Northwest Power and Conservation Council

Northwest Power and Conservation Council
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Integrating energy and the environment in the Columbia River Basin
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Fish and Wildlife Planning
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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
2025-26 Amendment Process
2014/2020 Program
Program Tracker: Resources, Tools, Maps
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Costs Reports
Independent Review Groups
Independent Economic Analysis Board (IEAB)
Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB)
Independent Scientific Review Panel (ISRP)
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Asset Management Strategic Plan
Ocean and Plume Science and Management Forum
Regional Coordination
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Toxics Workgroup
Columbia Basin Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Workgroup
Informal Hatchery Workgroup
Strategy Performance Indicator Workgroup
Topics
Adaptive Management
Anadromous Fish Mitigation
Blocked Areas
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Hatcheries & Artificial Production
Invasive and Non-Native Species
Lamprey
Predation: Sea lions, pike, birds
Program Tracker: Resources, Tools, Maps
Protected Areas
Research Plan
Resident Fish
Sockeye
Sturgeon
Power Planning
The Council develops a plan, updated every five years, to assure the Pacific Northwest of an adequate, efficient, economical, and reliable power supply.
Power Planning Overview
The Northwest Power Plan
9th Northwest Power Plan
The 2021 Northwest Power Plan
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Conservation Resources
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Resource Adequacy
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Regional Technical Forum (RTF)
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Energy Efficiency
Demand Response
Power Supply
Resource Adequacy
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SEP

2025
TUE
WED
23
24
Council Work Session
SEP

2025
MON
29
1:00 pm—5:00 pm
Regional Coordination Forum (RCF) - Adaptive Management Work Session
OCT

2025
WED
01
9:00 am—3:30 pm
System Analysis and Resource Adequacy Combined Advisory Committees
OCT

2025
TUE
THU
14
16
Council Meeting
OCT

2025
TUE
21
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
OCT

2025
TUE
WED
28
29
Council Work Session on F&W Amendments
NOV

2025
WED
05
9:00 am—12:00 pm
System Analysis Advisory Committee
NOV

2025
THU
13
9:00 am—1:00 pm
RTF Meeting
NOV

2025
TUE
WED
18
19
Council Meeting
DEC

2025
WED
THU
03
04
Council Work Session on F&W Amendments
DEC

2025
TUE
09
9:00 am—3:15 pm
RTF Meeting
DEC

2025
TUE
16
9:00 am—11:00 am
Council Meeting
DEC

2025
FRI
19
9:00 am—10:00 am
Council Meeting Executive Session
JAN

2026
TUE
13
9:00 am—6:00 pm
Council Meeting
4:00 pm—6:00 pm
Public hearing on Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program
JAN

2026
WED
21
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
JAN

2026
WED
28
9:00 am—12:00 pm
Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
JAN

2026
THU
29
9:00 am—4:00 pm
System Analysis Advisory Committee
4:00 pm—6:00 pm
Public hearing on Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Kalispell)
4:00 pm—6:00 pm
Public hearing on Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Lewiston)
FEB

2026
TUE
03
4:30 pm—6:30 pm
Public hearing on Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Spokane)
FEB

2026
WED
04
4:30 pm—6:30 pm
Public hearing on Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Yakima)
FEB

2026
TUE
10
Council Meeting
FEB

2026
THU
12
4:00 pm—6:00 pm
Public hearing on Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Bend)
4:00 pm—6:00 pm
Public hearing on Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Boise)
FEB

2026
TUE
17
4:30 pm—6:30 pm
Public hearing on Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (Seattle)
FEB

2026
WED
18
9:00 am—12:25 pm
RTF Meeting
FEB

2026
TUE
24
3:30 pm—6:00 pm
Public hearing on Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program
FEB

2026
THU
26
1:30 pm—3:00 pm
Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
MAR

2026
FRI
06
9:30 am—12:00 pm
Demand Response Advisory Committee
MAR

2026
TUE
WED
10
11
Council Meeting
MAR

2026
TUE
17
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
MAR

2026
MON
23
10:00 am—11:30 am
Public Affairs Committee Meeting
MAR

2026
TUE
24
10:30 am—12:00 pm
Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
APR

2026
TUE
THU
14
16
Council Meeting
APR

2026
TUE
21
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
APR

2026
WED
22
9:00 am—4:00 pm
System Analysis Advisory Committee
APR

2026
THU
23
9:00 am—3:15 pm
Conservation Resources Advisory Committee
APR

2026
MON
27
1:00 pm—3:00 pm
Demand Response Advisory Committee
APR

2026
TUE
WED
28
29
Council Meeting and Work Session
MAY

2026
WED
06
9:00 am—12:30 pm
System Analysis Advisory Committee
10:00 am—11:00 am
Public Affairs Committee Meeting
MAY

2026
TUE
THU
12
14
Council Meeting
MAY

2026
TUE
19
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
MAY

2026
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FRI
27
29
Council Meeting and Work Sessions
JUN

2026
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THU
16
18
Council Meeting
JUN

2026
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23
24
RTF Meeting
JUL

2026
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WED
14
15
Council Meeting
JUL

2026
TUE
21
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
AUG

2026
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WED
11
12
Council Meeting
AUG

2026
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WED
18
19
RTF Meeting
SEP

2026
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THU
09
10
Council Meeting
SEP

2026
TUE
WED
15
16
RTF Meeting
OCT

2026
WED
THU
14
15
Council Meeting
OCT

2026
TUE
20
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
NOV

2026
TUE
10
9:00 am—1:00 pm
RTF Meeting
NOV

2026
TUE
WED
17
18
Council Meeting
DEC

2026
TUE
08
9:00 am—4:00 pm
RTF Meeting
DEC

2026
TUE
WED
15
16
Council Meeting
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Reports and Documents
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Independent Scientific Advisory Board
Independent Scientific Review Panel
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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT
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Public comments on the
Draft 2026 Fish and Wildlife Program
are now available. See our
amendments
page for details.
Established to inform and advance a regional vision for power and fish & wildlife in the Columbia Basin
Featured News
Mar 27, 2026
Council briefing: New study examines factors behind trends in Pacific Northwest, national retail electricity prices
A recent study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Brattle Group, a consulting firm, finds that while retail electricity prices in the U.S. have increased in the past several years, these trends have tracked with inflation, on average. A Brattle Group analyst presented the results of this study to the Council at its March meeting in Portland.
Mar 27, 2026
WestTEC study plans for WECC-wide expansion of transmission system through 2035
At March’s Council meeting in Portland, representatives from the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition presented key findings from their new 10-year study examining an expansion of the transmission system in the Western Interconnection, including the Pacific Northwest.
Mar 26, 2026
Panel presents on pinniped predation
Sea lion predation on salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin remains a source of concern for regional fish and wildlife managers.
Mar 26, 2026
Long-running Columbia Basin Water Transaction Program keeps water in streams for fish but faces new challenges
With millions of acre-feet of water protected but transactions growing more complex and costly, program administrators discuss future options.
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Power Planning
The Council works with regional partners to plan for the addition of the lowest-cost conservation and generation resources to the existing power system, so that the region continues to enjoy an adequate, efficient, economical, reliable power supply.
About Power Planning
Fish & Wildlife Program
The Council works with regional partners through its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program to protect, mitigate and enhance salmon and other fish and wildlife affect by the hydroelectric dams on the Columbia and its tributaries.
About the Program
Learn about the Northwest’s rich history through our Columbia River History Project