As the Northwest Power and Conservation Council prepares to amend its 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, it will seek input from tribes, state and federal agencies and the public. The Council’s Fish and Wildlife Committee also had asked for a science review of the current program to provide information that will be useful for the amendment process.

At the head of a priority list of fish and wildlife goals in 2018 is to initiate the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s amendments for its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.

Since 2015, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council along with the Bonneville Power Administration have searched for and used cost savings from fish and wildlife programs to fund new work.

Portland General Electric biologists are continuing to transport salmon and steelhead adults trapped downstream of the Pelton Round Butte Complex of dams on the Deschutes River and transporting them up into Lake Billy Chinook in their efforts to reintroduce the fish to blocked areas in the upper Deschutes basin.

A master plan that will guide the administration and development of federal lands surrounding Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day dams is out for review and comment.