Interview with Executive Director Bill Edmonds Highlights Council and Its Work

October 06, 2022
Carol Winkel

Executive Director Bill Edmonds joined Austin Jenkins on TVW’s Inside Olympia in September to talk about the Council, its unique role in regional energy planning and fish and wildlife protection. The wide-ranging interview touched on a variety of key issues, including the continued importance of energy efficiency in a radically changing power system and how its fish and wildlife program directs important funding to aid salmon and other wildlife.

See the full hour-long video at Inside Olympia, or watch clips below:

Clip 1: Why the Council is important

Clip 2: History of the Council

Clip 3: What the next 40 years might look like

Clip 4: Hatchery effectiveness

Clip 5: Message to policymakers for the next 40 years

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