FRANK U CASSIDY 



JR. 



"Larry" 



CHAIRMAN 



Washingion 



Tom KATicr 

 Washrngton 

 Jim hLempton 



Idaho 



Judi Danielson 

 Idaho 



NORTHWEST POWER PLANNING COUNCIL 



851 S.VV. SIXTH AVENUE, SUITE 1100 

 PORTLAND, OREGON 97204-1348 



Fax: 



503-820-2370 



Phone: 



503-222-5161 

 1-800-452-5161 



July 2001 

 To the citizens of the Columbia River Basin: 



Internet: 



www.nucouncil.org 



ERIC J. BLOCII 



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Orrgon 



John Brogoitti 

 OrrRon 



Stan Grace 

 Montana 



Leo A- Giacomcrto 

 Montana 



The Northwest Power Planning Council is pleased to provide you with a copy of its 2000 

 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, the largest regional effort in the nation 

 to recover, rebuild and mitigate impacts on fish and wildlife. Consistent with the Pacific 

 Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980, the program is 

 designed to protect, mitigate and enhance fish and wildlife, and related spawning grounds 

 and habitat, of the Columbia River Basin affected by hydropower dams. 



The 2000 Program marks a significant departure from previous versions of the program, 

 which the Council first adopted in 1982. Previous versions of the program consisted 

 primarily of a collection of measures directing specific activities, but lacked an overall 

 vision, goals and objectives. The 2000 Program establishes a basinwide vision for fish 

 and wildlife — the intended, long-term outcome of the program — along with biological 

 objectives and action strategies consistent with the vision. Ultimately, the program will 

 be implemented through subbasin plans developed locally in the more than 50 tributary 

 subbasins of the Columbia and amended into the program. 



As with previous versions of the program, the 2000 Program is a work in progress. For 

 example, while the program articulates a broad strategy for hydrosystem passage and 

 operations (Section D.6, Page 25), the program also calls for developing a specific plan 

 for coordinating mainstem dam operations consistent with the vision, goals and 

 objectives in the program. The Council is developing that plan in 2001 . As well, the 

 Council will revisit the basin-level environmental characteristics described in the 

 program Appendix and amend them if necessary, and also will continue to work with 

 interested parties to develop potential goals, objectives and strategies at the level of 

 ecological provinces, and also amend the program with subbasin plans as noted above. 



The Council will post information about these and related activities on our website, 

 www nv\ council org . Thank you for your interest in the Council's fish and wildlife program. 



Sincere 



Steve Crow 

 Executive Director 



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