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Sep 11, 2019

Big Job for a Little Dog

Using her sensitive nose, Puddles is helping protect Washington state from being invaded by freshwater mussels, which could cause millions of dollars in damages if they were to establish in lakes and rivers.

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Aug 26, 2019

Downen Appointed to Power Council from Montana

In July, Montana Governor Steve Bullock appointed Bo Downen, director, environmental and regional affairs at the Public Power Council, a regional association of consumer-owned electric utilities, to replace Tim Baker as a Montana member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.

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Aug 26, 2019

Resource Adequacy Symposium is Coming This Fall

Registration is underway for the Resource Adequacy Symposium, hosted by the Northwest Power Pool in Portland on October 2.

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Aug 23, 2019

Council Recommends 48 Projects to Implement the Fish and Wildlife Program

This month the Council recommended 48 fish and wildlife projects to the Bonneville Power Administration for funding which, if all are implemented, total more than $43 million.

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Sockeye: Ups, Downs, and Optimism Amid a Downturn

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Energy Planning

Seventh Power Plan

A plan for energy efficiency, demand response, and existing natural gas plants key to ensuring a reliable, low-cost, clean power supply. 

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Fish and Wildlife

The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife through its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. See the Program, and the tools, reviews and science behind it.

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Learn about the Northwest’s rich history through our Columbia River History Project

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Regional Technical Forum

The RTF is a technical advisory committee to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council established in 1999 to develop standards to verify and evaluate energy efficiency savings.

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Explore Energy Topics Energy Efficiency Demand Response Power Supply Resource Adequacy Energy Storage Hydropower

Comment on the draft addendum to the 2014 F&W Program

The draft addendum is available comment, including schedule of hearings and how to comment. Comments due October 18, 2019 .

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Explore Fish & Wildlife Topics Adaptive Management Anadromous Fish Mitigation Blocked Areas High-level Indicators Invasive and Non-Native Species Predation Protected Areas Research Plan Resource Tools and Maps Sea Lions Sockeye Sturgeon The Pike Problem

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