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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)
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  • Asset Management Subcommittee
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  • Lamprey
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  • Protected Areas
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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
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  • Demand Response Advisory Committee
  • Generating Resources Advisory Committee
  • Fuels Advisory Committee
  • Resource Adequacy Advisory Committee
  • System Analysis Advisory Committee
  • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
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  • Energy Efficiency
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  • Power Supply
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  • Energy Storage
  • Hydropower
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  1. WEBPAGE

    Regional meeting for the Refinement Process for Program Goals and Objectives – Salmon and Steelhead

    Regional meeting for the Refinement Process for Program Goals and Objectives – Salmon and Steelhead 9am - 3pm Purpose: To revisit the 2014 Program qualitative goal statements and to begin reviewing existing quantitative objectives for natural-origin/wild...
  2. WEBPAGE

    Salmon and steelhead

    Salmon and steelhead Salmon and steelhead, species of anadromous fish , once were prolific in the Columbia River. Based on late 19 th -century cannery records and Indian accounts, it is believed that some 10 million to 16 million adult salmon and...
  3. WEBPAGE

    Endangered Species Act, Columbia River salmon and steelhead, and the Biological Opinion

    Endangered Species Act, Columbia River salmon and steelhead, and the Biological Opinion The Endangered Species Act of 1973 has a long and litigious history in the Columbia River Basin. Twelve specific populations, or evolutionarily significant units, of...
  4. WEBPAGE

    Dams: impacts on salmon and steelhead

    Dams: impacts on salmon and steelhead Dams impact salmon and steelhead in a number of ways, from inundating spawning areas to changing historic river flow patterns and raising water temperatures. Dams block passage of salmon and steelhead between spawning...
  5. WEBPAGE

    Salmon and Steelhead Populations

    Salmon and Steelhead Populations Appendix A: Whether goal statements and quantitative and qualitative objectives were found for each of the 216 salmon and steelhead populations. # Recovery Domain Recovery Subdomain ESU/DPS MPG Run Type (Life History)...
  6. MEETING
    Jun 03, 2015

    Regional meeting for the Refinement Process for Program Goals and Objectives: Salmon and steelhead

    Meeting Materials Draft June 3rd meeting notes (uploaded June 18,2015) Presentations Purpose (Dave Ward, HDR, meeting facilitator) History of Program Goals/Objectives (John Shurts, NPCC General Counsel) Communicating Progress through Program...
  7. MEETING
    Feb 10, 2020

    1st Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop

    Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop 2020 Draft Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program GoToMeeting and conference call: 800-356-8278, code 186685 Draft Agenda (Times will be adjusted by the group as needed) 9:30 – 10:30am...
  8. MEETING
    Mar 16, 2020

    2nd Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop

    Via Webinar Only - Updated 3/12/2020 2nd Salmon and Steelhead Strategy Performance Indicator Workshop 2020 Draft Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program GoToMeeting and conference call: 800-356-8278, code 186685 Draft Agenda (Times will be adjusted...
  9. MEETING
    Apr 13, 2020

    Next Program Addendum Part 1 Workshop

    Via Webinar Only Next Program Addendum Part 1 workshop: Review and discuss revised Part 1: Goals, Objectives and Indicators 2020 Draft Addendum to the 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program GoToMeeting and conference call: 800-356-8278, code 186685 10 a.m. - 4:30...
  10. REPORT
    Dec 01, 1985
    1985 UCUT

    Compilation of Information on Salmon and Steelhead Total Run Size, Catch and Hydropower Related Losses in the Upper Columbia River Basin, Above Grand Coulee Dam

    This Upper Columbia United Tribes report was scanned May 1, 2008, and made available through the Council's website. * Chapter 1: Introduction, Cover, Table of Contents * Chapter 2: Indian Fisheries in the Upper Columbia Basin * Chapter 3:...
  11. 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...
  12. REPORT
    Aug 23, 2017
    2014-12

    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 Northwest Power Act, the program mitigates the impacts of...
  13. REPORT
    Jun 04, 2003
    ISAB 2003-3

    Review of Salmon and Steelhead Supplementation

    Read the report in 3 parts: * Executive summary * Main report * Appendix Related links: * September 24, 2003 follow-up memo Overview The report was completed in response to NOAA Fisheries and Northwest Power Planning Council...
  14. REPORT
    Jun 21, 2005
    ISAB 2005-4

    Report on Harvest Management of Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead

    * Full report (this report was re-posted June 30 to correct printing problems with Figures 3 and 5) * Technical issues on marking (document ISAB 2005-4a, summary of technical issues surrounding impacts of mass marking and mark-selecting fishing, in...
  15. REPORT
    Feb 19, 2005
    ISRP 2005-7

    Step 1 Review of the Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan (YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35)

    Per the Council's November 18, 2004 request, the ISRP reviewed the updated Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan (YKFP-Klickitat Design and Construction, Project #1988-115-35). An earlier version of this Master Plan was submitted to the ISRP...
  16. REPORT
    Nov 01, 2005
    ISRP 2005-16

    Review of the Yakama Nation’s Response to the ISRP’s Step 1 Review of the Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan

    Background Per the Council’s September 2005 request, the ISRP reviewed the Yakama Nation’s response to the ISRP’s Step 1 review of the updated Klickitat Subbasin Anadromous Fishery Master Plan (ISRP 2005-7; February 19, 2005). In the initial review, the...
  17. REPORT
    Jun 17, 2008
    ISRP 2008-6

    Review of the March 2008 Yakama Nation’s Klickitat Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan

    Per the Council's April 2008 request, the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) reviewed the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan, March 2008 revision. The Yakama’s revised Master Plan is intended to address the Council’s...
  18. REPORT
    Sep 07, 2012
    ISRP 2012-12

    ISRP Step 2 Review of the Klickitat River Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan (project 1988-115-35)

    At the Council’s July 24, 2012 request, the ISRP conducted a Step Two review of the Yakama Nation’s Klickitat River Anadromous Fisheries Master Plan (project 1988-115-35) and supporting documents. The Yakama Nation proposes to improve the existing...
  19. REPORT
    Oct 29, 2020
    ISAB 2020-2

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2020 Annual Report

    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical products. These reviews include evaluations of the Comparative Survival Study’s (CSS)...
  20. REPORT
    Nov 15, 1982
    1982 Program

    1982 Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program

    To the People of the Pacific Northwest: Three generations ago, when the Columbia River and its many tributaries ran free to the sea and fish and wildlife were plentiful, the people of our region were presented an unmatched opportunity. To the credit of...
  21. REPORT
    Apr 12, 2021
    ISAB 2021-1

    ISAB Dam Bypass Selectivity Report

    In December 2020, NOAA Fisheries asked the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) to review the scientific findings and subsequent dialogue associated with two published papers (Faulkner et al. 2019, Storch et al. 2021) that investigated fish size...
  22. REPORT
    Apr 23, 2021
    ISAB 2021-2

    ISAB Comparison of Research Findings on Avian Predation Impacts on Salmon Survival

    Columbia Basin fish and wildlife managers, policy makers, and researchers have expressed concern about differences in the conclusions and management implications of the following two publications on Columbia River Basin steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus...
  23. REPORT
    Sep 23, 2021
    ISRP 2021-08

    ISRP Preliminary Report: Review of Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Projects

    Public comment on ISRP Report 2021-08 * Kittitas County Department of Public Works * Kittitas Reclamation District * WA Department of Fish and Wildlife * Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation This report provides the...
  24. REPORT
    Nov 01, 2021
    ISAB 2021-5

    ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2021 Annual Report

    The Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program calls for a regular system of independent and timely science reviews of the Fish Passage Center’s (FPC) analytical products. These reviews include evaluations of the Comparative Survival Study’s (CSS)...
  25. REPORT
    Jul 14, 2022
    ISRP 2022-5

    ISRP Response Review of Yankee Fork Restoration Project (#2002-059-00)

    On May 23, 2022, the ISRP received a response and revised proposal for the Shoshone Bannock Tribes’ Yankee Fork Restoration Project (#2002-059-00) submitted for the Anadromous Fish Habitat and Hatchery Review. On May 23, 2022, the ISRP received a...
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