Technical Workshop Presentations

Invocation

• Francis Cullooyah, Tribal Elder, Kalispel Tribe of Indians

Welcome and Introductions of Workshop Hosts from the Tribes, First Nations and Intertribal Organizations of the Columbia River Basin

• Roy Sampsel, Moderator

Discussion on Workshop Participation: Map of Columbia River Basin and Identification of Blocked Areas

• Paul Lumley, Executive Director, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Background on Columbia River Basin System and Dams

Introduction to the Columbia River Basin waterways and location of its key dams. A look at the present and historical distribution of fish in the mainstem and tributaries, and potential locations for restoring juvenile fish passage.

• Canadian Columbia River Basin: Fish Passage Lost ( 2.2MB)
  Dr. Will Warnock, Aquatic Biologist, Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission
• Returning Salmon to the Upper Columbia ( 3.4MB)
  Sheri Sears, Policy Analyst, Confederate Tribes of the Colville Reservation Fish and Wildlife Department
• Background on Columbia River Basin Systems and Dams:
 
Snake River Basin  ( 1.1MB)
  Dave Johnson, Program Manager, Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Resource Management

A Closer Look at the Upper Columbia: Grand Coulee, Chief Joseph, Waneta, Brilliant and Hugh L. Keenleyside Dams

Upper Columbia River Salmon Restoration: Overview of Existing Data for Salmon Reintroduction and Fish Passage in the Canadian Portion of the Columbia River

• Upper Columbia River Salmon Restoration ( 1.4MB)
  Louise Porto, Senior Aquatic Biologist, AMEC Environment & Infrastructure

Current Resident Fish Information Relevant to the Reintroduction of Anadromous Fish Above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams

• Current Resident Fish Information Relevant to the Reintroduction of Anadromous Fish ( 3MB)
  Bret Nine, Resident Fish Manager, The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

 Group Discussion: Other Known Technical or Engineering Studies Pertinent to Fish Passage

• Workshop Participants

Experimental and Pilot Approaches for Juvenile Fish Passage in Technology, Design, Tracking and Monitoring

Downstream Juvenile Fish Passage in the Columbia and Snake Rivers

• Downstream Juvenile Salmonid Passage at Columbia and Snake River Dams  ( 2MB)
  John Beeman, Research Fishery Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Development and Research of Downstream Passage Alternatives for Cougar Dam, South Fork McKenzie River, OR

• Development and Investigation of Downstream Passage Alternatives for Cougar Dam, South Fork McKenzie River, OR ( 4MB)
• Mike Langeslay, Chief Fish Passage Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

Juvenile Fish Passage at a Two-Dam Complex with a Floating Juvenile Bypass System: Baker Lake Project

• Juvenile Fish Passage at a Two-Dam Complex with a Floating Juvenile Bypass System, Baker River Hydroelectric Project ( 5MB)
  Nick Verretto, Fishery Scientist, Puget Sound Energy

Engineering Design for Smolt Passage: Cle Elum Facility

• Lake Cle Elum Downstream Fish Passage ( 1.8MB)
  Brian Saluskin, Sockeye Passage Biologist, Yakama Nation Fisheries Program
• Cle Elum Dam Downstream Fish Passage Modeling & Design ( 4.9MB)
  Joel Hubble, Fisheries Biologist, Bureau of Reclamation, Yakima Field Office

Question and Answer Session (15 min)

Experimental and Pilot Approaches for Juvenile Fish Passage in Technology, Design, Tracking and Monitoring (continued)

 Salmon and Steelhead Production Potential: East Fork Owhyee River 

• East Fork Owyhee River Retains the Capacity to Support Salmon and Steelhead Runs ( 11.5MB)
  Ian Courter, Senior Fisheries Scientist, Cramer Fish Sciences

Question and Answer Session

Cumulative Juvenile Survival in Lower River Dams Passage

• Migrant Juvenile Salmonid Survival in the Snake and Columbia Rivers ( 1MB)
  Steven G. Smith, Statistician, NOAA Fisheries

Looking Beyond: Permanent Approaches to Juvenile Fish Passage

Wanapum and Priest Rapids Dam

• The Development Process of Fish Bypasses at Wanapum and Priest Rapids Dams on the Columbia River ( 6.7MB)
  Curtis Dotson, Fisheries Program Supervisor, Grant County Public Utility District

Technology and Design Considerations for High Head Structures and Examples at Other Facilities: Deschutes River Example

• Selective Water Withdrawal Power Generation and Fish Capture Facility ( 2.5MB)
  James Bartlett, Fisheries Biologist, Portland General Electric

Monitoring Juvenile Salmonid Passage through the Columbia River Basin

• Monitoring Juvenile Salmonids Passage throughout the Columbia Basin; A Permanent Tracking Program for the Upper Columbia ( 1.9MB)
  Geoffrey McMichael, Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Issues, Uncertainties and Research Needs for Juvenile Lamprey

• Issues, uncertainties, and research needs for juvenile lamprey passage ( 2MB)
  Matt Mesa, Research Fishery Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Snake River Passage: Lessons Learned with Different Approaches

• Snake River Passage: Lessons Learned with Different Approaches ( 1.4MB)
  Dave Johnson, Program Manager, Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Resource Management

Question and Answer Session (15 min)

Difficulties in Passage and Juvenile Mortality

Juvenile Fish Passage and Survival in the Yakima River Basin

• Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project ( 3.3MB)
  Michael Porter, Predation Biologist, Yakama Nation Fisheries

Losses of Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia River Estuary from Caspian Terns and Double Crested Cormorants

• Losses of Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia River Estuary from Caspian Terns and Double Crested Cormorants ( 1.2MB)
  Blaine Parker, Avian Predation Coordinator, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Workshop Day One: Juvenile Fish Passage Summary

Summary of Key Issues

Recommendations for the April Conference

Moderated by Roy Sampsel

Welcome and Introductions

• Roy Sampsel, Moderator

Summary of Day One and Focus for Adult Fish Passage in Day Two

• Roy Sampsel, Workshop Moderator

Adult Fish Passage Today

Fish Ladder Design, Operations, Cost and Water Use on the Mainstem Columbia River

• Adult Fish Passage Facilities on the Columbia and Snake Rivers ( 3.4MB)
  Mike Langeslay, Chief Fish Passage Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

Lower River Dams Passage and Cumulative Adult Survival by Species

• Adult Salmon and Steelhead Conversion Rates and Migration Timing ( 2MB)
  Ritchie Graves, Supervisory Fish Biologist, NOAA Fisheries

Adult Harvest and Impacts on Conversion Rates

• Adult Harvest and Impact on Conversion Rates ( 139KB)
  Stuart Ellis, Fisheries Scientist, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Question and Answer Session (20 min)

Adult Fish Passage Options

Adult Passage on the Round Butte Dam in the Deschutes River

• Deschutes River Basin ( 2.5MB)
  James Bartlett, Fisheries Biologist, Potland General Electric

Recent Adult Fish Facility Design and Construction at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Willamette Flood Control Dams

• Recent Adult Fish Facility Designs and Construction at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Willamette Flood Control Dams ( 2MB)
• Mike Langeslay, Chief Fish Passage Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

Trap and Haul Strategies for Passage at Multiple Projects

• Trap and Haul Strategies for Fish Passage at Multiple Projects, Baker River Hydroelectric Project Example ( 6.6MB)
  Nick Verretto, Fishery Biologist, Puget Sound Energy

Adult Passage Options for Low Head and High Head Barriers

• Passage Designs at Low Head Barriers ( 3.8MB)
  Bryan Nordlund, Senior Hydraulic Engineer, NOAA Fisheries

Designs and Performance of Adult Fish Passage Facilities: Vacuum Tube Adult Passage

• Whoosh Innovations ( 333KB)
  Todd Deligan, Vice President-Fish Transport Systems, Whooshh Innovations

Question and Answer Session

Potential Application of Passage Options

Upper Columbia River: Adult Passage Alternatives for Chief Joseph, Grand Coulee, Waneta, Brilliant and Hugh L. Keenleyside Dams

• Upper Columbia River: Adult Passage Scenarios for Waneta, Brilliant and Keenleyside Dams ( 721KB)
  Bill Green, Director, Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission
• D.R. Michel, Executive Director, Upper Columbia United Tribes

Problems and Options for Fish Passage Over the Hells Canyon Complex

• Fish Passage Issues at Hells Canyon Dam  ( 3MB)
  Steve Brink, Senior Fisheries Biologist, Idaho Power Company

Adult Pacific Lamprey: Known Passage Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement

• Adult Pacific lamprey: Known passage challenges and opportunities for improvement ( 2.5MB)
  Matt Keefer, Research Fishery Biologist, University of Idaho

Sturgeon Passage Opportunities for the Columbia River Basin

• Michael Parsley, Research Fishery Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Question and Answer Session (20 min)

Experimental Approaches and Strategies for Adult Fish Passage

Simulating Potential Solutions to Improve Water Temperatures in the Middle Fork Willamette River and Possible Application for the Columbia River

• Norman Buccola, Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Yes, It’s Happening…Fish Passage on Six Mainstem Dams in the Pend Oreille and Clark Fork Rivers for Resident Fish

• Yes, It’s Happening…..Fish Passage on 6 Dams in the Pend Oreille & Clark Fork Rivers for Resident Fish ( 3.8MB)
  Joe Maroney, Director, Kalispel Tribal Fisheries and Water Resoures Division

Principles and Concepts for Salmon Reintroduction and Reintroduction Planning

• Planning Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Reintroductions ( 848KB)
  Casey Baldwin, The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
• Moving planning concepts further ( 616KMB)
  Dr. Will Warnock, Aquatic Biologist, Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission

Joint Fish Passage Paper: “Fish Passage and Reintroduction into the U.S. and Canadian Upper Columbia River.”

• Fish Passage and Reintroduction Into the U.S. & Canadian Upper Columbia River ( 3.1MB)
  Stephen Smith, Consultant, Upper Columbia United Tribes

Question and Answer Session (10 min)

Strategies for Adult and Juvenile Fish Passage: Panel Discussion

• Nick Verretto, Fishery Biologist, Puget Sound Energy
• Stephen Smith, Consultant, United Upper Columbia Tribes
• Dr. Will Warnock, Aquatic Biologist, Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission
• Gary James, Fisheries Manager, The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
• Byran Nordlund, Senior Hydraulic Engineer, NOAA Fisheries
• Casey Baldwin, Senior Research Scientist, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Workshop Day Two: Adult Fish Passage Summary

Summary of Key Issues

Recommendations for the April Conference

Moderated by Roy Sampsel

• Roy Sampsel, Moderator

Summary of Day One and Two and Focus for Day Three: Institutional, Cultural, Social and Economic Issues

• Roy Sampsel, Workshop Moderator

Cultural and Social Importance of Restoring Fish Passage to Historic Locations

Historical Distribution of Tribal Harvest Prior to Dams

• Historical Distribution of Tribal Harvest in the Upper Columbia Basin Prior to Construction of Chief Joseph/Grand Coulee Dams ( 2.6MB)
  Dr. Allan Scholz, Professor, University of Eastern Washington

Cultural Significance of Restoring Fish Passage to Canada

• Dan Gravelle, Councillor, Tobacco Plains Indian Band, Ktunaxa Nation Council

Ceremonies and Salmon: Cultural Importance of Fish in the Upper Columbia

• Salmon Integral to Okanagan Culture ( 1.6MB)
  Leon Louis, Cultural Advisor, Okanagan Nation Alliance

Cultural, Spiritual and Social Importance of Anadromous and Resident Fish in the Snake River

• Nathan Small, Chairman, Fort Hall Business Council for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Barriers that Prevent and Barriers that Protect: Grappling with Legacy Effects of Dams in SE Oregon

• Barriers that prevent and barriers that protect ( 3MB)
  Erica Maltz, Fisheries Program Manager, Burns Paiute Tribe

First Foods: Salmon, Lamprey and Sturgeon

• Gerry Lewis, Confederated Tribes of the Yakama Nation and Secretary, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Culture of Salmon from a Non-Tribal Perspective

• River Reconnect ( 552KB)
  Gordon Derosa, Councillor, City of Trail B.C.

Economic Value of Passage and Reintroduction Programs

Economic Studies of the Value of Fishery Restoration: Benefits of Passage and Reintroduction

• Economic Studies of the Value of Fishery Restoration ( 2.9MB)
  John Duffield, Research Professor, University of Montana

Aspirational Fish Consumption Standards Based on Future Harvest Estimations: Implications for Passage and Reintroduction

• Aspirational Fish Consumption ( 356KB)
  Bill Beckley, Senior Environmental Scientist, Ridolfi & Associates
• A Conceptual Approach for Relating Fish Populations, Harvest, and Consumption ( 679KB)
  Lon Kissinger, Toxicologist, Environmental Protection Agency Region 10

Economic Value of Dam Removal, Passage and Reintroduction: Condit Dam Example

• Economic Value of Dam Removal, Passage and Reintroduction-Condit Dam Example ( 5.7MB)
  William Sharp, Southern Ceded Lands Coordinator, Yakama Nation

Question and Answer Session (15 min)

Issues to Consider for Passage and Reintroduction

PIT Tags: Look How Far We’ve Come

• PIT-Tags: Look How Far We Have Come ( 3.1MB)
  Steve Anglea, Director of Technical Services, Biomark

Collaborative Partnerships: The Warm Springs Tribe, Portland General Electric and the Pelton Round Butte Project

• Collaboration at Work ( 3.2MB)
  Jim Manion, General Manager, Warm Springs Power and Water

Impacts of Climate Change on Fish Passage and Reintroduction

• Impacts of Climate Change ( 2MB)
  Bob Heinith, Consultant, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

The Okanagan Sockeye Restoration and Monitoring Program

• Okanagan Sockeye Re-Introduction to Skaha Lake Monitoring Program ( 19.7MB)
  Howie Wright, Fisheries Program Manager, Okanagan Nation Alliance
  
• PIT Tag Evaluations in the Upper Columbia ( 703KB)
  Jeff Fryer, Fisheries Biologist, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Question and Answer Session (15 min)

Government and Regulatory Issues Panel: Regional Policy Challenges and Potential Solutions for Successful Fish Passage and Reintroduction

This panel will address questions and issues posed by the moderator and will also take questions from the workshop participants.

• Tim Personius, Deputy Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation
• Stephen Pozzanghera, Regional Director Region 1, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Bill Green, Director, Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission
• Mike Lopez, Tribal Attorney, Nez Perce Tribe
• Howie Wright, Fisheries Program Manager, Okanagan Nation Alliance

Workshop Day Three: Institutional, Cultural, Social and Economic Summary

Summary of Key Issues

Recommendations for the April Conference

Moderated by Roy Sampsel