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Hydropower/Blocked Areas Work Group

On the Columbia River, hydropower facilities provide challenges for the Columbia River salmon and steelhead stocks to access habitat and migrate to the ocean. In addition, some areas are completely blocked to salmon and steelhead by hydropower and other dam projects. This work group is looking at recommendations to address these challenges. A roster of work group members is here. The group meets monthly via Zoom Webinar.

Upcoming Meeting

The next Blocked Areas subgroup meeting is scheduled for September 21st from 9-11am PT/10am-12pm MT.

The next Hydropower subgroup meeting is scheduled for October 19th from 9-10:30am PT/10-11:30am MT.

Please contact Angela Hessenius (ahessenius@kearnswest.com) if you are interested in observing these meetings or other future meetings.

Past Meeting

Below please find the meeting materials from the past Hydropower/Blocked Areas Meetings:

Meeting DateMaterials
August 23, 2023Agenda, PowerPoint Slides, Meeting Summary
May 31, 2023Agenda, PowerPoint Slides, Meeting Summary
April 24, 2023Agenda, PowerPoint Slides, Meeting Summary
March 27, 2023Agenda, PowerPoint Slides, Meeting Summary
February 21, 2023Agenda, PowerPoint Slides, Meeting Summary
January 17, 2023Agenda, PowerPoint Slides, Meeting Summary, Needs to Actions Tier 1
December 1, 2022Agenda, PowerPoint Slides, Meeting Summary, Needs to Actions Tier 1
November 2, 2022Agenda, PowerPoint Slides, Meeting Summary
October 4, 2022Agenda, PowerPoint Slides, Meeting Summary
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