Citizen Updates

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Citizen Updates are publications of the federal caucus describing our work to restore Columbia River Basin salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act.  

• Regional Partnerships, Historic Agreements, 'On the Ground' Actions. Describes locally-developed ESA recovery plans and restoration actions in the Middle Columbia and Upper Columbia and providing updates on lamprey, biological opinions and the Columbia Basin Fish Accords. Click here to request printed copies. January 2009
   
• Federal Agencies Submit New Strategy to Help Protect Columbia River Basin Salmon and Steelhead. Describes the new Biological Assessments for the FCRPS and Upper Snake and the Comprehensive Analysis of their combined effects on listed fish. September 2007
   
• Making Progress for Salmon and Steelhead.  Describes the habitat, hatchery, and hydro improvements and adult fish returns 2001-2003. November 2004
   
• Continuing on the Path to Columbia Basin Fish Recovery.  Looks at ocean influence on salmon survival; includes a progress evaluation. June 2004
   
• 2003 Check-in: Agencies Report on Actions to Benefit Salmon and Steelhead.  This is the 2003 FCRPS BiOp progress report. October 2003
   
• Connecting the Pieces: How the Region's Efforts Fit Together to Foster fish Recovery.  An update on the All-H strategy. July 2003
   
• National Marine Fisheries Service Findings: fish Recovery Efforts Off to a Solid Start. NMFS findings on the FCRPS action agencies' implementation of the 2000 FCRPS BiOp. July 2002
   
• Highlights of Three Agencies' Endangered Species Recovery Efforts for 2001.  This is the 2001 FCRPS BiOp progress report. May 2002
   
• Endangered Species Act Implementation Plan: A Blueprint for Columbia Basin Fish.  This is the executive summary of the action agencies' draft 2002 implementation plan.
   
• Implementation of the All-H Strategy and Biological Opinions in 2001.  Describes fish recovery and hydro operations in 2001, one of the lowest water years on record. Spring 2001
   
• Final Recommendations for a Basinwide 'All-H' Salmon Recovery Strategy.  Gives highlights of the All-H Strategy. December 2000
   
• All-H Basinwide Salmon Recovery Strategy.  Describes the overall federal government approach to the 2000 FCRPS BiOp. Summer 2000
   
• Building a Conceptual Recovery Plan. This is the draft All-H Strategy. Fall 1999
   
• Salmon and Our Future.  Provides the background and context for federal actions leading up to the 2000 FCRPS BiOp and All-H Strategy. Fall 1999