Archive
All Federal Caucus Documents
(in reverse chronological order)
(Updated December 5, 2002)
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Document / Product
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Date Posted/Updated
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October 2002 "FINAL Endangered Species Act 2003/2003-2007 Implementation Plan for the FCRPS"
- Transmittal Letter (PDF, 268 kb)
- Final Plan narrative (PDF, 127 pages, 781 kb)
- Appendix:
- Action Table 1 (PDF, 176 pages, 328 kb)
(2003 – 2007 Project Deliverables by Strategy and Substrategy)
- Action Table 2 (PDF, 207 pages, 397 kb)
(2003 – 2007 Project Deliverables by RPA Action)
- Action Table 3 (PDF, 235 pages, 716 kb)
(2003 - 2007 Project Summary Information with cross references to BiOp Actions, Province/Subbasin, and ESU's)
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November 7, 2002
[Transmittal Letter updated December 5, 2002]
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July 2002 "DRAFT Endangered Species Act 2003/2003-2007 Implementation Plan for the FCRPS"
- Draft Plan narrative (PDF, 101 pages, 556 kb)
- Appendix:
- Action Table 1 (PDF, 168 pages, 603 kb)
(2003 – 2007 Project Deliverables by Strategy and Substrategy)
- Action Table 2 (PDF, 224 pages, 801 kb)
(2003 – 2007 Project Deliverables by RPA Action)
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August 1, 2002
[Note: The deadline for public comments on these documents is Saturday, August 31, 2002. See August 1st announcement for more information.] |
July 30, 2002 News Release: "Northwest fish recovery effort on track declares the National Marine Fisheries Service"
(PDF, 2 pages, 17 kb) |
July 30, 2002 |
July
2002 Citizen Update #9: "National Marine Fisheries Service Findings: Fish Recovery Efforts Off to a Solid Start" (PDF, 7 pages, 170 kb) |
July 30, 2002 |
July 2002 NMFS Report on "Findings Regarding Adequacy of the FCRPS Action Agencies’ 2002 Annual Implementation Plan"
- Cover Letter (PDF, 2 pages, 21 kb)
- Main Report Document (PDF, 48 pages, 178 kb)
- "Findings Table" (PDF, 59 pages, 336 kb)
- "Summary of Findings" (PDF, 1 page, 4 kb)
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July 30, 2002
(letter, main report, & findings table)
("Summary" posted on August 2, 2002)
(on the NMFS web site) |
FY 2001 Progress Reports from Non-FCRPS Agencies:
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (PDF, 5 pages, 360 kb)
- Forest Service (FS) (PDF, 10 pages, 759 kb)
- Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) (PDF, 22 pages, 122 kb)
- Bureau of Land Managemment (BLM) (PDF, 15 pages, 991 kb)
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (PDF, 19 pages, 1.05 MB)
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) (PDF, 4 pages, 242 kb)
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June 19, 2002 (EPA)
June 19, 2002 (FS, Revised)
June 13, 2002 (FWS)
May 29, 2002
(BLM, NMFS, NRCS)
(on the NMFS web site) |
May
2002 Citizen Update #8: "Highlights of Three Agencies' Endangered Species Recovery Efforts for 2001" (PDF, 12 pages, 793 kb) |
May 15, 2002 |
May 15, 2002 News Release: "Columbia Basin fish recovery efforts on track" (regarding ESA 2001 Progress Report)
(PDF, 2 pages, 211 kb) |
May 15, 2002 |
May 2002 "Endangered Species Act 2001 Progress Report for the Federal Columbia River Power System"
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May 15, 2002
[Note: Main Document updated on May 17, 2002.] |
April 4, 2002 Interim Abundance and Productivity Targets for Interior Columbia Basin Salmon and Steelhead Listed under the Endangered Species Act (issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service):
- Letter and Enclosure (PDF, 12 pages, 815 kb)
- Fact Sheet (PDF, 1 page, 99 kb)
- Questions & Answers (PDF, 6 pages, 67 kb)
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May 2, 2002
(on the NMFS web site) |
February 2002 Final Feasibility Report / Environmental Impact Statement
on the "Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility Study"
- USACE News Release (PDF, 2 pages, 17 kb) |
February 20, 2002
(on the USACE Walla Walla District
web site) |
Notes from December 6, 2001 Federal Executive Policy Roundtable (PDF, 9 pages, 68 kb) |
January 29, 2002 |
November 2001 "Endangered Species Act 2002 Implementation Plan for the Federal Columbia River Power System"
Narrative (PDF, 41 pages, 394 kb)
Appendix (PDF, 135 pages, 371 kb)
[Note: Individual tables in the Appendix are also available below in PDF and Excel file formats.]
- Table 1 - Hydrosystem Projects
PDF (21 pages, 48 kb) | Excel (679 kb)
- Table 2 - Water Quality Actions to Avoid Jeopardy
PDF (2 pages, 12 kb) | Excel (551 kb)
- Table 3 - Habitat Projects
PDF (81 pages, 177 kb) | Excel (519 kb)
- Table 4 - Hatchery Projects
PDF (3 pages, 11 kb) | Excel (443 kb)
- Table 5 - Harvest Projects
PDF (2 pages, 9 kb) | Excel (559 kb)
- Table 6 - Resident Fish Projects
PDF (12 pages, 28 kb) | Excel (46 kb)
- Table 7 - Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Projects
PDF (11 pages, 26 kb) | Excel (232 kb)
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November 15, 2001 |
September
19, 2001 NMFS Guidance: Giving Credit for Offsite Mitigation (PDF, 7 pages, 113 kb)
- Cover Letter (PDF, 4 pages, 107 kb)
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May 2, 2002
(on the NMFS web site) |
Documents from the August 1, 2001 Meeting of Columbia River Regional Executives:
- Meeting Notes (not yet available)
- Facilitator's Meeting Summary (PDF, 16 kb)
- Handout: Table of Key Federal Documents (PDF, 16 kb)
- Handout: Roadmap of Federal Documents (PDF, 15 kb)
- Handout: Forums for Addressing Action Agency Implementation Plan Issues (PDF, 6 kb)
- Graphic: Recovery Actions Triangle (PDF, 8 kb) |
August 20, 2001 |
August 8, 2001 BPA "Decision Document" following the FCRPS Biological Opinions (53
pages, PDF, 261 kb) |
August 10, 2001 |
August 7, 2001 USBR "Findings and Committments" for Implementing the FCRPS Biological Opinions (38
pages, PDF, 97 kb) |
August 14, 2001 (on the USBR Pacific NW Region web site) |
Summer
2001 Citizen Update #7: "Endangered Species Act Implementation Plan: A Blueprint for Columbia Basin Fish" (7
pages, PDF, 391 kb) |
July 31, 2001 |
Summer 2001 "Draft Endangered Species Act Implementation Plan for the Federal Columbia River Power System" (PDF, 108 pages, 760 kb), (includes Appendices A, B, & C)
Appendices D & E:
- Cover page and Table of Contents (PDF, 2 pages, 116 kb)
- Appendix D - Five-Year Actions Table and Reports
- Introduction (PDF, 2 pages, 10 kb)
- Five-Year Actions Table (PDF, 140 pages, 227 kb)
- Report 1 (PDF, 31 pages, 48 kb): List of Action Agency Projects sorted by Species and ESU
- Report 2 (PDF, 77 pages, 142 kb): List of NMFS/USFWS Biological Opinion Required Actions with Associated Action Agencies Planned Projects
- Report 3 (PDF, 62 pages, 157 kb): List of Action Agency Projects sorted by H, Province and Subbasin
- Appendix E - Five-Year Work Plans (for Habitat, Hatcheries, Harvest and RM&E;) (PDF, 13 pages, 70 kb) [Note: See below for Hydro.]
- Hydro Appendix / Work Plan (PDF, 272 pages, 1207 kb)
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July 31, 2001
[Note: The deadline for public comments on these documents has been extended to Friday, September 28, 2001. See July 31st announcement for more information.] |
June 29, 2001 BPA News Release regarding no summer spill for migrating salmon
(PDF, 2 pages, 16 kb) |
June 29, 2001, 5 PM (PST) |
Notes from June 29, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (PDF, 4 pages, 16 kb) |
July 18, 2001 |
June 29, 2001 Update to "2001 Summer Operations Outlook" (PDF, 7 pages, 30 kb)
[Note: This version includes the July earlybird volume forecast and is an update to the materials presented to the NWPPC on June 27, 2001.] |
June 29, 2001 |
June 27, 2001 charts - Relative Change in Survival from 2000 BiOp Spill for Listed and Unlisted Fish:
- Inriver (PDF, 1 page, 21 kb)
- Total System (PDF, 1 page, 11 kb)
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June 27, 2001, 6 PM |
June 27, 2001 Presentation to NWPPC on "2001 Summer Operations Outlook" (PDF, 7 pages, 30 kb) |
June 27, 2001 [Note: See above for June 29, 2001 Update to this document.] |
June 26, 2001 Summary of Public Comments on Alternative Actions and Updated Technical Analyses (PDF, 8 pages, 30 kb) |
June 27, 2001 |
Cash Flow Analysis Methodology and Assumptions used in the Financial Analyses for the FCRPS 2001 Hydro Operations Plan (PDF, 4 pages, 23 kb) |
June 18, 2001 [Note: An additional assumption was added to the bottom of page 3 on June 20, 2001 (blue-colored text).] |
Notes from June 15, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (PDF, 13 kb) |
July 6, 2001 |
Updated Technical Analyses for the FCRPS 2001 Hydro Operations Plan:
- Reliability and Financial Analyses (4 pages, PDF, 26 kb)
- Biological Analysis (8 pages, PDF, 32 kb)
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June 14, 2001 [Note: Page 2 of the "Reliability and Financial Analyses" document was revised on June 15, 2001, at 1 p.m. PST.] |
Notes from June 1, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (PDF, 12 kb) |
July 6, 2001 |
Notes from May 25, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (PDF, 13 kb) |
July 6, 2001 |
May
25, 2001 Final "Federal Agencies' 2001 FCRPS Operations Plan Proposal"
(33 pages, PDF, 219 kb) |
May 25, 2001 |
May 2001 USACE "Record of Consultation and Statement of Decision" on the FCRPS Biological Opinions (61
pages, PDF, 243 kb) |
May 16, 2001 (on the USACE NW Division web site) |
Notes from May 11, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (PDF, 21 kb) |
July 6, 2001 |
May
11, 2001 Revised Draft "Federal Agencies' 2001 FCRPS Operations Plan
Proposal" (36 pages, PDF, 240 kb) |
May 11, 2001 |
Notes from April 27, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (PDF, 12 pages, 46 kb) |
June 27, 2001 |
Spring
2001 Citizen Update #6: "Implementation
of the All-H Strategy and Biological Opinions in 2001" (7
pages, PDF, 275 kb) |
April 27, 2001 |
Notes from April 13, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (11 pages, PDF,
44 kb) |
April 26, 2001 |
April
13, 2001 Draft "Federal Agencies' 2001 FCRPS Operations Plan Proposal"
(29 pages, PDF, 197 kb) |
April 16, 2001
[Note: This version replaces the one originally posted on
April 13th. This version is the same except it also includes a "Draft"
label on each page.] |
Notes from April 6, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (5 pages, PDF,
19 kb) |
April 26, 2001 |
Notes from March 30, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (10 pages, PDF,
41 kb) |
April 26, 2001 |
March 30, 2001 version of Federal
Agencies' Criteria and Priorities for 2001 FCRPS Operations (3
pages, PDF, 15 kb) |
April 13, 2001
[Note: This version supersedes the March 2nd version (below).] |
Notes from March 16, 2001 Federal Executive meeting with States and Tribes (10 pages, PDF, 40 kb) |
April 26, 2001 |
March 2, 2001 version of Federal
Agencies' Proposed Principles for 2001 FCRPS Operations (4
pages, PDF, 18 kb) |
March 5, 2001 [Note: This version
was superseded by the March 30th version (above).] |
February 20, 2001 version of Federal
Agencies' Proposed Principles for 2001 FCRPS Operations (4
pages, PDF, 17 kb) |
February 28, 2001
[Note: This version was superseded by the March 2nd version
(above).] |
Documents related to the 2002-2006 Implementation
Plan for the FCRPS Biological Opinions:
- Timeline / Development Schedule
(1 page, PDF, 6 kb)
- Table Format for Actions
(1 page, PDF, 4 kb)
- Draft Outline
(23 pages, PDF, 84 kb)
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February 7, 2001 |
Press Package for the 12/21/00 release
of the "Final Basinwide Salmon Recovery Strategy" and
Final Biological Opinions:
- Press Release
(4 pages, PDF, 278 kb)
- Statement by Mr. Frampton,
CEQ Chair (1 page, PDF, 8 kb)
- Federal Caucus contacts
(1 page, PDF, 122 kb)
- Questions & Answers (3
pages, PDF, 147 kb)
- Overview (3 pages,
PDF, 117 kb)
- Citizen Update #5 (8
pages, PDF, 216 kb)
- Comparison of
Draft & Final Documents (2 pages, PDF, 250 kb)
- Aquatic Habitat on
Federal Lands (3 pages, PDF, 154 kb)
- Map of Columbia
Basin ESUs (PDF, 494 kb)
- Interactive Map of
Salmon Recovery Initiatives
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Originally posted on December 21, 2000 at
7 am, PST (except for Mr. Frampton's Statement,
posted at 5 pm, PST)
("Questions & Answers" revised
at 1 pm and again at 5 pm PST)
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December 2000 Final "Basin-Wide
Salmon Recovery Strategy" (aka "All-H Paper"):
Volume 1 w/ Exec. Summary
(92 pages, PDF, 652 kb)
- Map
1 (ESUs), Page 13 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Map
2 (Actions), Page 32 (PDF, 153 kb)
- Map
3 (Land Mngt), Page 49 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Map
4 (Dams), Page 61 (PDF, 1.0 MB)
Volume 2: Technical
Information (118 pages, PDF, 505 kb)
Volume 3: Regional
Coord/Public Involvement (125 pages, PDF, 478 kb)
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December 21, 2000 |
December
2000 Final Biological Opinion on "Operation of the Federal
Columbia River Power System"
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December 21, 2000
(on the NMFS web site) |
December
2000 Final Biological Opinion on "Effects to Listed Species
from Operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System"
(Bull Trout and Kootenai River White Sturgeon)
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December 21, 2000
(on the FWS Pacific Region web site) |
December
2000 Citizen Update #5: "Final
Recommendations for a Basinwide "All-H" Salmon Recovery Strategy"
(8 pages, PDF, 216 kb) |
December 21, 2000 |
Media
Advisory regarding the release of the final version of the Basin-Wide
Salmon Recovery Strategy (All-H Paper and biological opinions) |
December 19, 2000
(on the BPA web site) |
Press Package for July 27, 2000 Press
Conference on the release of the "Draft Basin-wide Salmon Recovery
Strategy" and Draft Biological Opinion on "Operation
of the Federal Columbia River Power System":
Press Release (3
pages, PDF, 129 kb)
Overview (6 pages, PDF, 57 kb)
Questions & Answers (5 pages,
PDF, 100 kb) |
July 27, 2000 (Note: Page 4 of the "Overview"
was revised on July 31, 2000 to correct a typo in the first paragraph.
The number "1.0" was replaced with "1.1".) |
July 27, 2000 Draft "Basin-Wide
Salmon Recovery Strategy" (aka "Conceptual Recovery Plan"
and "Update of the All-H Paper"):
Executive Summary (15
pages, PDF, 88 kb)
Volume One (main document)
(93 pages, PDF, 3.1 MB)
Volume Two (182
pages, PDF, 631 kb)
Columbia Subbasin Priorities
(4 pages, PDF, 13 kb) |
July 27, 2000 |
07/27/00 Draft Biological Opinion on "Operation
of the Federal Columbia River Power System" (issued by the National
Marine Fisheries Service):
Press Release (3
pages, PDF, 129 kb)
Table
of Contents with Links to Biological Opinion Documents
Questions & Answers (5 pages,
PDF, 100 kb)
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July 27, 2000
(BiOp on the NMFS web site, updated
September 7, 2000) |
07/27/00 Draft Biological Opinion on "Effects
to Listed Species from Operations of the Federal Columbia River Power
System" (Bull Trout and Kootenai River White Sturgeon):
U.S. Fish
& Wildlife Service News Release
Draft
Biological Opinion (86 pages, PDF, 296 kb)
Questions
& Answers
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July 27, 2000
(on the FWS Pacific Region web site) |
Summer
2000 Citizen Update #4: "All-H Basinwide Salmon Recovery
Strategy" (8 pages, PDF, 579 kb) |
July 27, 2000 |
07/17/00
Draft of "A Standardized Quantitative Analysis of Risks Faced by
Salmonids in the Columbia River Basin" (123 pages, PDF, 594
kb)
Appendix
A - ESU Descriptions (14 pages, PDF, 97 kb)
Appendix
B - Tables B1 - B12 (56 pages, PDF, 135 kb)
Appendix
C - Tables C1 - C11 (18 pages, PDF, 120 kb) |
Originally posted on July 27, 2000 (Note:
These documents are on the CRI
web site. The main document was revised on August 3, 2000,
and Appendix B & C were revised on September 5, 2000.) |
Extinction Risk Analysis of the Columbia
Basin ESUs (Revised 4/10/00) (aka 4/10/00 draft
of "A Standardized Quantitative Analysis of Risks Faced by Salmonids
in the Columbia River Basin") |
April 11, 2000 (Note: This version of the
document is no longer available on the CRI
web site. It was replaced with the 07/17/00 draft above.) |
March
29, 2000 Preliminary draft of "A Standardized Quantitative Analysis of
Risks Faced by Salmonids in the Columbia River Basin" (105 pages,
PDF, 1.31 MB) |
March 29, 2000
(on the CRI web site) |
Transcripts
and taped proceedings for public meetings held February-March, 2000,
on the 12/99 Draft Feasibility Report / Environmental Impact Statement
on the "Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility
Study" |
March 20 - May 15, 2000
(on the USACE Walla Walla District
web site) |
Winter 2000 Citizen
Update #3: "Public Meetings Planned & Report Summaries"
(12 pages, PDF, 279 kb) |
February 8, 2000 |
January 5, 2000 Flyer
on "All-H Documents and Related Information" (PDF, 3
pages, 49 kb) |
Phone number on last page corrected on January
28, 2000 |
Appendices to the December 1999 Draft
"Conservation of Columbia Basin Fish" (aka "All-H Paper"):
Habitat Appendix (PDF,
148 p, 1013 kb)
Harvest Appendix (PDF,
46 p, 410 kb)
Hatcheries Appendix
(PDF, 152 p, 597 kb)
Hydro Appendix (PDF, 154
p, 596 kb) |
"Habitat" and "Harvest" posted January 19,
2000
"Hatcheries" and "Hydro" posted January 20, 2000
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Flyer on the
December 1999 "Multi-Species Biological Assessment "
(PDF, 1 page, 82 kb) |
January 6, 2000 |
December 1999 Multi-Species
Biological Assessment of the Federal Columbia River Power System
(138 pages, PDF, 690 kb) |
December 23, 1999 |
December
1999 Draft Feasibility Report / Environmental Impact Statement
on the "Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility Study" |
December 20, 1999
(on the USACE Walla Walla District
web site) |
Fall 1999
Citizen Update #2: "Building a Conceptual Recovery Plan"
(12 pages, PDF, 358 kb) |
"Corrected" version posted on
January 10, 2000 (replacing the incorrect one originally
posted on December 17, 1999) |
December 1999
Draft "Conservation of Columbia Basin Fish" (aka "All-H
Paper") (PDF, 116 pages, 1127 kb)
Figure 3 - Willamette River Hatcheries
(PDF, 1660 kb)
Figure 4 - Lower Columbia River Hatcheries
(PDF, 1367 kb)
Figure 5 - Middle Columbia River Hatcheries
(PDF, 1544 kb)
Figure 6 - Upper Columbia River Hatcheries
(PDF, 749 kb)
Figure 7 - Snake River Hatcheries
(PDF, 1113 kb)
Map 1 - Anadromous Fish Distribution
(PDF, 1337 kb)
Map 2 - Resident Fish Distribution
(PDF, 1383 kb)
Map 3 - Impaired Streams - Temperature
(PDF, 1203 kb)
Map 4 - Impaired Streams - Sediment
(PDF, 1207 kb)
Map 5 - Land Ownership (PDF, 1324
kb)
Map 6 - Land Cover / Land Use (PDF,
1603 kb)
Map 7 - Dams (10 Feet or Higher)
(PDF, 889 kb)
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The "All-H Paper"
was originally posted on December 17, 1999 (with 113 pages). The Paper
was updated (3 pages added) on December 21, 1999. [ Click here
for the additional pages only (PDF, 61 kb).]
Figures and Maps posted on December 20, 1999
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Fall 1999 Citizen Update #1: "Salmon
& Our Future"
Tabloid Size (8 pages,
PDF, 1243 kb)
8 1/2" x 11" (15 pages,
PDF, 509 kb) |
November 23, 1999 |
November
17, 1999 Draft "CRI Assessment of Management Actions Aimed at Snake
River Salmonids" (64 pages, PDF, 213 kb) |
November 22, 1999
(on the NWFSC
web site)
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Press Package for the November 16, 1999 release
of the "Four-H Working Paper":
News
Release
Fact
Sheet: Options Outlined in Four-H Working Paper
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November 16, 1999
(on the NMFS web site) |
November 1999
Working Paper on "Conservation of Columbia Basin Fish" (aka "Four
H Working Paper") (PDF, 51 kb) |
November 16, 1999 |
Outline
(Table of Contents) for the "Conservation of Columbia Basin Fish"
(Four H Paper) (PDF, 12 kb) |
November 16, 1999 |
November
1999 NMFS Response to ISAB Reviews (PDF, 43 kb) |
November 16, 1999
(on the CRI web site) |
November
1999 ISAB Review of NMFS "CRI Addendum" to the "Anadromous
Fish Appendix" to the "Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration
Feasibility Study." |
November 16, 1999
(on the ISAB web site) |
October
1999 ISAB Review of NMFS "Anadromous Fish Appendix"
to the "Lower Snake River Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility Study."
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November 16, 1999
(on the ISAB web site) |
September 1999
Draft "Goals, Objectives, and Strategies for Columbia Basin
Anadromous Fish Recovery" (PDF, 21 kb) |
November 16, 1999 |
June
1999 Biological Assessment for Effects of FCRPS Operations on Columbia
Basin Bull Trout and Kootenai River White Sturgeon (PDF, 168 pages,
914 kb) |
January 19, 2000
(on the BPA EF&W; web site) |
Public
Information "Index" for the "Lower Snake River
Juvenile Salmon Migration Feasibility Study"
Description
of the Study |
(on the USACE
Walla Walla District web site) |
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