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1 Day 1: Juvenile Fish Passage Tuesday, March 18, 2014 R 7:00 Breakfast (provided) 8:00 Invocation Francis Cullooyah, Tribal Elder, Kalispel Tribe of Indians 8:10 Welcome and Introductions of Workshop Hosts from the Tribes, First Nations and Intertribal Organizations of the Columbia River Basin Roy Sampsel, moderator 8:20 Discussion on Workshop Participation: Map of Columbia River Basin and Identification of Blocked Areas min Paul Lumley, Executive Director, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Overview of Fish Passage in the Columbia River Basin 8:30 Background on Columbia River Basin Systems and Dams Introduction to the Columbia River Basin waterways and location of its key dams. A look at the present and historical distribution of salmon and steelhead, mainstem and tributary, and potential locations for restoring fish passage. Dr. Will Warnock, Aquatic Biologist, Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission...20 min Sheri Sears, Policy Analyst, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Fish and Wildlife Department...20 min Dave Johnson, Program Manager, Nez Perce Tribe Dept of Fisheries Resources Management...20 min A Closer Look at the Upper Columbia: Grand Coulee, Chief Joseph, Waneta, Brilliant and Hugh L. Keenleyside Dams 9:30 Upper Columbia River Salmon Restoration: Overview of Existing Data for Salmon Reintroduction and Fish Passage in the Canadian Portion of the Columbia River min 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 min Bret Nine, Resident Fish Manager, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation 10:10 Group Discussion: Other Known Technical or Engineering Studies Pertinent to Fish Passage min Moderator: Roy Sampsel c 10:30 Experimental and Pilot Approaches for Juvenile Fish Passage in Technology, Design, Tracking, and Monitoring 10:45 Downstream Juvenile Fish Passage in the Columbia and Snake Rivers min John Beeman, Research Fishery Biologist, US Geological Survey Development and Research of Downstream Passage Alternatives for Cougar Dam, South Fork McKenzie River, OR min David Griffith, Fisheries Biologist, US Army Corps of Engineers R 12:00 Mike Langeslay, Chief Fish Passage Section, US Army Corp of Engineers Portland District Baker Lake Project Example: Juvenile Passage at a Two-Dam Complex with a Floating Juvenile Bypass System min Nick Verretto, Fishery Scientist, Puget Sound Energy Cle Elum Facility Example: Engineering Design for Smolt Passage min Joel Hubble, Fisheries Biologist, Bureau of Reclamation, Yakima Field Office Brian Saluskin, Sockeye Passage Biologist, Yakama Nation Fisheries 1¼-hour Lunch (on your own)

2 Experimental and Pilot Approaches for Juvenile Fish Passage in Technology, Design, Tracking, and Monitoring (continued) 1:15 East Fork Owhyee River Example: Salmon and Steelhead Production Potential min Ian Courter, Senior Fisheries Scientist, Cramer Fish Sciences Question and Answer Session min 1:35 Cumulative Juvenile Survival in Lower River Dams Passage Steven G. Smith, Statistician, NOAA Fisheries...20 min c 1:55 5-minute Break Looking Beyond: Permanent Approaches to Passage 2:00 Wanapum and Priest Rapids Dams.. 15 min 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 min James Bartlett, Fisheries Biologist, Portland General Electric Maintaining Juvenile Salmonid Passage Throughout the Columbia Basin min Geoffrey McMichael, Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Issues, Uncertainties and Research Needs for Lamprey min Matt Mesa, Research Fishery Biologist, US Geological Survey Snake River Passage: Lessons Learned with Different Approaches min.dave Johnson, Program Manager, Nez Perce Tribe Department of Fisheries Resources Management Difficulties in Passage and Juvenile Mortality 3:45 Juvenile Passage and Survival in the Yakima River Basin min Michael Porter, Predation Biologist, Yakama Nation Fisheries Losses of Juvenile Salmonids in the Columbia River Estuary from Caspian Terns and Double Crested Cormorants min Blaine Parker, Avian Predation Coordinator, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission 4:30 Workshop Day One: Juvenile Fish Passage Summary Summary of Key Issues Recommendations for the April Conference Moderated by Roy Sampsel Adjourn Film Screening: The Lost Fish min Jointly produced by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and Freshwaters Illustrated, this film explores the importance of lamprey to the Plateau tribes, how their decline has affected tribal cultural practices, and what the tribes are doing to make sure these ancient fish return to their native rivers and streams throughout the Columbia River Basin. c 3:30

3 Day 2: Adult Fish Passage Wednesday, March 19, 2014 R 7:00 Breakfast (provided) 8:00 Welcome and Introductions Roy Sampsel, moderator 8:15 Summary of Day One and Focus for Adult Fish Passage in Day Two What were the key issues from the previous day and what are our goals and objectives for the day. Roy Sampsel, workshop moderator Adult Fish Passage Today 8:30 Fish Ladder Design, Operations, Cost and Water Use on the Mainstem min Mike Langeslay, Chief Fish Passage Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District Lower River Dams Passage and Cumulative Adult Survival by Species c 9:30 Dams min Ritchie Graves, Supervisory Fish Biologist, NOAA Fisheries Adult Harvest and Impacts on Conversion Rates min Stuart Ellis, Fisheries Scientist, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Adult Fish Passage Options 9:45 Adult Passage on the Round Butte Dam in the Deschutes River min James Bartlett, Fisheries Biologist, Portland General Electric Recent Adult Fish Facility Design and Construction at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Willamette Flood Control Dams min David Griffith, Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mike Langeslay, Chief Fish Passage Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District R 11:45 Trap and Haul Strategies for Passage at Multiple Projects min Nick Verretto, Fishery Scientist, Puget Sound Energy Adult Passage Options for Low Head and High Head Barriers min Bryan Nordlund, Senior Hydraulic Engineer, NOAA Fisheries Designs and Performance of Adult Fish Passage Facilities: Vacuum Tube Adult Passage min Todd Deligan,Vice President-Fish Transport Systems, Whooshh Question and Answer Session min 1-hour Lunch (on your own) Potential Application of Passage Options 12:55 Upper Columbia River: Adult Passage Alternatives for Chief Joseph, Grand Coulee, Waneta, Brilliant and Hugh L. Keenleyside Dams min 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 min Steve Brink, Senior Fisheries Biologist, Idaho Power Company Adult Pacific Lamprey: Known Passage Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement min Matt Keefer, Research Scientist, University of Idaho Sturgeon Passage Opportunities for the Columbia River Basin min Michael Parsley, Research Fishery Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey Question and Answer Session min

4 Experimental Approaches and Strategies for Adult Fish Passage 2:15 Simulating Potential Solutions to Improve Water Temperatures in the Middle Fork Willamette River and Possible Application for the Columbia River min Norman Buccola, Hydrologist, US Geological Survey Yes, It s Happening Fish Passage on Six Mainstem Dams in the Pend Oreille and Clark Fork Rivers for Resident Fish. 15 min Joe Maroney, Director, Kalispel Tribal Fisheries and Water Resources Division Principles and Concepts for Salmon Reintroduction and Reintroduction Planning min Casey Baldwin, Senior Research Scientist, Confederated Colville Tribes Dr. Will Warnock, Aquatic Biologist, Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission Joint Fish Passage Paper: Fish Passage and Reintroduction into the US and Canadian Upper Columbia River min Stephen H. Smith, Consultant, Upper Columbia United Tribes Question and Answer Session min 3:45 Strategies for Adult and Juvenile Fish Passage: Panel Discussion Nick Verretto, Fishery Biologist, Puget Sound Energy Stephen H. Smith, Consultant, Upper Columbia United Tribes Dr. Will Warnock, Aquatic Biologist, Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission Gary James, Tribal Fisheries Manager, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Bryan Nordlund, Senior Hydraulic Engineer, NOAA Fisheries Casey Baldwin, Senior Research Scientist, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Question and Answer Session 4:30 Workshop Day Two: Adult Fish Passage Summary Summary of Key Issues Recommendations for the April Conference Moderated by Roy Sampsel Adjourn c 3:30

5 Day 3: Cultural, Social, Institutional, and Economic Issues Thursday, March 20, 2014 R 7:00 Breakfast (provided) 8:00 Welcome and Introductions Roy Sampsel, moderator 8:15 Summary of Day One and Two and Focus for Institutional, Cultural, Social and Economic Issues for Day Three What were the key issues from the previous two days and what are our goals and objectives for the final day of the workshop. Roy Sampsel, workshop moderator c 10:50 First Foods: Salmon, Lamprey and Sturgeon min Bruce Jim, Fish and Wildlife Committee, Conf. Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and Vice-chair, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Culture of Salmon from a Non-Tribal Perspective min Gordon Derosa, Councillor, City of Trail B.C. 10-minute Break Cultural and Social Importance of Restoring Fish Passage to Historic Locations 8:30 Historical Distribution of Tribal Harvest Prior to Dams min Dr. Allan Scholz, Professor, University of Eastern Washington Cultural Significance of Restoring Fish Passage to Canada min Dan Gravelle, Councillor, Tobacco Plains Indian Band, Ktunaxa Nation Council Ceremonies and Salmon: Cultural Importance of Fish in the Upper Columbia min Leon Louis, Cultural Advisor, Okanagan Nation Alliance Cultural, Spiritual and Social Importance of Anadromous and Resident Fish in the Snake River min Nathan Small, Chairman, Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Business Council Barriers that Prevent and Barriers that Protect: Grappling with Legacy Effects of Dams in SE Oregon min Erica Maltz, Fisheries Program Manager, Burns Paiute Tribe Economic Value of Passage and Reintroduction Programs 11:00 Economic Studies of the Value of Fishery Restoration: Benefits of Passage and R 12:00 Reintroduction min John Duffield, Research Professor, University of Montana Apirational Fish Consumption Standards Based on Future Harvest Estimations: Implications for Passage and Reintroduction min Lon Kissinger, Toxicologist, EPA Region 10 Bill Beckley, Senior Environmental Scientist, Ridolfi & Associates Economic Value of Dam Removal, Passage and Reintroduction: Condit Dam Example min William Sharp, Southern Ceded Lands Coordinator, Yakama Nation 1-hour Lunch (on your own)

6 12:25 Film Screening: The Lost Fish min Jointly produced by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and Freshwaters Illustrated, this film explores the importance of lamprey to the Plateau tribes, how their decline has affected tribal cultural practices, and what the tribes are doing to make sure these ancient fish return to their native rivers and streams throughout the Columbia River Basin. Issues to Consider for Passage and Reintroduction 1:00 PIT Tags: Look How Far We ve Come 15 min Steve Anglea, Director of Technical Services, Biomark Collaborative Partnerships: The Warm Springs Tribe, Portland General Electric and the Pelton Round Butte Project. 20 min Jim Manion, General Manager, Warm Springs Power and Water Impacts of Climate Change on Fish Passage and Reintroduction min Bob Heinith, Consultant, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission The Okanagan Sockeye Restoration and Monitoring Program min Howie Wright, Fisheries Program Manager, Okanagan Nation Alliance What are other issues we have not discussed? 2:45 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 Federal Representative: Tim Personius, Deputy Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation State Representative: Stephen Pozzanghera, Regional Director Region 1, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Tribal Representative: Mike Lopez, Tribal Attorney, Nez Perce Tribe First Nations Representative: Bill Green, Director, Canadian Columbia River Intertribal Fisheries Commission Okanagan Representative: Howie Wright, Fisheries Program Manager, Okanagan Nation Alliance 4:15 Workshop Day Three: Institutional, Cultural, Social and Economics Summary Summary of Key Issues Recommendations for the April Conference Moderated by Roy Sampsel 4:45 Closing Ceremonies c 2:30 Break Adjourn

August 7, SUBJECT: Briefing on Surface Collectors in the Pacific Northwest: Operating Characteristics and Collection Success

August 7, SUBJECT: Briefing on Surface Collectors in the Pacific Northwest: Operating Characteristics and Collection Success James Yost Chair Idaho W. Bill Booth Idaho Guy Norman Washington Tom Karier Washington Jennifer Anders Vice Chair Montana Tim Baker Montana Ted Ferrioli Oregon Richard Devlin Oregon August 7, 2018 MEMORANDUM