Public Workshops: NOAA Fisheries Service held two public workshops in January 2008 so people could learn more about the proposed Columbia River Estuary Module and provide comments on it.

• Handout on Proposed Estuary Module (PDF 292KB)

Jan. 2, 2008: NOAA Fisheries Service released the proposed Columbia River Estuary Recovery Plan Module for Salmon and Steelhead, which will be the basis of estuary recovery actions for Endangered Species Act-listed salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin. Recovery plans for listed Columbia Basin salmon evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) and steelhead distinct population segments (DPSs) will incorporate the module by reference. It’s important to have a unified set of actions for the Columbia River estuary to address the needs of all listed Columbia Basin ESUs and DPSs.

• Federal Register notice (73FR161) (PDF 68KB)
• Proposed Estuary Module
  - Cover, Contents, Acronyms, Glossary (PDF 712KB)
  - Executive Summary (PDF 1.2MB)
  - Chapter 1, The Columbia River Estuary and Plume (PDF 739KB)
  - Chapter 2, Salmonid Use of the Estuary and Plume (PDF 333KB)
  - Chapter 3, Limiting Factors (PDF 771KB)
  - Chapter 4, Threats to Salmonids (PDF 1MB)
  - Chapter 5, Management Actions (PDF 4MB)
  - Chapter 6, Monitoring, Research, and Evaluation (PDF 208KB)
  - Chapter 7, Perspectives on Implementation (PDF 393KB)
  - Chapter 8, References (PDF 369KB)
  - Appendix A, Selected Threats to Salmonids by Reach (PDF 2.2MB)
  - Appendix B, Development of Survival Improvement Targets (PDF 90KB)
• Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership

Call Sharon Houghton at 503-230–5418 or e-mail to request a CD of the proposed Estuary Module; include your name and mailing address.