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  1. REPORT
    Mar 26, 2009
    ISRP 2009-7

    ISRP Preliminary Wildlife Category Review

    ISRP Preliminary Wildlife Category Review (This document replaced by ISRP Final review, document ISRP 2009-17) The attached report provides the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) and Peer Review Groups’ preliminary comments and recommendations...
  2. REPORT
    May 19, 2009
    ISRP 2009-17

    Final Review of 2009 Wildlife Proposals

    Final Review of 2009 Wildlife Proposals * see reviews at BPA's Taurus site * see presentation (1.8mb PDF) * Staff memo to Council regarding Wildlife Categorical Review: parts one (100k PDF) and two (60k Excel) This is the Independent...
  3. REPORT
    Jun 07, 2013
    ISRP 2013-4

    Preliminary Report for the Geographic Review

    Preliminary Report for the Geographic Review This report provides the Independent Scientific Review Panel’s (ISRP) preliminary recommendations on 83 proposals submitted for the Council and the Bonneville Power Administration’s Geographic Review of ongoing...
  4. REPORT
    Apr 23, 2018
    ISRP 2018-3

    Response Review of Northern Pike Suppression and Monitoring (project 2017-004-00)

    Response Review of Northern Pike Suppression and Monitoring (project 2017-004-00) In response to the Council’s March 12, 2018 request, the ISRP reviewed a March 9, 2018 response to the ISRP’s January 2018 review of a proposal titled Northern Pike...
  5. REPORT
    May 11, 2018
    ISRP 2018-4

    Review of Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan: Response Requested

    Review of Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan: Response Requested In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s request, the ISRP reviewed the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan (2018 Master Plan) for project...
  6. REPORT
    May 16, 2018
    ISRP 2018-5

    Step 1 Review of Pacific Lamprey Master Plan

    Step 1 Review of Pacific Lamprey Master Plan In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s March 29, 2018 request, the ISRP reviewed the document Master Plan: Pacific Lamprey Artificial Propagation, Translocation, Restoration, and...
  7. REPORT
    Jan 06, 2010
    ISRP 2010-2

    Review of the Yakama Nation's Accord Proposal, Columbia Cascade Province MOA Habitat Projects (2009-003-00)

    Review of the Yakama Nation's Accord Proposal, Columbia Cascade Province MOA Habitat Projects (2009-003-00) At the Council’s September 15, 2009 request the ISRP began a review of the Yakama Nation’s Columbia River Fish Accord proposal titled Columbia...
  8. REPORT
    Jun 27, 2007
    ISRP 2007-9

    Review of FY 2007-2009 Innovative Proposals for the Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program

    Review of FY 2007-2009 Innovative Proposals for the Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program The FY 2007-09 innovative proposal solicitation continues the effort of the Council to encourage creative solutions for improving the benefits to fish and...
  9. REPORT
    Feb 06, 2004
    ISRP 2004-4

    Review of Draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan (November 2003 version)

    Review of Draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan (November 2003 version) In November 2003, the Council accepted delivery of the 2003 Draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan, a revision of the November 2002 Draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan produced in response to an ISRP...
  10. REPORT
    Feb 18, 2003
    ISRP 2003-3

    Review of Draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan

    Review of Draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan The draft Clearwater Subbasin Plan represents a major new step in the Council's Fish and Wildlife Program. It is the first of approximately 60 forthcoming subbasin plans intended to provide for each subbasin...
  11. REPORT
    Jun 24, 2009
    ISRP 2009-23

    Review of Accord Proposal, Willamette Falls Escapement Estimate (2008-308-00)

    Review of Accord Proposal, Willamette Falls Escapement Estimate (2008-308-00) At the Council’s June 3, 2009, request the ISRP reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon’s Columbia River Basin Fish Accord proposal titled...
  12. REPORT
    Jul 26, 2018
    ISRP 2018-6

    ISRP Step 2 and 3 Review for the Melvin R. Sampson Coho Facility – Response Requested

    ISRP Step 2 and 3 Review for the Melvin R. Sampson Coho Facility – Response Requested In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 6, 2018 request, the ISRP reviewed Step 2 and 3 documents from the Yakama Nation for the Melvin R....
  13. REPORT
    Sep 07, 2018
    ISRP 2018-7

    ISRP Follow-up Review of the Upper Columbia United Tribes’ Monitoring and Evaluation Program (#2008-007-00)

    ISRP Follow-up Review of the Upper Columbia United Tribes’ Monitoring and Evaluation Program (#2008-007-00) At the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s July 17, 2018 request, the ISRP reviewed a response from the Upper Columbia United Tribes for...
  14. REPORT
    Sep 28, 2018
    ISRP 2018-8

    ISRP 2018 Research Project Status Review

    ISRP 2018 Research Project Status Review This report provides the Independent Scientific Review Panel’s (ISRP) final comments and recommendations on 25 research-focused projects (see list of projects and their summaries). The review assessed results from...
  15. REPORT
    Oct 29, 2018
    ISRP 2018-9

    ISRP Response Review of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the Walla Walla Spring Chinook Hatchery Master Plan

    ISRP Response Review of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the Walla Walla Spring Chinook Hatchery Master Plan In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s June 1, 2015 request, the ISRP reviewed the Walla Walla Hatchery Program...
  16. REPORT
    Nov 02, 2018
    ISRP 2018-10

    ISRP Follow-up Step Review for the Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan (Project #1988-115-35)

    ISRP Follow-up Step Review for the Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan (Project #1988-115-35) On May 11, 2018, the ISRP completed a review of the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat River Spring Chinook Master Plan (2018 Master Plan) for project...
  17. REPORT
    Dec 06, 2018
    ISRP 2018-11

    ISRP Review of the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Synthesis, 1992-2016

    ISRP Review of the Grande Ronde Model Watershed Synthesis, 1992-2016 In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s October 5, 2018 request, the ISRP reviewed the report Grande Ronde Model Watershed Synthesis, 1992-2016 (GRMW Synthesis for...
  18. REPORT
    Apr 04, 2019
    ISRP 2019-1

    ISRP Preliminary Report: Mainstem and Program Support Category Review

    ISRP Preliminary Report: Mainstem and Program Support Category Review Project reviews increase Program accountability and transparency; improve project design, implementation, and overall effectiveness; and facilitate information sharing and adaptive...
  19. REPORT
    May 29, 2019
    ISRP 2019-2

    ISRP Final Report: Mainstem and Program Support Category Review

    ISRP Final Report: Mainstem and Program Support Category Review Project reviews increase Fish and Wildlife Program accountability and transparency; improve project design, implementation, and overall effectiveness; help track project and program...
  20. REPORT
    Sep 06, 2019
    ISRP 2019-3

    ISRP 2019 Step Review of the Hood River Production Program

    ISRP 2019 Step Review of the Hood River Production Program In response to the Council’s June 20, 2019 request, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed the Addendum to the 2008 Revised Master Plan for the Hood River Production Program...
  21. REPORT
    Jan 28, 2020
    ISRP 2020-1

    ISRP Review the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s Land and Water Acquisition Habitat Project (2008-104-00)

    ISRP Review the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s Land and Water Acquisition Habitat Project (2008-104-00) In response to the December 20, 2019 request of the Council, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed the...
  22. REPORT
    Feb 13, 2020
    ISRP 2020-3

    Review of the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima Subbasin Summer- and Fall-run Chinook, Coho Salmon and Steelhead

    Review of the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima Subbasin Summer- and Fall-run Chinook, Coho Salmon and Steelhead In response to the Council's November 6, 2019 request, the ISRP reviewed the Yakama Nation’s Revised Master Plan for Yakima...
  23. REPORT
    Apr 30, 2020
    ISRP 2020-5

    Follow-up Review of Freshwater Mussel Research and Restoration Project (#2002-037-00)

    Follow-up Review of Freshwater Mussel Research and Restoration Project (#2002-037-00) In response to the Council’s February 7, 2020 request, the ISRP reviewed the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) response to the Council’s...
  24. REPORT
    May 07, 2020
    ISRP 2020-6

    ISRP Review of draft Kootenai Synthesis Report

    ISRP Review of draft Kootenai Synthesis Report In response to the Council’s February 18, 2020 request, the ISRP reviewed a draft report produced by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Kootenai Tribe of Idaho titled Kootenai Synthesis Report...
  25. REPORT
    Jun 30, 2020
    ISRP 2020-7

    ISRP Review of Zone 6 Fisheries CRITFC Accord Project (#2008-527-00)

    ISRP Review of Zone 6 Fisheries CRITFC Accord Project (#2008-527-00) In response to the Council’s June 2, 2020 request, the ISRP reviewed a proposal from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) for the Zone 6 Fisheries CRITFC Accord...
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