workgroup September 2019 update: The Columbia Basin RM&E Strategy group has started, see that page for current RM&E-related activities. Background During the July 2017 Council meeting update on habitat monitoring and evaluation,...
  4. WEBPAGE

    Presentations on Assessment Approaches Used in the Columbia River Basin to Inform Habitat Projects

    Presentations on Assessment Approaches Used in the Columbia River Basin to Inform Habitat Projects Assessment Approaches Used in the Columbia River Basin to Inform Habitat Projects Friday February 16, 2018 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Please join my meeting...
  5. WEBPAGE

    Habitat M&E Technical Workgroup Meeting

    Habitat M&E Technical Workgroup Meeting 9a.m. - 5 p.m. (PDT) Large Conference Room In-person Technical Workgroup meeting to further develop Program Habitat M&E Strategy and discuss next steps. All entity leads serving on the Technical Workgroup should...
  6. WEBPAGE

    Discussion of Program Process for Tributary Habitat Action - CHaMP, ISEMP and AEM

    Discussion of Program Process for Tributary Habitat Action - CHaMP, ISEMP and AEM PA Conference Room 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. GoToMeeting or conference call: 800-356-8278, code 186685 The purpose of this meeting: Provide an overview of the approach and schedule...
  7. WEBPAGE

    Wildlife Focus Workgroup/Council Wildlife Crediting Forum recommendations for the Regional Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) Team

    Wildlife Focus Workgroup/Council Wildlife Crediting Forum recommendations for the Regional Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP) Team Council staff, in discussions with the regional resource managers and BPA, developed the following recommendations...
  8. MEETING
    Oct 19, 2017

    Habitat M&E Technical Workgroup Meeting

    9a.m. - 4 p.m. (PDT) Large Conference Room In-person Technical Workgroup meeting to further develop Program Habitat M&E Strategy and discuss next steps. All entity leads serving on the Technical Workgroup should plan to attend in person Others may...
  9. MEETING
    Mar 15, 2017

    Discussion of Program Process for Tributary Habitat Action - CHaMP, ISEMP and AEM

    PA Conference Room 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. GoToMeeting or conference call: 800-356-8278, code 186685 The purpose of this meeting: Provide an overview of the approach and schedule for addressing the Council's Program information needs for tributary habitat action...
  10. MEETING
    Feb 16, 2018

    Presentations on Assessment Approaches Used in the Columbia River Basin to Inform Habitat Projects

    February 16, 2018 The meeting will take place via GoToMeeting Assessment Approaches Used in the Columbia River Basin to Inform Habitat Projects Friday February 16, 2018 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Meeting Notes (notes posted 2/20/2018) View the recording of...
  11. MEETING
    Sep 12, 2019

    Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Webinar

    Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Webinar 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm GoToMeeting and Conference line: 1-866-899-4679 access code 167-850-453 Draft Habitat RM&E Strategy Document Webinar PowerPoint Webinar Video The webinar will be held Thursday...
  12. MEETING
    Oct 01, 2019

    Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop #1

    Location: Downtown Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main Ave., Spokane, WA 99201. The workshop will be in Meeting Room 1A on the street level. Parking: Paid parking is available under the library; see details here In person attendance is strongly...
  13. MEETING
    Oct 23, 2019

    Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop-Boise

    Location: Idaho Department of Fish & Game Headquarters, 600 Walnut St., Boise, ID 83712 The workshop will be meeting in the Trophy Room Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Mountain Time) Parking: Free parking is available on site In person attendance is strongly...
  14. MEETING
    Nov 13, 2019

    Columbia Basin Habitat RM&E Strategy Workshop - Portland

    Location: Northwest Power and Conservation Council, 851 SW 6th Ave., Suite 1100, Portland, OR Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) In person attendance is strongly encouraged. Although we will endeavor to provide the best possible experience for...
  15. MEETING
    Aug 09, 2016

    Fish and wildlife staff work session on regional habitat indicator project led by PNAMP

    Work-session to provide input on PNAMP’s Regional Habitat Indicator Project (RHIP) Meeting material: Meeting agenda , minutes , and powerpoint presentation Questions and criteria for discussion Ranking Management Question Surveys RHIP management question...
  16. REPORT
    Mar 15, 2005
    2005-3

    Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan

    Dear Interested Party: For Fiscal Year 2001, projects in the Columbia Gorge Province were subject to the in-depth province-based review. This province includes the Klickitat subbasin. The primary fish and wildlife management activities in the Klickitat...
  17. REPORT
    Nov 21, 2017
    ISRP 2017-12

    Follow-up Review of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation’s John Day Habitat Enhancement Implementation Strategy (Project #2007-397-00)

    On October 4 and 5, 2017, the ISRP participated in a site visit with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation’s (CTWSR) team, its partners, and staff of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC) and Bonneville Power Administration...
  18. REPORT
    Jul 25, 2017
    ISRP 2017-8

    Request for an ISRP meeting with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation to discuss the John Day Habitat Enhancement Implementation Strategy (Project #2007-397-00)

    The ISRP reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation’s (CTWSR) May 26, 2017 response to previous qualifications on the John Day Habitat Enhancement Implementation Strategy (ISRP 2016-13, ISRP 2016-4, ISRP 2013-11; see also ISRP...
  19. REPORT
    Mar 10, 2017
    ISRP 2017-2

    Review of Umbrella Habitat Restoration Projects

    Comments Received: Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board The Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program supports landscape-level habitat projects that identify, rank, select, and fund habitat projects in specific geographic...
  20. REPORT
    Oct 06, 2016
    ISRP 2016-13

    Response Review for the John Day Habitat Enhancement Implementation Strategy (Project #2007-397-00)

    At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s July 26, 2016 request, the ISRP reviewed a Response from the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (Tribes) concerning the John Day River Watershed Restoration Strategy (Strategy)...
  21. REPORT
    Feb 26, 2016
    ISRP 2016-4

    Review of John Day Habitat Enhancement Implementation Strategy (#2007-397-00)

    Jump to: * Initial submittal from Tribes (Dec 2015) * Initial ISRP review (Feb 2016) + Comments received (through July 2016) * Response from the Tribes to Council (July 2016) Initial submittal from Tribes These links are a...
  22. REPORT
    Jul 01, 2015
    ISRP 2015-6

    Review of Rock Creek Fish and Habitat Assessment, Project #2007-156-00

    At the Council’s April 9, 2015 request, the ISRP reviewed the “Rock Creek Fish and Habitat Assessment for Prioritization of Restoration and Protection Actions” and supporting documents for the Yakama Nation’s project #2007-156-00, Rock Creek Fish Habitat...
  23. REPORT
    Apr 16, 2015
    ISRP 2015-4

    Follow-up Review of Project #2000-031-00, Enhance Habitat in the North Fork John Day River

    At the Northwest Power and Conservation’s February 24, 2015 request, the ISRP reviewed a response from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) to the ISRP’s April 2014 review of a revised proposal (ISRP 2014-3) for Project...
  24. REPORT
    Nov 18, 2014
    ISRP 2014-10

    Follow-up Review of Progress Report for Upper Columbia Programmatic Habitat Restoration Projects (#2010-001-00 and #2009-003-00)

    Background At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s October 1, 2014 request, the ISRP reviewed a response from the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board (UCSRB) for Project #2010-001-00, Upper Columbia Programmatic Habitat, and Project...
  25. REPORT
    May 02, 2014
    ISRP 2014-5

    Review of Progress Reports for Upper Columbia Programmatic Habitat Restoration Projects (#2010-001-00 and #2009-003-00)

    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s March 5, 2014 request, the ISRP reviewed a three-year progress report for the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board’s (UCSRB) project Upper Columbia Programmatic Habitat (#2010-001-00) and the...
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