What is the Fish and Wildlife Services perspective on subbasin planning?
The Fish and Wildlife Service actively supports the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s (Council) subbasin planning process and is committed to assisting in developing and implementing subbasin plans. Subbasin planning is an important opportunity to advance the Council’s Fish and Wildlife Program throughout the Columbia Basin and we commend the Council for their thoughtful approach for developing subbasin plans and their commitment to ensuring these plans are comprehensive, scientifically sound, and are completed in collaboration with local and regional stakeholders. We believe subbasin plans can provide a context for establishing priorities to protect and restore important fish and wildlife resources and an important component of Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery planning. The Fish and Wildlife Service’s responsibilities in the Columbia Basin extend from the headwaters in Idaho and Montana downstream to the estuary at Astoria, Oregon. They include responsibility for a varie
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