7089

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7089
• Author: Northwest Power Planning Council.
• Title: Strategy for Salmon
• USFW Year: 1992.
• USFW - Doc Type: Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
• Copyright Material: NO

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Review and, ifnecessary, improve water
quantity and quality standards,. and mining
laws to promote salmon productivity.

Land managers should pay sp~cial attention
to insectinft;'stations that may kill trees, lead
to catastrophic fires and, in turn, result in in-
creased erosion that damages salmon habitat.

Expand the Columbia River Estuary Bi-State
Study on water quality to include-all of the
Colllmbia River Basin.

Study the feasibility of ihstalllng devices to
control the temperature of water discharged
from Cougar and Blue River dams .on the. .
McKenzie River and Detroit Dam on the
Santiam River. ..

Revise livestock management plans on feder-
allands for riparian enhancement. .
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Secure funding and select watersheds for'
water conservation demonstration projects.

Provide work plan for regional assessment of
water availability in the Columbia River
Basin. \

Monitor and evaluate

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Conduct independent, unbiased monitoring
and scientific review of the amended fish and
wildlife program, including its cost-eff~ctive-
ness and biological impacts.

Develpp;.~alytical tools to res~ond to critical
uncertamtles. . "

Publish resultsftom studies performed tin-
der program;.conduct annual symposium.

Implement Coordinated Information System.

Develop project data base to track projects.

Determine range, limiting factors, spawning
and rearing habitat, genetic structure arid
population status of Snake Riv~r fall chinook,
and develop experimental design for supple-
menting Snake River fall chinook. .

Monitor life history and survival of Snake
River spring, summer and fall chinook.

Submit schedule and work plan for develop-
mentof rebUilding schedules for other re-
gional stocks. , -

Submit final list of recommended popula- ~
Hons for biodiversity base line.

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Provide power or reimbursement for power
costs:for tImatilla Basin Project water
exchange.

Complete prioritized list oftribl,ltary screen-
ing and passage projects for expeditious
action.

Establish funding for state coordinators to
implQffient watershed management.

Streamline procedures for funding priority
habitat projects. I

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Economic mitigation

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. Evaluate adverse economic effects of salmon
recovery~d identify fundlngsources.for
mitigation of economic consequences of
salmon enhancement efforts.

1991-1992 ..
Northwest Power Planning Council
approves its salmon strategy.

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