Sept. 15, 2009:  Backed by sound science, strong stakeholder support and extensive outreach, the federal government filed with a U.S. district court a strengthened plan to implement NOAA's 2008 biological opinion governing operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS). The plan bolsters protection for salmon and steelhead on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest by adding contingency measures that provide extra insurance that the fish will survive with an adequate potential for recovery.

• News release (PDF 72KB)

All documents below are on the Federal Caucus Website, www.salmonrecovery.gov

• Adaptive Management Implementation Plan (PDF 770KB)
• Adaptive Management Implementation Plan Appendix 1 (PDF 182KB)
• Adaptive Management Implementation Plan Appendices 2 & 3 (PDF 503KB)
• Adaptive Management Implementation Plan Appendix 4 (PDF 316KB)
• Adaptive Management Implementation Plan Appendix 5 (PDF 96KB)
• Letter from FCRPS Action Agencies to NOAA (PDF 218KB)
• Letter from NOAA to FCRPS Action Agencies (PDF 131KB)
• Federal defendants' response to Court's May 18, 2009, letter (PDF 121KB)
• Adaptive Management Implementation Plan Overview (PDF 1MB)
• FCRPS Biological Opinion Timeline (PDF 94KB)