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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
  • Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup

Topics

  • Adaptive Management
  • Anadromous Fish Mitigation
  • Blocked Areas
  • Invasive and Non-Native Species
  • Lamprey
  • Predation: Sea lions, pike, birds
  • Protected Areas
  • Research Plan
  • Resident Fish
  • Program Tracker (Resource Tools and Maps)
  • Sockeye
  • Sturgeon
  • Hatchery Map
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 2021 Plan Mid-term Assessment 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
  • Demand Response
  • Power Supply
  • Resource Adequacy
  • Energy Storage
  • Hydropower
  • Transmission
Meetings
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AUG 2023
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22 - 23
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05
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SEP 2023
TUE WED
12 - 13
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SEP 2023
FRI
15
9:00 am—11:00 am
RTF Policy Advisory Committee Q3 Meeting
SEP 2023
TUE
19
9:00 am—3:00 pm
RTF Meeting
SEP 2023
THU
21
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Regional Coordination Forum (RCF) Meeting - Governors Report and Future Reporting
OCT 2023
WED THU
11 - 12
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OCT 2023
TUE
17
9:00 am—12:00 pm
RTF Meeting
OCT 2023
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24
9:00 am—12:30 pm
Fuels Advisory Committee
NOV 2023
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01
9:30 am—4:00 pm
Reserves in Power Planning Workshop
NOV 2023
THU
02
9:30 am—12:30 pm
Demand Response Advisory Committee
NOV 2023
TUE
07
9:00 am—12:30 pm
RTF Meeting
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NOV 2023
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08
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NOV 2023
TUE WED
14 - 15
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DEC 2023
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05
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DEC 2023
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JAN 2024
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03
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08
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Informal Hatchery Workgroup Meeting
JAN 2024
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JAN 2024
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17
9:00 am—12:00 pm
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JAN 2024
TUE
30
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Resource Adequacy Advisory Committees
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FEB 2024
TUE WED
06 - 07
Council Meeting
FEB 2024
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13
9:00 am—1:00 pm
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MAR 2024
TUE WED
12 - 13
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MAR 2024
TUE
19
9:00 am—2:15 pm
RTF Meeting
MAR 2024
TUE
26
9:30 am—12:30 pm
Generating Resources Advisory Committee
1:00 pm—3:00 pm
RTF Policy Advisory Committee Q1
APR 2024
TUE
02
9:30 am—11:30 am
Steering Committee - Resource Adequacy Advisory Comm
APR 2024
WED
03
9:00 am—11:00 am
Webinar: Issue Paper on Preparation for the Ninth Power Plan
APR 2024
THU
04
9:00 am—12:00 pm
Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum
9:30 am—3:30 pm
Resource Adequacy Tech and System Analysis Adv Comms Combined Meeting
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Public Affairs Committee
APR 2024
TUE WED
09 - 10
Council Meeting
APR 2024
THU
11
9:00 am—10:00 am
RTF Policy Advisory Committee: Demand Response Working Group
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RTF Policy Advisory Committee: Natural Gas Working Group
APR 2024
TUE
16
2:00 pm—3:00 pm
RTF Policy Advisory Committee: Primary Research Working Group
APR 2024
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23
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
APR 2024
THU
25
9:00 am—10:00 am
RTF Policy Advisory Committee: Primary Research Working Group
MAY 2024
TUE WED
14 - 15
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MAY 2024
TUE WED
21 - 22
RTF Meeting
MAY 2024
THU
30
9:30 am—2:30 pm
Resource Adequacy/System Analysis Advisory Comm Combined Meeting
MAY 2024
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31
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Policy Advisory Committee Q2
JUN 2024
TUE WED
11 - 12
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JUN 2024
TUE
18
9:00 am—1:00 pm
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JUL 2024
TUE WED
09 - 10
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JUL 2024
THU
11
9:00 am—3:00 pm
Regional Coordination Forum (RCF) Meeting
JUL 2024
TUE
23
9:00 am—4:00 pm
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AUG 2024
TUE WED
13 - 14
Council Meeting
AUG 2024
TUE WED
20 - 21
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SEP 2024
TUE WED
10 - 11
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SEP 2024
TUE
17
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
OCT 2024
TUE WED
08 - 09
Council Meeting
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16
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NOV 2024
WED THU
13 - 14
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NOV 2024
TUE WED
19 - 20
RTF Meeting
DEC 2024
TUE WED
10 - 11
Council Meeting
DEC 2024
TUE WED
17 - 18
RTF Meeting
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Reports and Documents

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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT

Reports

  1. Proposal for the Establishment of a New Climate and Weather Advisory Committee

    Mar 12, 2024 / 2024-2
    Proposal for the Establishment of a New Climate and Weather Advisory Committee

  2. Issue Paper on Preparation for the Ninth Power Plan

    Mar 12, 2024 / 2024-1
    Issue paper outlining early steps for the ninth power plan. Accepting public comments on the paper through April 26, 2024.

  3. DRAFT Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and 2025 Revisions

    May 16, 2024
    The Council is accepting public comment through June 28, 2024 on its draft budget for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. All written comments should be submitted via email to...

  4. Report of Independent Auditors in Accordance with Federal Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and Financial Statements, FY 2023

    Feb 15, 2024
    The Moss-Adams audit concluded January 31, 2024.

  5. Pocket Guide: 2023 Edition

    Feb 22, 2024 / 2023 Pocket Guide
    Pocket-size guide of bullet point facts about the Council, the Columbia River Basin, fish and wildlife, and energy.

  6. ISRP Step 1 Response Review for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Waterwheel Hatchery Program Master Plan (Project #2008-906-00)

    Dec 21, 2023 / ISRP 2023-5
    On November 20, 2023, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council asked the Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP) to review a response from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes...

  7. ISRP 2023 Follow-up Review of Project #1990-077-00, Development of Systemwide Predator Control (Northern Pikeminnow Management Program)

    Oct 04, 2023 / ISRP 2023-4
    On September 5, 2023, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council asked the ISRP to review a cover letter and response memorandum (August 31, 2023) submitted by Pacific...

  8. The State of the Columbia River Basin, Fiscal Year 2022

    Jan 12, 2024 / 2023-4
    This annual report to Congress was approved at the January 2024 Council meeting.

  9. ISRP Step 1 Master Plan and Proposal Follow-up Review: Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Waterwheel Hatchery Program

    Aug 14, 2023 / ISRP 2023-3
    On April 26, 2023, the Council asked the ISRP to review the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes' Master Plan for their Waterwheel Hatchery Program.

  10. 2022 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program Costs Report

    Jun 09, 2023 / 2023-3
    This is the 22nd year the Council has reported to the governors on the cost of implementing the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. Currently the...

  11. ISRP Response Review of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon’s Project, Bull Trout Status and Abundance on Warm Springs Reservation (#2007-157-00)

    Aug 11, 2023 / ISRP 2023-2
    On May 24, 2023, the Council asked the ISRP to review a response from Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWSRO), regarding Project #2007-157-00,...

  12. ISAB Review of the Comparative Survival Study (CSS) Draft 2023 Annual Report

    Oct 19, 2023 / ISAB 2023-2
    This ISAB review of the "2023 Draft CSS Annual Report: Comparative Survival Study of PIT-tagged Spring/Summer/Fall Chinook, Summer Steelhead, and Sockeye" is the ISAB’s...

  13. Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and 2024 Revisions

    Jul 13, 2023 / 2023-2
    This budget was approved at the July 2023 Council meeting.

  14. ISRP Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Spring/Summer Chinook Program, 2022-2023

    May 10, 2023 / ISRP 2023-1
    ISRP Review of the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Spring/Summer Chinook Program, 2022-2023

  15. ISAB Review of Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Models for Assessing Responses to EIS Alternatives for the Willamette Valley System

    Mar 03, 2023 / ISAB 2023-1
    ISAB Review of Spring Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Models for Assessing Responses to EIS Alternatives for the Willamette Valley System

  16. Pacific Northwest Power Supply Adequacy Assessment for 2027

    Jan 17, 2023 / 2023-1
    For the regional power supply to be adequate in 2027, the region will need to develop new resources at least as aggressively as the 2021 Power Plan outlines. The 2027...

  17. Report of Independent Auditors in Accordance with Federal Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and Financial Statements, FY 2022

    Feb 15, 2023
    See the Moss-Adams audit which concluded December 20, 2022.

  18. ISRP Follow-up Review of MFWP Response for Libby Dam Mitigation Project’s Fertilization Facility (Project #1995-004-00)

    Dec 21, 2022 / ISRP 2022-7
    At the Council’s request of November 1, 2022, the ISRP reviewed a response submittal from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) to address a Council and ISRP condition...

  19. ISRP Review of Grande Ronde Model Watershed 2022 Synthesis Report

    Aug 01, 2022 / ISRP 2022-06
    In response to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s May 2, 2022 request, the ISRP reviewed the report, The Grande Ronde Model Watershed: Integrating Science into...

  20. Fiscal Year 2024 Budget and 2023 Revisions

    Jul 25, 2022 / 2022-6
    This budget was approved at the July 2022 Council meeting.

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

    Jul 14, 2022 / ISRP 2022-5
    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...

  22. Draft Fiscal Year 2024 budget and Fiscal Year 2023 revisions

    May 18, 2022 / 2022-5
    The Council is seeking comments through June 18, 2022 on the proposed draft 2024 budget.

  23. ISRP Follow-up Review for Fort Hall Habitat Restoration, Project #1992-010-00

    Jul 07, 2022 / ISRP 2022-4
    On May 12, 2022, the Council asked the ISRP to review a second revised proposal (hereafter “2022 proposal”) from the Shoshone Bannock Tribes (SBT), regarding Project...

  24. The State of the Columbia River Basin, Fiscal Year 2021

    May 18, 2022 / 2022-4
    In this Fiscal Year 2021 annual report to Congress, the Council reviews the state of the Northwest’s energy system and its ongoing efforts to protect fish and wildlife...

  25. ISRP Response Review of Grande Ronde Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project (#1992-026-04)

    Apr 22, 2022 / ISRP 2022-03
    ISRP review of a response and revised proposal for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Grande Ronde Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project (#1992-026-04) for the...
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